United States — Other — 21 actual messages, 7 test messages

01:34  Local Area Emergency
UpdateSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		AK ICAS
drinking-water
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
03:48  Emergency Alert System Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Minor
Observed		KYEOC
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
05:52  yellow warning - air quality - in effect (view from source)
UpdateEnv+Health+Geo+Met+TransportImmediate
Moderate
Likely		Environment Canada, the Northwest Territories Departments of Environment and Climate Change and Health and Social Services
air-qualityfirecheck-on-othersmanage-temperaturemonitorreduce-exertionwear-protection
⚠️ content.multiple_categories — an <info> block declares more than one <category> (Env + Health + Geo + Met + Transport) — CAP allows it, but a receiver that routes or files by category must choose one, and different receivers choose differently. [source: Art, 2026-08-02]
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
11:57  Civil Emergency Message
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Emery County Sheriffs Office UT
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
11:21  IPAWS Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		200485,Cass Clay Alerts,Red River Regional Dispatch
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
11:41  Missing Juvenile
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed		Hamilton County 9-1-1
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
13:02  Weekly Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200627,Anoka County - Resident,Anoka County Emergency Communications Center
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
13:04  Weekly Test
CancelSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Anoka County Emergency Communications Center
References: 2709060822808041
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
08:37  Blight warning for Ireland
AlertEnvImmediate
Moderate
Likely		Met Éireann
agriculture
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
15:18  IPAWS Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		200485,Cass Clay Alerts,Red River Regional Dispatch
⚠️ cap.test_as_actual — headline announces a required weekly/monthly test but status is Actual — a test must carry status Test (CAP v1.2 §3.2.1), or downstream systems will relay it as a live warning.
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
19:52  AMBER Alert
AlertRescueImmediate
Extreme
Observed		200230,California Highway Patrol,CA California Highway Patrol
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
18:56  Child Abduction Emergency
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed		National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (AA) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
18:42  TX 24 is shut down on both the NB and SB sides at FM 2949 due to a traffic crash. Find an alternate route.
AlertOtherImmediate
Severe
Observed		201904,,Delta County TX
use-caution
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (SB, FM) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
18:58  —
Cancel(uncategorised)——
References: ASHERGROUP-1760806-post-1788720135
⚠️ cap.no_info — record has no CAP info block.
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.senderName_not_registered — <senderName> should carry the sender's registered agency name (WMO, IPAWS, or other national registry). Fires when the value is empty, an email address, a URL, or an obvious placeholder ('unknown' / 'n/a' / 'test').
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
14:49  This is an IPAWS alert sent by Genasys
AlertFireImmediate
Extreme
Observed		Public Alert System
fireevacuate
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
15:04  This is an IPAWS alert sent by Genasys
AlertSafetyExpected
Extreme
Likely		Public Alert System
fireevacuate
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
16:17  yellow warning - air quality - in effect (view from source)
UpdateEnv+Health+Geo+Met+TransportImmediate
Moderate
Likely		Environment Canada, the Northwest Territories Departments of Environment and Climate Change and Health and Social Services
air-qualitycheck-on-othersmonitorreduce-exertionsecure-propertywear-protection
References: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.0681411302.2026 (+3 earlier)
⚠️ content.multiple_categories — an <info> block declares more than one <category> (Env + Health + Geo + Met + Transport) — CAP allows it, but a receiver that routes or files by category must choose one, and different receivers choose differently. [source: Art, 2026-08-02]
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
22:32  —
Cancel(uncategorised)——
References: AS-KS-60dd2044-1d00-49e3-a944-870844203840
⚠️ cap.no_info — record has no CAP info block.
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.senderName_not_registered — <senderName> should carry the sender's registered agency name (WMO, IPAWS, or other national registry). Fires when the value is empty, an email address, a URL, or an obvious placeholder ('unknown' / 'n/a' / 'test').
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
16:54  —
Cancel(uncategorised)——
References: v2-3.13.1-1540475-1788707067458
⚠️ cap.no_info — record has no CAP info block.
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_text — CAP <instruction> is empty — the message describes a hazard but tells the reader nothing to do about it.
⚠️ content.senderName_not_registered — <senderName> should carry the sender's registered agency name (WMO, IPAWS, or other national registry). Fires when the value is empty, an email address, a URL, or an obvious placeholder ('unknown' / 'n/a' / 'test').
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
23:51  Law Enforcement Warning
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed		VAOrangeCountyEmergencyCommunications
observe-report
⚠️ content.no_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (LOW, DO, ANSWER) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
19:09  New Hampshire Emergency Alert System Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Public Alert System
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_specific_area_geometry — at least one area lacks both a polygon and a circle — specific geometries allow more precise message delivery and can reduce alert deliveries to people not actually at risk.
⚠️ i18n.encoding_not_declared — the document does not declare its character encoding — it carries either no XML declaration or one without an encoding attribute, so a receiver that guesses wrong renders the text as corrupt characters. [source: Common Policies and Practices §1.1.13]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
03:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
09:50  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Pelmorex Communications Inc
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
06:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
09:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
12:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
15:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
18:00  [TEST] This is a Test Message and is NOT Intended for distribution to the Public
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown		Natural Resources Canada
⚠️ content.usc_all_unknown — urgency, severity, and certainty all reported as Unknown — using Unknown as a default across all three fields limits alert interpretability.
⚠️ content.no_instruction_time — instruction does not say by when the protective action should be taken — no deadline and no immediately-class directive.
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.