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When a test or demo alert occurs – Midland Radio WR-300 User Manual

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EMERGENCY

ACTION

TERMINATION

Emergency action
termination

Low siren *

SEVERE WEATHER

STATEMENT

Severe weather
statement

Low siren *

SPECIAL WEATHER

STATEMENT

Special weather
statement

Low siren *

FLASH FLOOD

STATEMENT

Flash flood statement

Low siren *

FLOOD

STATEMENT

Flood statement

Low siren *

HURRICANE

STATEMENT

Hurricane statement

Low siren *

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. When the

designated time has passed the display message and light will be

reset to their normal state.

Reviewing Overlapping Alerts

The WR-300 radio can store up to TEN different alerts (with

overlapping effective times) in its memory. If the radio receives a

new alert while a previous alert is still in effect, is automatically

displays the alert description and sounds the alert for the new alert

message. To scroll backward and forward through the radio’s

memory and review all the effective alerts, press the UP arrow

key to view the latest alert or the DOWN key to review the last 10

active alerts. Those alerts which have expired will be shown with

“EXP” below the alert name.

When a Test or Demo Alert Occurs

NWR sends out weekly test and occasional demonstration signals

to let everyone with weather monitor receivers verify the