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When a Weather Alert Occurs
When
WEATHER
ALRT
ON
shows on the display and
the Weatheradio receives a broadcast for the FIPS
code(s) stored in its memory, the Weatheradio
sounds an alert (siren or beep), displays the alert de-
scription, and turns on the corresponding colored in-
dicator (WARNING/red, WATCH/yellow, or STATE-
MENT/green). The alert descriptions are based on a
list of specific weather alert types published by the
NWS. For a list of all the alert descriptions that your
Weatheradio can display, see “NWS Weather Alert
Descriptions” on Page 28.
If you selected the VOICE pattern, the Weatheradio
sounds an alert for about 8 seconds, then automati-
cally turns on the weather (voice) broadcast for 5 min-
utes. Then it returns to standby mode. It also displays
the alert description until the alert’s effective time ex-
pires. To turn off the alert sooner, press
OFF
.
Note: When the Weatheradio’s alert ends or you turn
it off, you will hear the NWS alert tone (which sounds
different than the Weatheradio’s tone) for a few sec-
onds before you hear the voice broadcast.
If you selected the ALERT pattern, the Weatheradio
sounds an alert and displays the alert description for
the alert’s effective time. To turn off the alert sooner,
press
OFF
. To turn on the NWS voice broadcast,
press
WEATHER
.
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