Franksville, Wisconsin

... NOAA Weather Radio all hazards...

... Wisconsin winter awareness week is November 09-13...

... ... ..how to receive weather information and emergency alerts
for non-weather related events around the clock... ... ...

The NOAA Weather Radio all hazards is a nation-wide service provided
to the public by the National Weather Service... which is a part of
the department of Commerce/S National oceanic and atmospheric
administration/NOAA/.

     -Over 1000 radio transmitters are currently in operation in the
         U.S. And its territories.
     -NOAA Weather Radio all hazards provides continuous broadcasts
         of the latest weather information directly from Weather
         Service offices spread across the nation.
     -Non-weather related emergency messages can be broadcast...
         ranging from alerts for chemical spills to terrorist
         attacks.

... ... .Wisconsin NOAA Weather Radio all hazards coverage... ... .
seven National Weather Service offices in Wisconsin... Minnesota...
Illinois and Iowa provide programming for 34 NOAA Weather Radio all
hazards stations that have partial or full broadcast coverage in
Wisconsin.

... ... what is broadcast on the NOAA Weather Radio all hazards?... ..
recorded weather messages are repeated every four to six minutes and
are routinely updated. Some live broadcasts are made during times of
severe weather... to keep you informed of the latest weather
developments.

     -Routine... daily broadcasts contain weather information
         regarding travel within about a day/S drive of Wisconsin.
     -Weather forecasts for local areas and extended out-looks.
     -Hourly weather observations.
     -Short term forecasts for the next 6 hours.
     -Where applicable... marine forecasts.

... ... ... ... ..critical broadcast information... ... ... ... ... ... .
for critically important weather events or other serious non-
weather related hazards to life and property... the radio transmitter
will Emit a distinctive audible tone signal that will activate
special weather radio receivers.

     -Tone alerts are used for warnings for weather hazards such as
         tornadoes... severe thunderstorms... flash floods...
         sometimes for serious winter storms and blizzards... and
         possibly a non-weather related emergency.
     -These radios will automatically turn on or Emit a high-pitch
         tone signal.
     -Routine programming is reduced during these critical
         periods... with most broadcast information related to
         the hazard.

... ... ..looking for an NOAA Weather Radio all hazards... ... ..
when looking for a weather radio... make sure it has the tone-alert
feature... and is able to operate automatically on batteries in case
commercial power fails.

     -Tone alert radios range from 30 to 80 dollars and are available
         at many stores that sell radio equipment.
     -You may wish to Purchase a new weather radio that has a feature
         that allows one to selectively program it to only sound a
         tone-alert for warnings issued for specific counties. This
         feature allows one to block out tone-alerts for warnings
         for other counties in the broadcast coverage area of an
         NOAA Weather Radio all hazards.

... ... .NOAA Weather Radio all-hazards technology... ... ... ... .
The newer weather radios are based on new technology... called eas
/emergency alert system/... that electronically connects all radio
and television stations... cable TV outlets... and the NWS.

     -The NWS/S entry into eas is via its NOAA Weather Radio all
         hazards network that incorporates new technology called
       /same/... specific area message encoder.

Think about it... wouldn/T a new NOAA Weather Radio all hazards be a
great gift for someone you care about?

Information broadcast on an NOAA Weather Radio all hazards can save
a life... it is the smoke detector of the weather world.

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For more information on winter weather... visit...

Http://www.Crh.NOAA.Gov/mkx//n=winter-wx-awareness /all lower case/