An expired IPAWS digital certificate prevented radio stations from receiving FEMA’s IPAWS Required Weekly Test (RWT) on ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Emergency Alert System test hit my phone at 2:18 p.m., but it didn't hit my TV until 2:22 p.m. The FEMA information had a timeline of any time between 2:20 p.m. and 2:50 p.m.

On Oct. 4, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a national test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

Jun. 17—With an eye toward always being prepared, the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management will send a live test message through the IPAWS system on June 28. IPAWS — or the integrated public ...