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Guide to Weather Radios
Introduction
Understanding Weather Radios
Operation
NOAA and NWR
EAS (Emergency Alert System)
SAME Codes
Alert Messages
Selecting a Weather Radio
Weather Radio Accessories
Frequently Asked Questions
Glossary
 

 120-0253 AM/FM Weather Radio

Question: What alerts can this display?

Answer:
This radio can display the following alerts:
Weather/Alert Description You see
Avalanche warning AVALANCHE WARNING
Avalanche watch AVALANCHE WATCH
Blizzard warning BLIZZARD WARNING
Civil danger warning CIVIL DANGER WARNING
Civil danger watch CIVIL DANGER WATCH
Civil emergency TUNE TV
Coastal flood warning COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Coastal flood watch COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Emergency action warning EMERGENC ACTION WARNING
Emergency action termination EMERGENC ACTION TERMINAT
Evacuate immediately EVACUATE IMMEDIAT
Fire warning FIRE WARNING
Flash flood statement FLASH FLOOD
Flash flood warning FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash flood watch FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Flood statement FLOOD
Flood warning FLOOD WARNING
Flood watch FLOOD WATCH
Hazardous material warning HAZARD MATERIAL WARNING
Hazardous material watch HAZARD MATERIAL WATCH
High wind warning HIGH WIND WARNING
High wind watch HIGH WIND WATCH
Hurricane statement HURRICAN
Hurricane warning HURRICAN WARNING
Hurricane watch HURRICAN WATCH
Immediate evacuation warning IMMEDIAT EVACUATE WARNING
Law enforcement warning LAW ENFORCE WARNING
Local area emergency LOCAL AREA EMERGENC
National hazard warning NATIONAL HAZARD WARNING
National information center NATIONAL INFO CENTER
Periodic national test NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST
Practice/Demo DEMO MESSAGE
Radiological hazard warning RADIOLOG HAZARD WARNING
Radiological hazard watch RADIOLOG HAZARD WATCH
Required monthly test MONTHLY TEST
Required weekly test WEEKLY TEST
Severe thunderstorm warning SEVERE THUNDER WARNING
Severe thunderstorm watch SEVERE THUNDER WATCH
Severe weather statement SEVERE WEATHER
Shelter in-place warning SHELTER IN-PLACE WARNING
Special marine warning SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
Special weather statement SPECIAL WEATHER
Test message TEST MESSAGE
Tornado warning TORNADO WARNING
Tornado watch TORNADO WATCH
Tsunami warning TSUNAMI WARNING
Tsunami watch TSUNAMI WATCH
Volcano warning VOLCANO WARNING
Volcano watch VOLCANO WATCH
Winter storm warning WINTER STORM WARNING
Winter storm watch WINTER STORM WATCH
Unrecognized code ending in A UNKNOWN WATCH TUNE TV
Unrecognized code ending in W UNKNOWN WARNING TUNE TV
Unrecognized code ending in E UNKNOWN EMERGENC TUNE TV
Unrecognized code ending in S UNKNOWN STATEMNT TUNE TV

Note: in case of Civil Emergency, turn on the TV for information or, if no information is available on TV, call your local NWS office. Note: TUNE TV might also indicate the weather radio has received a signal for a condition not defined in the weather radio's memory.

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Question: What are the power ratings?

Answer:
This weather radio is rated at 120V AC, 60 Hz, 60 mA.

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Question: Does it automatically synchronize to the atomic clock?

Answer:
Yes, it does.

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Question: Is there additional information on-line?

Answer:
Additional information for this product is available on-line.

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