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DC area gets emergency alert test on cellphone Thursday

The D.C. area got an emergency alert test to their phones just after 10 Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) — The D.C. area got an emergency alert test to their phones just after between 10 and 11 Thursday morning.

Twenty jurisdictions, including D.C. got the test message through the Wireless Emergeny Alert (WEA) system.

WEA is desribed as a safety alerting system that allows government officials to target emergency information to a specific geographic area using an individual's cell phone or mobile device, D.C. officials said.

Testing happens from time to time in order to assess the system and determine whether or not any modifications need to be made.

Individuals in the participating jurisdictions got the following message: "A test of the District of Columbia Wireless Emergency Alerts System. No action required."

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