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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. The National Weather Service also sends out 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 and online stores carry a variety of weather radios. We recommend Midland weather radios, they are reliable and have these important features:

• SAME Localized reception.
• All 7 NOAA radio channels.
• Public Alert Certified.
• Portable.
• Runs on battery power in case of power failure.


The following is a listing of SAME codes for Decatur and surrounding counties,
along with the NOAA station location and frequency that issues the alerts.

Radio Cards
Decatur
SAME Code: 047039
Stations: 2
Lobelville
Clifton
162.525
162.500
Henderson
SAME Code: 047077
Stations: 2
Jackson
Lobelville
162.550
162.525
Perry
SAME Code: 047135
Stations: 3
Lobelville
Clifton
Waverly
162.525
162.500
162.400
Benton
SAME Code: 047005
Stations: 3
Lobelville
Vale
Waverly
162.525
162.450
162.400
Carroll
SAME Code: 047017
Stations: 2
Jackson
Vale
162.550
162.450
Chester
SAME Code: 047023
Stations: 1
Jackson
162.550
Hardin
SAME Code: 047071
Stations: 3
Booneville MS
Jackson
Clifton
162.400
162.550
162.500
Wayne
SAME Code: 047181
Stations: 3
Clifton
Lawrenceburg
Lobelville
162.500
162.425
162.525

A complete list of SAME codes and NOAA stations are available here.