Radio Shack 12-262, User Manual

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what are FIPS/CLC codes?
Your weather radio can receive all SAME alert signals broadcast
within about a 50-mile (80 km) radius. To receive alerts about weather
occurring only in particular counties/regions within that area, you can
program up to nine locations into your Hazard Alert Radio and the
FIPS/CLC codes are automatically set into memory. You can then avoid
hearing an alert that applies to an area within a 50-mile (80 km) radius,
but not necessarily to your county, parish, or region.
For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the National
Weather Service (NWS) and Environment Canada (EC) have divided
the United States and Canada into areas by state/province and county/
region (or parish, where applicable) then assigned a 6-digit FIPS or CLC
code. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Texas, is 048439.
In the United States, the first digit of a FIPS code identifies the county
subdivision, the next two digits identify the state, and the last three
digits identify the county or parish.
In Canada, the first digit of a CLC code is always “0”, the next digit
identifies the province or area of the country, the next two digits identify
the region, and the last two digits identify the region subdivision.
obtaining FIPS/CLC codes:
To obtain the necessary FIPS/CLC codes,
contact your local RadioShack store or call the NWS toll free at 1-888-
NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).
You can also visit the NWS website:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
In Canada, visit the Meteorological Service of Canada (EC) website:
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/msb/
what is an alert?
Your radio is preset to receive warnings, watches and advisories from
the NWS/EC. When an alert is received, a voice or tone alert sounds,
and the alert description and duration appear on the display. Alert
descriptions are based on a list of specific weather alert types published
by NWS/EC. For a list of alert descriptions displayed on your Hazard
Alert Radio, refer to page 16-18.
If severe weather is imminent, do not wait for an alert tone. NOTE