Don t leave home without the WR601! This portable Public Alert Radio provides emergency alerts anywhere in the U.S. When traveling boating hiking or working outdoors use the WR601 to receive weather information and emergency broadcasts from the National Weather Service.Monitors U.S. Emergency All Hazards and Emergency Alert System (EAS) weather bulletins warnings forecastsReceives all National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) reports which provides all available emergency advisories on tornadoes severe thunderstorms floods evacuations civil danger warnings moreFlexible programmingselect Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) broadcasts in up to 6 different counties100 decibel audio alarm with visual alert signal3 levels of NOAA messages: Statement Watch WarningDual alarm with snooze functionIncludes convenient stand (to hold unit) and AC AdapterNon Volatile Memory Back-upUpdated for Public Alert Certification