MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County is planning to send a test alert for its Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on Thursday afternoon.

The county says the alert will go to the cell phones of up to 1 million residents and visitors at about 2 p.m. on Aug. 14. People who receive the alert will hear a high-pitched tone, their phone will vibrate twice, with a message in English and Spanish.

The notification is just a test and no action is required by the public. The county is asking people to not call 911, 211 or 311.

According to the county, the test is to help emergency planners to confirm the system will work during an actual emergency and to identify what could be improved.

“The best time to find out if this alert system works is before an actual emergency,” said Emergen

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