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davidcelis@xoxo.zone ("david celis") wrote:

FYI, Portland pals: be prepared for loud noises at 2pm

An email from Multnomah County: Dear Partners, On Thursday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. Multnomah County will issue a rare, but important, test of its Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. We are asking you to consider sharing the social media posts below to help prepare our community. What is happening: Multnomah County Emergency Management will send an alert to the cell phones of up to 1 million residents and visitors. Recipients of the alert will hear a high-pitched tone, their phone will vibrate twice, accompanied by a text message in English and Spanish. Here is our Aug. 5, 2025 news release. No action is required of people who receive this alert. Please do not call 911, 211 or 311. The test is only to help emergency planners confirm the system will work during an actual emergency and to identify what can be improved. Everyone will receive a link to a survey if they care to weigh in further. Who will receive the alert? People in Multnomah County, but also some people in Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River and Washington counties in Oregon, and in Cowlitz, Clark and Skamania counties in Washington, may also receive the alert because of potential "overspray" due to cell phone tower locations.