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