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<br />NOAA Weather Radio <br />Consider purchasing and using a tone-alert radio in your home to receive warnings from NOAA Weather <br />Radio, on emergency alert system that broadcasts weather-related and other types of disasters. NOAA <br />Weather Radio is the best means for receiving warnings from the National Weather Service. <br />Tone-alert radios are available, often free of charge, to residents, businesses and occupied structures <br />located near chemical stockpile depots. These alert radios augment on area's existing emergency <br />warning system, which includes sirens, highway reader boards, and the Emergency Alert System. The <br />alert system is designed to alert the public in the unlikely event of a chemical release. <br />The National Weather Service continuously broadcasts updated weather warnings and forecasts that <br />can be received by NOAA Weather Radios. These radios are sold in many stores and through the <br />Internet. NOAA Weather Radio now broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of <br />hazards - both natural (such as earthquakes and volcanic activity) and technological (such as chemical <br />releases or oil spills). Working with other federal agencies and the Federal Communications <br />Commission's new emergency Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio is an "all hazards" radio network, <br />making it the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available <br />to the public. <br />Your National Weather Service recommends purchasing a radio that has both a battery backup and a <br />Specific Area Message Encoder (SAME) feature, which automatically alerts you when a watch or <br />warning is issued for your county, giving you immediate information about a life threatening situation. <br />The National Weather Radio Signal is a line-of-sight signal, which does not bore through hills or <br />mountains. <br />