A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Alabama; at 1:15 AM on OCT 17, 2026 Effective until 2:15 AM. Message from IPAWSCAP. This is a coordinated monthly test of the broadcast stations of your area. We are testing equipment that can quickly warn you during emergencies. If this had been an actual emergency an official message would have followed the alert tone. This concludes this test of the Emergency Alert System.