Weather Radio

ParsonsWeather.com offers a lot of valuable weather information. To be informed immediately of any threatening weather we recommend you purchase a weather radio with alert capability. Today's weather radios now have a technology called SAME which stands for Specific Area Message Encoding, every county has a unique SAME code. When the National Weather service issues a warning, watch or advisory then only those weather radios that are in the affected areas and have been programmed with the appropriate SAME code or codes will sound an alert tone. Recently the National Weather Service began broadcasting Amber Alerts over weather radios. Severe weather can and has occurred during overnight hours. A weather radio with alert capability can be a life-saver if severe weather strikes while you are asleep.

Most retail stores carry a variety of weather radios. Features that we recommend to look for in a weather radio are:

• SAME Localized reception.

• All 7 NOAA radio channels.

• Portable, easy to carry.

• Runs on battery power in case of power failure.

• Public Alert Certified.

The following table shows the SAME codes for Decatur and surrounding counties with the NOAA stations that issue the alerts for those counties.

County	SAME Code	NOAA Station	Frequency
Benton	047005	Lobelville Vale Waverly	162.525 162.450 162.400
Carroll	047017	Jackson Vale	162.550 162.450
Chester	047023	Jackson	162.550
Decatur	047039	Lobelville	162.525
Hardin	047071	Booneville, MS Jackson	162.400 162.550
Henderson	047077	Jackson Lobelville	162.550 162.525
McNairy	047109	Booneville, MS Jackson	162.400 162.550
Perry	047135	Lobelville	162.525
Wayne	047181	Clifton Lawrenceburg Lobelville	162.500 162.425 162.525

For a complete list of SAME codes and NOAA frequencies, click here.