FEMA IPAWS Test Replaces NWR Weekly Test Wednesday Evening at 7 pm

Storm Surge Flooding Continues in the Outer Banks; Dangerous Heat in the West

Storm surge flooding will continue through tonight in the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. Wind gusts up to tropical storm force are possible along the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts through Friday. A dangerous, record heat wave will continue across the Desert Southwest and the Central Valley of California through Saturday. Read More >

000 NOUS43 KDMX 061522 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-080100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1022 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019 ...IPAWS National Test To Replace NWR Weekly Test Wednesday August 7th 2019... FEMA, in coordination with the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday August 7th at 1:20 PM CDT. This Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) test will supersede the routine weekly tests of the NOAA Weather and All Hazards Radio, which are normally conducted on Wednesday`s at 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. The next NOAA Weather Radio weekly test will be conducted August 14th 2019 at 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. unless severe weather is in the forecast. Additional details regarding the IPAWS test are available at https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test $$