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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.

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 ...

State officials are asking local agencies across Texas to test their alert systems, ranging from phone notifications to outdoor sirens. The goal is to see how quickly communities can warn residents in ...

The drill will activate sirens and phone notifications from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with officials urging residents not to call 911 during the test.

Residents shouldn't be alarmed on Thursday, April 2, when cell phones, television screens and radio start buzzing with alerts ...

Don't freak out if your phone buzzes Thursday, Texas.

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 ...

The Texas Division of Emergency Management will conduct a statewide test of emergency alert systems Thursday between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. According to a City of Dallas news release, the test will ...