United States — Other — 45 actual messages

00:38  This is a test from the Cass County Sheriff's Office. This is only a test.
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed
201446, Cass County MN Sheriff's Office, Cass County MN Sheriff's Office
⚠️ 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.
03:10  Silver Alert
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200230,California Highway Patrol,CA California Highway Patrol
⚠️ 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]
03:45  EAS Required Monthly Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
202258,Citizens - Kittitas County, WA,Kittitas County Sheriff's Office
⚠️ 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_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.
04:10  2026-09-08 Missing 10y/o
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed
Spokane Valley PD
⚠️ 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]
04:26  2026-09-08 Missing 10y/o
UpdateSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed
Spokane Valley PD
References: 200684.0033a95264eadcf772015994fd0caf
⚠️ 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]
02:58  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: 17888877530001397812199
⚠️ 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]
02:41  Missing Endangered Youth
AlertGeoImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200252,Spartanburg County, SC,SC Spartanburg County
⚠️ 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]
01:35  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.
10:58  This is the Required Weekly Test of the Emergency Alert System.
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed
NV North Central Region
⚠️ 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_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.
13:50  This is a required monthly test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test.
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
Skagit_Emergency_Management
⚠️ 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.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (RMT) 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.
⚠️ 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.
13:06  LADOTD:I-10 W CLOSED at Acadian.
AlertTransportImmediate
Severe
Observed
LADOTD,Baton Rouge,LA
⚠️ 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]
15:18  IPAWS Weekly Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200120,External (LIVE DATA),City of Henderson
⚠️ 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.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (RWT) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ 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.
12:19  Local Area Emergency
AlertTransportExpected
Severe
Observed
NCStanlyCountyEmergencyCommunications
use-caution
⚠️ 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]
15:20  EAS Regional Test conducted by Snohomish County
AlertOtherImmediate
Moderate
Possible
WASnohomishCountyDepartmentofEmergencyManagement
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (TEST) 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.
⚠️ 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.
15:23  Weekly Live Test
AlertOtherExpected
Minor
Unknown
NV_Quad_Counties
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (CC) 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]
12:32  TEST Orange County - Ex River Shield TEST
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200424,Orange County,Orange Co Emergency Services
⚠️ 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]
13:44  LADOTD:I-110 S CLOSED at Government.
AlertTransportImmediate
Severe
Observed
LADOTD,Baton Rouge,LA
⚠️ 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]
13:42  Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
200142,MN City of Rochester,
⚠️ 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.
14:03  Local Area Emergency
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
201063,N/A,Franklin County NC
tech-hazardsavoid
⚠️ 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_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.
15:15  EAS Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
ILIllinoisEmergencyManagementAgency
⚠️ 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_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.
14:15  EAS Required Monthly Test Alert
AlertOtherImmediate
Unknown
Unknown
200270,Luce County - Resident,Luce County Emergency Management
⚠️ 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.
⚠️ 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]
15:42  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: LADOT-cc48742a-b33f-4042-9d06-a48cc0a1d331
⚠️ 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]
17:51  Shelter in Place (Monroe) 9.9.2026
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200319,Linn-Benton Alert,Benton County Sheriffs Office
shelter
⚠️ 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]
18:10  Shelter in Place UPDATE (Monroe) 9.9.2026
UpdateSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
Benton County Sheriffs Office
shelter
References: 2718372311602679
⚠️ 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]
15:36  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: ASHERGROUP-1761941-post-1788962604
⚠️ 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]
18:39  Required Monthly Testing
AlertSafetyImmediate
Unknown
Unknown
AZArizonaDepartmentofPublicSafety
⚠️ 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_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ 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.
15:41  Local Area Emergency
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed
201063,,Franklin County NC
tech-hazards
⚠️ 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_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]
17:00  Emergency Alert System Test
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200145
⚠️ 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.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (TEST) which may be unfamiliar to visitors or newcomers to the hazard area.
⚠️ 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]
⚠️ content.no_description_explains_effects — description names the hazard but does not explain the effects it will have on people, property or infrastructure.
16:34  Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
Console 3 - MJOC
⚠️ 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.
16:36  WYTHE COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MONTHLY TEST
AlertGeoImmediate
Extreme
Observed
202506,Wythe County Citizen Alert,County of Wythe
⚠️ 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]
17:11  Missing Person
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed
Huron County EMA
⚠️ 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]
18:48  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: LADOT-bda84fd7-e763-4cdc-b897-0e8a21c3abe2
⚠️ 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]
19:43  Required Monthly Test
AlertOtherExpected
Severe
Likely
DAC-OEM
⚠️ 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_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.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]
19:02  Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherUnknown
Unknown
Unknown
200071,NCDPS IPAWS,North Carolina Department of Public Safety
⚠️ 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.
19:07  Missing and Endangered Person
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed
Huron County Emergency Management Agency
use-caution
⚠️ 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.
19:17  Missing and Endangered Person
AlertSafetyImmediate
Severe
Observed
Huron County Emergency Management Agency
check-on-othersuse-caution
⚠️ 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.
19:36  Required Weekly Test
AlertOtherImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200761,,Sherburne County MN Sheriff's Office
⚠️ 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_headline — CAP <headline> is empty — spec (§3.2.2) SHOULD-includes a short direct headline as the reader's primary landing text.
⚠️ 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.
19:45  Local Area Emergency
AlertTransportExpected
Severe
Observed
NCStanlyCountyEmergencyCommunications
avoiduse-caution
⚠️ 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]
19:59  I-70 is closed in the Eastbound direction at MM 122 due to a crash.
AlertTransportImmediate
Severe
Observed
OHDOT,Columbus,OH
use-caution
⚠️ content.local_abbreviations — contains a local abbreviation (MM, SR) 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]
23:23  Silver Alert
AlertSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
200230,California Highway Patrol,CA California Highway Patrol
⚠️ 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]
20:41  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: OHDOT-177c38c8-f6eb-41f2-b7aa-a01f68579666
⚠️ 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]
20:51  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: 200851.b562a5a86e403ec0a05bd0cff02e91
⚠️ 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]
23:58  Silver Alert
CancelSafetyImmediate
Extreme
Observed
CA California Highway Patrol
References: 2729951543432024
⚠️ 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]
21:07  The Local Area Emergency has been CANCELED
UpdateSafetyPast
Minor
Unknown
Huron County Emergency Management Agency
References: 200851.5531595ebd87935018deba0418e6fe
⚠️ content.no_cancel_in_alert_or_update — cancellations should travel in separate <alert> bodies to avoid confusion: no form of the word "cancel" should appear in the <headline>, <description> or <instruction> of any <info> within an <alert> of any <msgType> other than Cancel.
⚠️ 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.
21:10  —
Cancel(uncategorised)
References: 200851.9b4e34cf57390ef34c22d9959d7c16
⚠️ 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]