Heavy to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains through Friday. A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall has been issued. Dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across parts of southern Arizona and far southeastern California Saturday through Monday. An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued. Read More >
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 |
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