National Emergency Alert System Test (November 9, 2011)

The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission held the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. The test occured at 2 p.m. ET and was carried on all broadcast television, radio stations and cable and satellite television systems in the U.S. and U.S. territories. Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

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[islandblader]

And if I'm sleeping and I hear that, I panic for the remote, turn off TV and then my heart races for like 5-10 min.

[Zetsumei vi Britannia]

...before you die.

[Diamond Back]

Scariest shit ever, thanks fr making my death even more scarier!!

[Jordynn Carey]

they would have to make it sound scary to add to the already scary fact that your gonna die when you hear this!

[James Thyne]

Because when you hear this, you know something fucked up is gonna happen

[KandantGames]

The thought of the real thing scares the shit out of me

[Wesley683]

these things scared the shit out of me when i was younger

[Ben Rider]

Whenever they do it in the middle of the day like noon or 1pm it pisses me off. Because then I think something has actually happened.

[TheInstantClassic1]

This shit plays frequently at the hours of 1am-3am and trust me, if you're not a heavy sleeper, those beeps are not something you wanna wake up to. So it's not necessarily the message itself (unless it's something like a Tornado), but more the sound and it's greatly unnerving

[MrTeamBG]

Why this is scary for some people? Lol

[MrDw65]

Test the system when i am in bed sleeping.. .Don't bother me with your stupid test

[Nphektiv]

This warning always sends chills up my spine