8.6 | HALO+ KEY FEATURES
Halo+ is the only smoke and carbon monoxide alarm to deliver weather and disaster alerts for events including
tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. Halo+ will notify you of dangerous conditions based on your preferences,
and that means making better-informed decisions about your family’s safety. The wide variety of alerts can be
customized using your smartphone or tablet.
8.6.1 | Using your Weather Radio
Halo+ Weather Radio can only be set up by using the Halo or Lowes Iris
TM
App. This alarm uses the NOAA
Weather Radio (NWR) service that operates on seven frequencies, with different frequencies used in different
areas. Inside the app, you are required to provide your location in order to determine your S.A.M.E (Specific
Area Message Encoding ) County Code. Halo+ uses the S.A.M.E County Code to activate the weather radio
during an alert for your specific area only.
NOAA Weather Radio works with other federal agencies, including the Emergency Alert System (EAS),
to provide complete weather and emergency information. EAS bulletins include alerts about tornadoes,
hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, and other severe weather.
Other emergencies might include: Amber Alerts, hazardous explosions, fires, chemical spills, and other civil
emergencies. By using the Halo app, you are able to choose which alerts you wish to receive. Visit support.
halosmartlabs.com for more information about the weather radio alerts and functionality.
8.6.1.1 | What is NOAA?
NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was created in 1970 under the Department of
Commerce by combining a number of different bureaus and services, such as the U.S. Weather Bureau, the National
Satellite Center, and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. The main NOAA web page can be found at http://www.
noaa.gov/.
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