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MASSAC COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: On October 3rd at 1:18 p.m. most wireless phones will receive a message through the Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA)

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Massac County Emergency Management Agency issued the following announcement on Sept. 28.

On October 3rd at 1:18 p.m. most wireless phones will receive a message through the Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA). No action is needed, as this is only a test of the nation's emergency communications infrastructure.

An EAS message will appear on television at 1:20 p.m. to complete this first-ever joint test of the Emergency Warning System.

Original source can be found here.

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