SOUTHPORT — Duke Energy and county officials will test the outdoor warning sirens around the Brunswick Nuclear Plant between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
To ensure they are functioning properly, sirens will sound for five to 30 seconds. Anyone who hears a siren during scheduled testing does not need to take action. During testing, some sirens may be tested more than once.
Follow-up testing after siren maintenance may be required after 11 a.m. Because this is a test, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System messages. If there was a real emergency requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information to the public.
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