Electronic devices sounded off across the United States as the Federal Emergency Management agency conducted an emergency alert test. Electronic devices sounded off across the United States as the Federal Emergency Management agency conducted an emergency alert test. The subject read Presidential Alert and the text read: “This is a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. 📳 TODAY (10/3): At 2:18 PM EDT, we will be testing the Wireless Emergency Alert system nationwide. Visit https://t.co/Op8T9AEpiF pic.twitter.com/cCXJGGObPP — FEMA (@fema) October 3, 2018The message was broadcast on mobile phone towers for 30 minutes.

Source: Irish Independent October 03, 2018 19:30 UTC