The National Weather Service has issued A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the following counties or areas: Taylor, IA; at 2:52 PM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 3:37 PM. Message from ALPINE/. 

A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Churchill; Clark; Douglas; Elko; Esmeralda; Eureka; Humboldt; Lander; Lincoln; Lyon; Mineral; Nye; Pershing; Storey; Washoe; White Pine; Carson City, NV; at 2:34 PM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 3:34 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP. This is a test of the Emergency Alert System.  This is only a test.  No action is required 

The National Weather Service has issued A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the following counties or areas: Delaware, IA; Jo Daviess, IL; Dubuque; Jackson; Jones, IA; at 2:10 PM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 3:40 PM. Message from EASyDKB/. 

A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Hennepin, MN; at 11:20 AM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 11:35 AM. Message from HCEM. This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test No action is needed. This is only a test.

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Alexandria, VA; District Of Columbia/Washington DC; Arlington; Fairfax (county); Falls Church; Fauquier, VA; Frederick, MD; Manassas, VA; Montgomery; Prince George's, MD; Prince William; Stafford, VA; at 3:22 AM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 4:22 AM. Message from ALPINE/. 

A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Vermont; at 3:10 AM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 5:10 AM. Message from IPAWSCAP. This is a TEST of the State of Vermont Emergency Alert System. No action is required. This is only a TEST. If this was an actual emergency, instructions would follow this message.

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Allegan; Barry; Berrien; Branch; Calhoun; Cass; Kalamazoo; St. Joseph; Van Buren, MI; at 1:50 AM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 2:50 AM. Message from WKFR FM. 

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Delaware; Kent; New Castle; Sussex, DE; at 12:15 AM on APR 17, 2026 Effective until 1:15 AM. Message from WAHC/NAT. 

A civil authority has issued A CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY for the following counties or areas: North Carolina; Brunswick; New Hanover; Wayne, NC; at 10:35 PM on APR 16, 2026 Effective until 4:35 AM  APR 17, 2026. Message from IPAWSCAP. MOREHEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR OLIVIA KIMBRO. OLIVIA KIMBRO IS A 13 YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TALL AND 125 POUNDS. SHE HAS GREEN EYES AND LONG BLONDE HAIR. SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK ZIP UP HOODIE AND BROWN PANTS. THE ABDUCTOR IS AN UNKNOW BLACK MALE, APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET, 6 INCHES, WEIGHING 200 POUNDS. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK TANK TOP AND BLACK SHORTS. THEY WERE LAST SEEN TRAVELING IN A WHITE SUV. THE MAKE/MODEL IS UNKNOWN. THE LICENSE PLATE IS UNKNOWN. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ABDUCTION, CONTACT MOREHEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 252-726-1911 OR CALL 911. 

A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following areas: Louisiana; at 9:34 PM on APR 16, 2026 Effective until 11:34 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP. STATIONS AND CABLE SYSTEMS OF YOUR AREA.  EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM EQUIPMENT THAT CAN QUICKLY WARN YOU DURING EMERGENCIES IS BEING TESTED.  IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A TORNADO, FLOOD, EVACUATION, TOXIC RELEASE OR ANY EMERGENCY THAT YOU THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE TIMELY ALERTED, OFFICIAL MESSAGES WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE ALERT TONE.  THIS STATION SERVES AS A VITAL PART OF THE LOUISIANA STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.  THIS CONCLUDES THIS TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.