Members of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy rejoiced at 2:18 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Wednesday when phones across the nation buzzed during the first test of the presidential-level emergency alert system.

For most Americans, the test was as dry and unremarkable as one might expect a test alert would be. It read:

"Presidential Alert: THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."

But for the QAnon faithful — followers of the mysterious internet figure only identified as "Q" who posts clues about an ongoing clandestine war fought by Trump and the military against globalist "Deep State" Democratic pedophiles — the test was profoundly meaningful. The president was talking to them.

And not only that, he was possibly signaling the beginning of "The Storm," the prophesied Make America Great Again purge when Trump's enemies would be rounded up under martial law and tried at military tribunals.

The Daily Beast compiled some of the reactions on the forum 8chan, one of the message boards used by "Q":

"That is how we will receive orders if all else fails. We are the next generation Minutemen! Standing by Sir!"

"SO HAPPY!" wrote another. "THANK YOU 45!"

The fact that FEMA, which controls the emergency alert system, sent out the message — not the president — did not seem to faze the conspiracists.

The QAnon believers noted the test message was 17 words long, significant because "Q" is the 17th letter of the alphabet.

"The alert itself has 17 words," wrote one pro-QAnon Twitter user. "#NoCoincidence."

"Q" previously wrote that the date of the test had been moved to coincide with Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation and the start of "RED OCTOBER," during which the Democrats will be thoroughly crushed before the month is over.

"Q" may have been a little premature on Kavanaugh. As for the destruction of the Democrats, apparently we'll have to wait until after Halloween to find out.