NWS Administrative Message
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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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.

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