| Why would you want a weather emergency alert | | | | alerts regarding issues affecting the public health |
| radio for your home, business or farm? I can | | | | and safety. Emergency Alert System broadcasts |
| offer several very good reasons that a weather | | | | comprise warnings regarding weather |
| alert radio is a great investment to protect your | | | | emergencies like tornadoes, earthquakes, toxic |
| home, family or business. | | | | chemical spills, radiation disasters and other |
| A weather alert radio is a crucial tool if you want | | | | emergencies which require that the public is |
| to be kept informed about emergency conditions | | | | notified and alerted immediately. |
| such as tornadoes, deadly thunderstorms, | | | | The best choice of radio is to get a radio that |
| hurricanes, hazardous chemical spills, forest fires, | | | | utilizes the SAME (Specific Area Message |
| natural disasters or terrorist attacks. | | | | Encoding) specification. An emergency alert radio |
| There are two types of emergency broadcasts | | | | that has S.A.M.E capability built into it will receive |
| that a weather alert radio can receive here in the | | | | every NOAA and EAS broadcast. A SAME |
| U.S. They can receive broadcasts that come from | | | | capable radio ensures that you receive the best |
| the National Oceanic and Atmospheric | | | | of both worlds plus SAME technology has the |
| Administration (NOAA) and broadcasts that come | | | | added feature of allowing you to only receive |
| from the Emergency Alert System (EAS). | | | | information for specific counties as opposed to an |
| The NOAA broadcasts are managed by the | | | | entire regional broadcast area. A SAME capable |
| National Weather Service which is a division of the | | | | radio might cost you a bit more but the piece of |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | | | | mind for your family, business or farm is well |
| The NOAA broadcasts travel conditions, storm | | | | worth it. |
| warnings, weather forecasts and emergency | | | | To sum up, an emergency alert weather radio |
| alerts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | | | | can keep you immediately apprised of emergency |
| The Emergency Alert System or EAS broadcasts | | | | conditions that threaten your home, family or |
| national as well as local government emergency | | | | business. Can you put a price on that? |