A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties/areas: Minnesota; at 2:46 PM on NOV 4, 2026 Effective until 3:46 PM. Message from MN HSEM. This is a coordinated monthly TEST of the Emergency Alert System between broadcast stations in your area and Emergency Management. We are testing equipment that can quickly warn you during emergencies. If this had been an actual emergency - such as a tornado - official messages would have followed the alert tone. This concludes this test of the Emergency Alert System. This TEST is from the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. This is only a TEST, no action required.