By Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office

Photo:  the alert will look like a text.  Image via FEMA

October 2, 2018 (San Diego) - No reason to become alarmed. Your mobile phone will emit a special tone and vibrate as it receives an emergency test message on Oct. 3.  It is part of a nationwide test by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of Wireless Emergency Alerts systems to assess its effectiveness.