IPAWS Integrated Public Alert & Warning System The City of Pharr is proud to announce its investment into the use of FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System. IPAWS is a system that was developed for emergency messages to reach people on public and satellite radio, cell phones, TVs, and computers, and NOAA radio. Users are trained by FEMA and must show a proficiency of use during monthly tests. City of Pharr is the only city in the region to push emergency notifications across Hidalgo, St

The National Weather Service (NWS) pushes out alerts to an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to sound alarms and warnings during major weather events. The critical service alerts are then pushed to commercial wireless carriers and broadcast to televisions and cell phones across the nation. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist at MyRadar, breaks down what some of the major weather alerts are and what they mean. | PBS NewsHour

🚨October 11th 2-3pm Est - FEMA IPAWS Emergency Alert System Test PT2🚨 #october11th #fema #ipaws #test #toilettimetv | Toilet Time TV