Weather Radios

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This page contains detailed information about NOAA Weather Radio, which involve several radio stations that broadcast current weather and its conditions 24/7. It also has details about its benefits and where you can obtain a NOAA Weather Radio.

Benefits

• Be warned of approaching storms so you and your family can seek shelter before the storm arrives
• You can listen to the broadcast no matter where your workplace may be
• If your radio is portable, you can take it anywhere:
  • Sports outings
  • Picnics
  • Camping & boating
• A weather radio is peace of mind!

Why buy a weather radio?

Did you know that there are radio stations that broadcast current weather and its conditions 24 hours a day? Did you know that you can tune into these stations from almost anywhere across the nation with the help of a NOAA Weather Radio?

Who is the source that keeps the public informed on continuous weather information? The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along with the National Weather Service brings continuous coverage through SAME weather radios. The NOAA network consists of more that 425 stations in the 50 states including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories.

Weather radios broadcast warnings, expected weather conditions, and post information following natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, tropical storms and hurricanes, heavy winds, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. NOAA weather radios are equipped with different sound capabilities. There are distinctive tone alarms that alert the listeners to severe weather conditions. Those alarms are only available in weather radios.

The hearing and visually impaired can also get these warnings by connecting weather radios with alarm tones to other kinds of attention-getting devices like strobe lights, pagers, bed-shakers, personal computers and text printers.

Who needs NOAA weather radio?

Receivers should be a must-have for every home and business. They can be found in many places such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, grocery stores, airports, recreation centers, places of worship, office buildings and other public-gathering places. If it is important to have NOAA weather radios in those places, it should be just as important to have them in the home.

NOAA weather radios save lives and they can keep your family safe. By having a weather radio, you can be safe by preparing for expected weather conditions.

Douglas County Stations
Location	Frequency	Call	Watts
Topeka, Kansas	162.475	WXK91	1000
Kansas City, Missouri	162.550	KID77	1000

S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) County Codes
Location	Code
Douglas County	020045
Franklin County	020059
Jefferson County	020087
Johnson County	020091
Leavenworth County	020103
Miami County	020121
Shawnee County	020177

NOTE: For more S.A.M.E. county codes, visit the 'NOAA S.A.M.E. Codes' webpage at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/CntyCov/nwrKS.htm

How expensive are weather radios?

Weather radios cost less than a new pair of shoes. Like other electronics, the price varies depending on the size of the model. Many NOAA weather radios have digital technology and tone alarms that are not found in standard radios. They can be small and convenient, and many are the size of a small desktop radio. They can be powered by AC adapters and radios.

Where can I buy a weather radio in Douglas County?

Radio Shack

• 6th & Kasold
• 33rd & Iowa - In front of Target
• 23rd & Louisiana - The Malls
• (Radios range from $49-$69)

Wal-Mart

• 33rd & Iowa
• (Radios range from $31.08-$79.66