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

Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. 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 $$