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National Emergency Alert to be tested on UK mobile phones

BBC on MSN · 17h

Emergency alert to be sent to smartphones in UK test

The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST on 7 September, even if they are set to silent.

The Mirror · 6h

All UK mobile phones to receive emergency alert - what you need to do next

The 'Armageddon alert', which was first trialled in 2023, is sent to phones across the UK to ensure people are aware of a life threatening emergency in their area

Bristol Live on MSN · 6h

Mobile phone emergency alert system to be tested in early September

The emergency alert system will be tested at around 3pm on September 7, in its second ever nationwide drill. The first time the system was tested was in April 2023, but some mobile phone users warned their devices did not sound, with the problem traced to specific networks.

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Texas flood victims received hours of critical warning through emergency mobile alert system

Government warnings reach mobile devices through partnerships between FEMA, FCC and carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as shown ...

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Emergency alert systems in Colorado "constantly changing & evolving"

All 64 counties in Colorado have some version of a reverse 911 notification system, but many parts of the state don't have ...

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Emergency alert system test set for July 16

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Management Division will be conducting a test of emergency alert systems ...

The London Economic2h

Government emergency alert test to be held within months – date announced

Prepare for the emergency alert test on 7 September, which will sound a loud siren on all mobile phones across the UK.

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Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

Houston Public Media21h

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have ...

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National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...

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