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All you need to know about emergency alert this week

Prepare yourselves – this weekend is when 87 million phones will vibrate, play a loud noise and generally be a massive nuisance as the government sets off an alert. It is the second nationwide test of ...
OPB

Multnomah County will ping up to 1 million cellphones

A test of the Multnomah County wireless emergency alert system is set to reach nearly a million residents and visitors in the region Thursday. Multnomah County will send an emergency test alert ...
KGW8

Don't panic: Emergency alert test will sound on Portland-area phones Thursday

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including ...
KOIN 6

What to do if you did not receive Thursday’s Multnomah County emergency alert test

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Some in the Portland metro area may have experienced a conspicuous buzzing – similar to an Amber Alert – on their phones detailing an emergency alert early Thursday afternoon.