NOAA Weather Radio Alerts

NOAA Weather Radio Alerts

NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts 24/7 with forecasts, current weather conditions, and climate information. During severe weather, normal programming is interrupted with emergency broadcasts. Many emergency messages will automatically turn on weather radios and broadcast the emergency bulletin. The following is a list of alerts that will automatically alarm "specific area message encoding" (SAME) alert weather radios.

Weather Emergency Message Audio Alerts on NOAA Weather Radio

Message	Comments
Tornado Watch
Tornado Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Flood Watch
Flash Flood Warning
Special Marine Warning
Winter Storm Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only.
Blizzard Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only.
Ice Storm Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only.
High Wind Warning
Various Non-Weather Hazards	Covers 12 different types of non-weather emergency messages. See table below.
Weekly and Monthly Test	Some NWR models do not use audio alerts for tests.

Non-Weather Emergency Messages on NOAA Weather Radio

EAS Event Code	Definition
ADR	Administrative Message
CAE*	Child Abduction Emergency (AMBER Alert) * Not broadcast on weather radio in Wisconsin
CDW	Civil Danger Warning
CEM	Civil Emergency Message
EQW	Earthquake Warning
EVI	Evacuation Immediate
FRW	Fire Warning
HMW	Hazardous Materials Warning
LAE	Local Area Emergency
LEW	Law Enforcement Warning
NUW	Nuclear Power Plant Warning
RHW	Radiological Hazard Warning
SPW	Shelter in Place Warning
TOE	911 Telephone Outage Emergency