NWS Administrative Message
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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217 WOUS43 KICT 261403 ADRICT KSC173-261703- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Administrative Message KS Sedgwick County Emergency Management Relayed by National Weather Service Wichita KS 903 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026 ...Sedgwick County testing outdoor warning devices... The following message is transmitted at the request of Sedgwick County. Sedgwick County Emergency Management will be testing the Outdoor Warning Sirens at Noon Today. Sedgwick County outdoor warning sirens are tested every Monday at Noon except Holidays and when threatening weather is present. Today we will be testing the Alert mode for one minute. The Alert Mode is a steady tone used for Tornado warning The Attack Mode is a classic rise and fall sound used for Air Attack Warning in times of war. Outdoor warning sirens are designed to be an early warning device primarily for persons who are outside away from the television and or radio. Remember when the outdoor warning sirens sound Take cover Tune in to local media Take action. Emergency Management officials highly recommend citizens keep a NOAA weather radio in their homes preferably in the bedroom with a tone alert for those times when you are not monitoring public media. This broadcast originates from Sedgwick County Emergency Management located at seven fourteen North Main Wichita Kansas. WPMQ three ninety one. No action required test only. $$ AS-KS-9d2546e6-b422-4865-b527-d2a5bbc91a34/011903 v1.158.0.2