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MIDLAND 74-250 Owner Manual User Manual

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to listen to the broadcast for the 5 minutes press and release
the “Snooze/Func” button to mute the speaker.



USING THE ALERT FUNCTION:

When your 74-250 receives alert, an audible alert tone is heard
(depending on settings) and the display will scroll showing the
nature of the alert, watch, warning, statement, and the time the
alert was received. The audio will be turned on (depending on
settings) to allow you to hear the broadcast. The LED on top of
the radio will flash red indicating the radio has received an alert.
The alert duration can be between 15
minutes and 6 hours. This duration is
determined by the NWS.

NWR Alert Descriptions

This table contains the NWR descriptions of all the types of alerts
that your 74-250 will display. The display text and type of alert
sound are shown for each type of alert

What You See

Alert Sound

Tornado Watch

Fast siren

Tornado Warning

Very fast siren

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Fast siren

Sever Thunderstorm Warning

Very fast siren

Flash Flood Watch

Fast siren

Flash Flood Warning

Very fast siren

Flood Watch

Fast siren

Flood Warning

Very fast siren

Winter Storm Watch

Fast siren

Winter Storm Warning

Very fast siren

Blizzard Warning

Very fast siren

High Wind Watch

Fast siren