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