There will be a national test of the emergency alert system across all radio and television stations on Wednesday.
The alert will go out at 2:20 p.m., according to officials. This will only be the fifth time a national test has happened. The last time was in October 2018.
The test will only last for approximately one minute. In the event of a national emergency, a national warning message would be issued by the President and then activated by FEMA.