While it's a little later than expected, the free SMS emergency notification system has now gone live. Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) messages will be delivered to cell towers in affected areas, which will then broadcast them to all compatible devices in their range. While the system is looking to cover over 97 percent of the country, it's being gradually rolled out across carriers. check out the CITA website at http://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/safety/index.cfm/AID/12082 for more information and to see device compatibility
If you have a WEA-enabled phone, you are automatically enrolled.
For example, if a person with a WEA-capable device from Washington, D.C., happened to be in Southern California when an earthquake occurred in that area, they would receive an "Imminent Threat Alert" on their device.
The alert messages will not disrupt text, calls or data sessions that are in progress..
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