UNITED STATES (CBS) — Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman holds a phone in this file photo. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images) The Texas Division of Emergency Management will be sending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A text message from Warn Central Texas, the regional emergency alert system (Austin American-Statesman) Austin will participate in ...

It is only a test. Residents shouldn't be alarmed on Thursday, April 2, when cell phones, television screens and radio start buzzing with alerts during a statewide test of public warning systems in El ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The City of Beaumont’s Office of Emergency Management will take part in a statewide mass notification exercise Thursday morning to test emergency alert systems and preparedness. The ...

Sacramento County will test its emergency alert system this week - and officials want residents to be ready.

Austin will participate in an emergency alert test Thursday, with Central Texas residents likely to receive notifications on their electronic devices, according to the city. Coordinated by the Texas ...