NOAA Weather Radio-All Hazards Alerts
NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts 24/7 with forecasts, current weather conditions, and climate information. During severe weather, normal programming is interrupted with emergency broadcasts. Many emergency messages will automatically turn on weather radios and broadcast the emergency bulletin. The following is a list of alerts that will automatically alarm "specific area message encoding" (SAME) alert weather radios.
Weather Emergency Messages on NOAA Weather Radio
| Message | Comments |
| Tornado Watch | |
| Tornado Warning | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | |
| Flood Watch | |
| Flash Flood Warning | |
| Flood Warning | Minor flooding events will not use the alarm tone. |
| Special Marine Warning | |
| Winter Storm Warning | |
| Blizzard Warning | |
| Ice Storm Warning | |
| High Wind Warning | |
| Various Non-Weather Hazards | Covers 12 different types of non-weather emergency messages. See table below. |
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Non-Weather Emergency Messages on NOAA Weather Radio
|
EAS Event Code |
Alarm Tone Used? |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
ADR |
No |
Administrative Message |
|
CAE |
* |
Child Abduction Emergency (AMBER Alert) |
|
CDW |
Yes |
Civil Danger Warning |
|
CEM |
Yes |
Civil Emergency Message |
|
EQW |
Yes |
Earthquake Warning |
|
EVI |
Yes |
Evacuation Immediate |
|
FRW |
Yes |
Fire Warning |
|
HMW |
Yes |
Hazardous Materials Warning |
|
LAE |
No |
Local Area Emergency |
|
LEW |
Yes |
Law Enforcement Warning |
|
NUW |
Yes |
Nuclear Power Plant Warning |
|
RHW |
Yes |
Radiological Hazard Warning |
|
SPW |
Yes |
Shelter in Place Warning |
|
TOE |
No |
911 Telephone Outage Emergency |
