Author: Mark A Mitchell

Why would you want a weather emergency alert radio for your home, business or farm? I can offer several very good reasons that a weather alert radio is a great investment to protect your home, family or business.

A weather emergency alert radio is a crucial tool if you want to be kept informed about emergency conditions such as tornados, deadly thunderstorms, hurricanes, hazardous chemical spills, forest fires, natural disasters or terrorist attacks.

There are two types of emergency broadcasts that a weather alert radio can receive here in the U.S. They can recieve broadcasts that come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and broadcasts that come from the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

The NOAA broadcasts are managed by the National Weather Service which is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA broadcasts travel conditions, storm warnings, weather forecasts and emergency alerts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Emergency Alert System or EAS broadcasts national as well as local government emergency alerts regarding issues affecting the public health and safety. Emergency Alert System broadcasts comprise warnings regarding weather emergencies like tornados, earthquakes, toxic chemical spills, radiation disasters and other emergencies which require that the public is notified and alerted immediately.

The best choice of emergency alert radio to get a radio that utilizes the SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) specification. An emergency alert radio that has S.A.M.E capability built into it will receive every NOAA and EAS broadcast. A SAME capable radio ensures that you receive the best of both worlds plus SAME technology has the added feature of allowing you to only receive information for specific counties as opposed to an entire regional broadcast area. A SAME capable radio might cost you a bit more but the piece of mind for your family, business or farm is well worth it.

To sum up, an emergency alert weather radio can keep you immediately apprised of emergency conditions that threaten your home, family or business. Can you put a price on that?