Out of respect for the sort of severe
storms my home in southwest Missouri is subject to, I decided to
purchase a weather alert radio from Midland Radio Corporation over
the internet. The model I selected was the WR300.
It sells for about $44 at the time of this post and had some features
I though might prove useful.
In addition to being a weather radio
that receives the 24/7 broadcasts from the National Weather Service,
the WR300 also is a radio alarm clock that can wake you with nice
gentle music from the station of your choice or by a blast from a
siren. Take your pick!
Yet, what I found to be really cool
about this unit was the fact that it employs S.A.M.E or Specific Area
Message Encoding, which enables the user to target only the county
they reside in (or up to 23 adjacent counties) to receive
notifications of impending severe weather. This is a great feature in
that it allows one to filter out warnings when storms may not even be
near where you live. I was surprised to find out that not only will
it notify a person of the threats of winter storms or tornadoes, but
also of over 60 other hazards including dust storms, floods, law
enforcement and even biological hazards to name a few!
With it's ability to use battery
backup, you can take this radio with you wherever you travel. So, it
makes a great companion for anyone that travels for a living! The
folks at Midland thought of everything with this product. It even
supports and optional external strobe light to be used in loud
environments or in homes with hearing impaired people present.
You definitely get a lot of bang for
the buck with this unit and I would recommend it to anyone out there
who knows that in the event of a severe weather outbreak, that
seconds count!
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