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NATURE OF ACTIVATION
MESSAGE
National Silent Test
ADVISORY
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
WARNING
Power Outage Advisory
ADVISORY
Radiological Hazard Warning
WARNING
Required Monthly Test
ADVISORY
Required Weekly Test
ADVISORY
Special Marine Warning
WARNING
Special Weather Statement
ADVISORY
Shelter In-Place Warning
WARNING
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
WATCH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
ADVISORY
Tornado Watch
WATCH
911 Telephone Outage Emergency
ADVISORY
Tornado Warning
WARNING
Tropical Storm Watch
WATCH
Tropical Storm Warning
WARNING
Tsunami Watch
WATCH
Tsunami Warning
WARNING
Volcano Warning
WARNING
Wild Fire Watch
WATCH
Wild Fire Warning
WARNING
Winter Storm Watch
WATCH
Winter Storm Warning
WARNING
NATURE OF ACTIVATION
MESSAGE
Unrecognized Watch
WATCH
Unrecognized Emergency
ADVISORY
Unrecognized Statement
ADVISORY
Unrecognized Warning
WARNING
NOTE
The 4 “Unrecognized” messages above will
appear when a new NOAA alert message is created
and broadcasted. The unit will not be able to recognize
the message as it is not in the software database.
For more information about the Emergency Alert
System and event codes, please visit:
www.fcc.gov/eb/eas/ or www.nws.noaa.gov/os/eas_
codes.htm
SAME MESSAGES
The WR601 receives SAME warning messages in 3 classifications
depending upon the level of emergency: Warning, Watch and
Advisory. In addition to these 3 classifications, there is another
type of message - Test. The purpose of this NWR service is
to assist you in verifying that your WR601 NOAA weather
radio is set-up and working properly. Each week the National
Weather Service Office will broadcast a test message in
SAME format. To receive the Test message, your WR601
needs to be in NOAA-on, NOAA-standby, or NOAA-mute
mode with a county code and NWR channel selected and
programmed into the radio. If your WR601 is properly set, a
flashing “Test” icon will be displayed on the LCD when a Test
message is received. The “Test” icon will continue
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