Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >
NOAA WEATHER RADIOS WITH THE SAME FEATURE
With the new Emergency Alert System (EAS) now in operation, each NWR console is equipped with a Specific Area Message Encoder (SAME). This will allow local government, television, radio, cable systems, and the general public, to be notified of watches and/or warnings affecting their specific area. For example, a resident of Hockley County can set up the SAME receiver to alert only for a dangerous weather situation that will affect Hockley County. Radios with the SAME feature are now being sold by companies such as Radio Shack, Wal-Mart and United Supermarkets for as little as $30. These radios require a user to program the FIPS code(s) for the counties in which they are receiving warning alarms. The FIPS codes for our listening area are as follows: (FIPS codes and SAME codes are identical)
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FIPS/SAME Codes
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The state code for Texas is "048" and the county code is indicated by the three numbers following the state code. Example: Lubbock's county code is 303. The state code for New Mexico is "035," and for Oklahoma is "040".
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