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NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
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NOAA Weather Radio
NOAA Weather Radio
(NWR; also known as
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
) is a network of
radio stations
in the
United States
that broadcast continuous weather information directly from a nearby (<40 miles) Weather Forecast Office of the service's operator,
National Weather Service
(NWS), an agency of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) within the
United States Department of Commerce
. NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts, weather observations and other hazard information 24 hours a day. It also broadcasts alerts of non-weather emergencies such as
national security
, natural, environmental and
public safety
(such as an
AMBER Alert
) through the
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
's (FCC)
Emergency Alert System
.
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