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NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio |
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NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is a free public service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. The National Weather Service operates a network of NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
stations that are commercial-free, and operate across the country 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. Routine products include active weather watches and warnings, current
weather conditions, short-term and extended forecasts, and daily
climate summaries. The information is updated every one to three hours, and the
broadcasts continuously repeat. During severe weather, our staff will interrupt
routine weather programming with special statements and warning messages, bringing you
up-to-the-minute information on developing weather situations. In addition, we can
trigger specially equipped NOAA All Hazard Weather Radio receivers to sound an alarm when threatening
weather is approaching your community.
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Local programming
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On most conventional AM/FM radios, NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio broadcasts cannot be received; you
need a special receiver. These receivers, which are available from several
manufacturers, come in many sizes and with a variety of functions and costs. They can often
be found at electronics and some department stores. Prices usually range from around $15
for a basic receiver to over $50 for a high-quality unit. If you wish to have the warning
alarm feature, your best bet is to purchase a special receiver designed for this purpose.
To find out more about purchasing a receiver capable of picking up NOAA Weather Radio
broadcasts click here.
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Having problems with your Noaa All Hazards Weather Radio?  |
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If you are having problems with your Noaa All Hazards Weather Radio,
you can report it here.
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Where Can I Tune In?  |
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By nature and design, NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio coverage is limited to an area within about 40
miles of the transmitter, but this range will vary somewhat in mountainous regions. The
quality of what is heard is generally dictated by the distance from the transmitter, the
terrain, and the quality and location of the receiver. Varying weather conditions can also
affect the quality of the received signal. A nationwide station listing can be found here.
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NOAA All Hazard Weather Radio Automated Voice  |
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The National Weather Service in Medford has implemented its new voice for
its weather broadcast. This new voice can also be heard by calling
our phone system at (541) 779-5990. We have had many people
call to comment on the new broadcast. Some feedback has been
that the voice is "waivery" or in some cases stresses
parts of words in random places. We are working on this problem.
In time, the voice will sound more human and do a better job
pronouncing words correctly. In the long run this new technology
will be quite beneficial. It will broadcast the weather in a
more timely manner than a human. It will also free up staff
to do other duties related to forecasting the weather and sending
out warnings. Click here
for more information on the automated voice.
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If you own a weather radio with the SAME (Specific
Area Message Encoder) you need to program your
county or counties into the radio. It will then alert you to
only the weather or other emergency for the county or
counties that you programmed. Older weather radio
receivers without the SAME capability will alert you to
any emergency anywhere within the coverage area of the
NOAA All Hazard weather radio transmitter. The SAME
technology can eliminate the appearance of over-warning.
To program your SAME weather radio receiver, you
need to know the proper code to input for your county or
counties that you prefer. You can call a toll-free number
to receive these codes. It is 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).
Users will be prompted through a simple voice menu.
The Medford weather office operates 5 transmitters located
in Medford, Mt. Ashland, Roseburg, North Bend, and
Klamath Falls. The Eureka weather office operates a
transmitter in Crescent City which can be heard near
Brookings. The following are the SAME codes for our area:
Coos county: 041011
Curry county: 041015
Douglas county: 041019
Josephine county: 041033
Jackson county: 041029
Klamath county: 041035
Lake county: 041037
Siskiyou county: 006093
Modoc county: 006049
For other SAME codes around the United States click here.
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Additional Information  |
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NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is currently undergoing a number of innovations. For additional information,
visit the national NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
web site.
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Webmaster
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Medford Weather Forecast Office
4003 Cirrus Drive
Medford, OR 97504-4198
Tel: (541) 776-4303
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