The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >
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NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather and emergency information directly from a nearby National Weather Service offices. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. NOAA Weather Radio is a also an integral component of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Detailed information about the NWR program can be found on the NWS NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards page. The NWS office in Midland/Odessa has forecast and warning responsibilities for a large part of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. This area of responsibility consists of 26 counties, encompassing around 50,200 square miles, making it the fourth largest county warning area (CWA) in the United States. According to 2012 Census estimates, around 610,111 people live in our County Warning Area. |
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Legacy weather radios sound an alarm anytime an alert tone (1050 Hz) is received, regardless of the affected area. Most new weather radios are equipped with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) technology. These radios can be programmed to produce an alert for one or more counties for certain events. Not all radios that include SAME technology are alike. Some basic weather radio units with SAME technology are hard-coded to alert for any received SAME code. If there is a desire or need to suppress unwanted SAME alerts, look for a radio that supports selectable alerting of events. For extensive information on weather radio features and manufacturer information, please see the NWS NWR Receiver Consumer Information page. Details concerning SAME technology can be found at the NWS NWR Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) page. Each NWR unit will have specific setup instructions. To ensure that your NWR is ready to receive alerts for your area, the following steps are recommended:
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 Map of transmitter sites - click to enlarge |
NOAA weather radio sites in west Texas and southeast New Mexico:
Additional Information: Coverage maps Outage reporting |
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If your weather radio is equipped with Specific Area Message Encoder or SAME technology, you can program your radio to receive weather or other emergency information for particular counties. SAME equipped weather radios are programmed using FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) codes. Please refer to the following tables of FIPS codes for your county.
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The tables below show weather and non-weather events and their corresponding SAME event codes. SAME codes are not actually transmitted for all potential event types at the present time. Actual events containing SAME codes and the 1050 Hz alert tone may vary by office. These tables should only be used for NWR transmitters programmed by the NWS in Midland/Odessa.
Weather-Related Events
Non-Weather-Related Events (National Codes)
Non-Weather-Related Events (State/Local Codes)
Administrative
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