What Is A Fips Code - Midland WR-300 Owner's Manual

Reception -
NOTE: The National Weather Radio service operates
Weather Broadcast systems covering a large area of the
United States. A very few areas are not currently included.
Your WR-300 can receive broadcasts from the Weather Stations
up to 50 miles. Hills and certain terrain can reduce reception. An
external antenna can improve range. If your city is listed as
having a Weather Service Station but you do not receive it please
call your local Weather Service to confirm they are broadcasting
(Sometimes these stations are shut down for maintenance). If your
local Weather Service is transmitting and you are not receiving
the broadcasts, you may need an outdoor antenna.

What is a FIPS Code:

The NWR divides the United States and territories by state and county (or
parish) and assigns a six digit code number called a FIPS (Federal Information
Processing System) code or also known as a NWR/SAME county code. The
first digit identifies subdivision. The next two identify the state or territory, and
the last three identify the county. For example the code for Clay county
Missouri is 029047. The"047" indicates the county, the "29" indicates the state,
and the "0" indicates the subdivision of the county. In this case and most cases
the code will have a zero for the first digit, indicating that no subdivision is in
use. The NWS plans to introduce subdivisions of some counties in the future,
You
assigning digits 1 through 9 to the parts resulting in codes like 529047.
may also program your WR-100 with a code that will alert to any
code for a state. That code is 0ss000 where "ss" designates the
two digits used for all codes in the state.
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