Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEA, are messages sent to your phone from authorized government alerting authorities, according to the National Weather Service.

Wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) explained. This is the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system in action. Rarely used, the system takes advantage of smartphone technology to push urgent alerts out ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation.

Mobile phones receive Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). These alerts are short messages (up to 360 characters, but often 90) from authorized government agencies that include an audio alert and ...

The federal government conducted a nationwide test of its Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system on Wednesday afternoon, sending messages to all cellphones, televisions and radios.

Wireless blizzard alert startles cellphone owners. Feb. 7, 2013 — -- Around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday many people in the path of the East Coast storm were startled. Not because of the storm, but ...

The WEA alert, which will be sent out to all cellular devices will be accompanied by a unique tone and vibration to make sure that the alerts will be available to the public, ...

A loud ringing blares, drawing your attention to your phone's screen (or silence button). "[Insert emergency warning here.]" You just received a "wireless emergency alert." ...

The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during ...

Unlike other storms, it is impossible to predict where a tornado will hit until it is imminent, a forecaster said.