Emergency Alert System
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Weather Text Alerts: A New Service
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We can use our mobile devices for pretty much everything these days. You'll now start receiving text alerts when severe weather threatens.
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Don't worry - it's just a test
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At 2 p.m. today, a 30-second alert will be carried on all radio and TV stations, including ABC7.
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Emergency alert system to be tested nationwide
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The nation's first ever nationwide emergency alert system test is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Frederick delays digital emergency system
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Frederick County says plans to transition the county's emergency communications system from analog to digital will be delayed.
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Local leaders discuss new emergency alerts
D.C. is one of the first places to test new, targeted emergency notifications. Local leaders are figuring out how that will affect the area in case of a crisis.
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Emergency 'text-like' alert system to be launched in D.C., NYC
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The D.C. area will be one of the first places in the nation to participate in a new emergency alert system that will send information about a crisis to people's cell phones.
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