A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Guam; Northern Mariana Islands; at 8:00 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 9:00 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP. Test Message IPAWS OPEN CAP EAS Feed Configuration Test Message 

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties/areas: District Of Columbia/Washington DC; Montgomery, MD; at 8:37 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 9:37 PM. Message from WIAD. 

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties/areas: Philadelphia, PA; at 6:58 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 7:13 PM. Message from WRTI. 

A civil authority has issued A PRACTICE/DEMO WARNING for the following counties or areas: New Hampshire; at 6:28 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 7:28 PM. Message from ERN/KLT. The New Hampshire State Police has activated the New Hampshire Emergency Alert System in order to conduct a practice demo.  This concludes this test of the New Hampshire Emergency Alert System. No action required.

A broadcast or cable system has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Charlotte; Collier; Glades; Hendry; Lee, FL; at 6:24 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 7:24 PM. Message from ERN/KLT. 

A civil authority has issued AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE for the following counties or areas: Siskiyou, CA; at 4:19 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 12:19 AM  OCT 19, 2026. Message from IPAWSCAP. Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for Zones SIS-5004 in the area of Jade Ave and Quartz Ave due to the Jade Fire]. Anyone in this area is ordered to leave now.   For the latest information regarding this or any other emergency impacting Siskiyou County go to the ReadySiskiyou Website at www.readysiskiyou.gov Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for Zones 5004 in the area of Jade Ave and Quartz Ave due to Jade Fire. Anyone in this area is ordered to leave now.   For the latest information regarding this or any other emergency impacting Siskiyou County go to the ReadySiskiyou Website at www.readysiskiyou.gov

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following counties/areas: Caswell, NC; Danville; Halifax; Henry; Martinsville, VA; Person, NC; Pittsylvania, VA; Rockingham, NC; South Boston, VA; at 6:18 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 7:18 PM. Message from WWDNWMPW. 

An EAS Participant has issued A PRACTICE/DEMO WARNING for the following counties or areas: Douglas, NE; Pottawattamie, IA; Sarpy, NE; at 4:54 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 5:09 PM. Message from WAGS3644. 

An EAS Participant has issued A PRACTICE/DEMO WARNING for the following counties or areas: Cuyahoga; Geauga, OH; at 1:08 PM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 2:08 PM. Message from GEWX(IP). 

An EAS Participant has issued A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST for the following areas: Iowa; Virginia; Michigan; Florida; Pennsylvania; Montana; Oregon; Georgia; West Virginia; Minnesota; Illinois; South Carolina; Indiana; Louisiana; Delaware; Ohio; New York; Missouri; Maryland; Hawaii; Arizona; North Carolina; California; Nebraska; at 11:00 AM on OCT 18, 2026 Effective until 12:00 PM. Message from GWESCAP. This is a test of the Emergency Alert System for the GWES EAS Relay Network. Equipment is being tested that can quickly provide warnings during emergencies. This test originates from Network Operations at random times throughout the week. In the event of severe weather, the test may be postponed until the next day without a severe weather threat. The following tones will conclude this test.