A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Missouri; at 9:18 PM on AUG 18, 2026 Effective until 10:18 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP. THE FOLLOWING IS A STATE-WIDE MONTHLY TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM, ORIGINATING FROM THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL IN JEFFERSON CITY AND COORDINATED WITH THE LOCAL BROADCASTERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS ONLY A TEST.