A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >
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Various Alert Receivers |
INTERNET |
SATELLITE |
RADIO |
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TELEPHONE |
TELEVISION |
Used to receive the local EAS |
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RCA AlertGuard TV |
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NWR built-in |
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Auto-tune to Channel Broadcast |
Yes; English and Spanish text and voice; tone alert, and channel switch to selected weather channel for more information. |
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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Receivers (162.400 MHz – 162.550 MHz) |
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7-frequencies; Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) within 40 miles of NWR tower |
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Yes; can activate flashers and bed shakers for critical alerts and warnings . |
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NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) over computer |
XMPP Software and filter |
Novra DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver system; C-band 1.8m dish or larger |
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Some software has the capability to send e-mail notifications upon receipt of particular message type or outage. |
Some software has the capability to call a number when a particular product is received. |
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Yes; some software has the capability for a tone alert for product receipt or system outages. |
| NWS API over computer | User Created or Commercial solution |
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| iNWS over computer | Restricted Access | Restricted Access
SMS text messaging |
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Commercial Telephone Applications |
Depends on software |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Commercial Software Applications |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software
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Yes |
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iPhone/Android |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Blackberry |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software
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Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Personal Computers (other software/ applications) |
NWWS-OI, NWS FTP Anonymous, other applications |
NWWS-PID201, EMWIN; other satellite applications for GOES products. May require a satellite dish. |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software
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Yes |
See DISSEMINATION for other available options
