Midland WR-300 Owner's Manual page 28

EMERGENCY
ACTION
NOTIFICATION
EMERGENCY
ACTION
TERMINATION
SEVERE WEATHER
STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT
FLASH FLOOD
STATEMENT
FLOOD
STATEMENT
HURRICANE
STATEMENT
The SAME message the NWR sends contains information, which
tells the radio the time period for which the alert is valid. The
time can be set from 15 minutes up to 6 hours.
designated time has passed the display message and light will be
reset to their normal state.
Environment Canada is developing a warning system using
SAME technology. Some added events not currently used by
NWS are used in the Canadian system. These are also decoded
according to this table.
What You See
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD
WARNING
BOIL WATER
WARNING
CHEMICAL HAZARD
WARNING
DAM WATCH
DAM BREAK WARNING
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
WARNING
Emergency action
notification
Emergency action
termination
Severe weather
statement
Special weather
statement
Flash flood statement
Flood statement
Hurricane statement
Alert Description
Biological Hazard
Warning
Boil Water warning
Chemical Hazard
warning
Dam Break Watch
Dam Break Warning
Contagious Disease
Warning
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Very fast siren
Low siren
Low siren *
Low siren *
Low siren *
Low siren *
Low siren *
When the
Alert Sound
*(see Defeat Siren)
Very fast tone
Very fast tone *
Very fast tone
Fast tone *
Very fast tone
Very fast tone