Does it warn about tornados
1015970
Dear Rebecca,I would buy something else if I were you. The radio, which I sent back, was a piece of crap and very poorly made. I would go to your local Radio Shack and buy a good radio which they have if that is what you want to be warned of. Stay away from this radio which is really bad news.
1015971
We are extremely please with our radio. Give warnings to take shelter when tornado is in the surrounding area. Much better than the sirens in our town. Not certain why the other reviewer stated it does not turn on, ours does, maybe ours is a different model or newer. I have had ours turn on during late hours and was loud enough to wake me out of a sound sleep.
1015972
Yes. It warns about any weather issue in your area. You just have to have the radio set to the correct frequency and you have to have it on all the time. Fair warning...you'll hear every alert in your area...high winds to heavy rain to tornadoes. In my household we only turn on the device when we get a hurricane nearby. Otherwise it's off because there are too many alerts/alarms and they wake everyone up.
1015973
No. It does not. Not automatically. Some weather radios will automatically turn themselves on and start playing warnings from the national weather service. This radio does not. I would not buy this radio again for any reason. The charging crank broke-off after turning for 3 minutes. It's a nice gimmick (the crank-charger) but in the case of a real natural disaster or just a prolonged power-outage, do yourself a favor. Buy a small, battery-powered radio with an antenna and keep an extra set of batteries in the closet. Much more dependable. If the world goes to pot so bad that you can't find/buy batteries anymore, you should really forget about radios and focus on making stone knives and spears. No. It does not. Not automatically. Some weather radios will automatically turn themselves on and start playing warnings from the national weather service. This radio does not. I would not buy this radio again for any reason. The charging crank broke-off after turning for 3 minutes. It's a nice gimmick (the crank-charger) but in the case of a real natural disaster or just a prolonged power-outage, do yourself a favor. Buy a small, battery-powered radio with an antenna and keep an extra set of batteries in the closet. Much more dependable. If the world goes to pot so bad that you can't... » Read More No. It does not. Not automatically. Some weather radios will automatically turn themselves on and start playing warnings from the national weather service. This radio does not. I would not buy this radio again for any reason. The charging crank broke-off after turning for 3 minutes. It's a nice gimmick (the crank-charger) but in the case of a real natural disaster or just a prolonged power-outage, do yourself a favor. Buy a small, battery-powered radio with an antenna and keep an extra set of batteries in the closet. Much more dependable. If the world goes to pot so bad that you can't find/buy batteries anymore, you should really forget about radios and focus on making stone knives and spears. « Show Less
1937027
Yeah it picks up weather alerts, police scanner no does not work for me. it would be good
700114
I thought it did, too, given that it's supposed to provide "automatic warning" -- but it doesn't, unless the unit is turned on (if you're listening to AM or FW, it will automatically switch to weather station). Found it out after two tornado warnings didn't set it off -- the tornados that went through southern Indiana this week. I confirmed that with a Midland tech. Good device in a lot of ways, but I gotta by one that warns of dangerous weather whether it's turned on or not.
1568710
Yes it does need to be on to receive an alert. I usually don't have my radio on, unless I am expecting really bad weather. Then I can go to sleep knowing if an alert is generated, I will be awakened and ready to take care of my family. Rest assured, it will get your attention. I recommend this radio to any and everyone.
507072
It's not too windy where I live, but this antenna is lite weight and could be tossed around with a heavy storm I'm sure. If you secure it well you should not have a problem. It does work well.
1604831
Yes it does, but I don't remember at what % it starts to warn you. We crossed the Rockies this summer and it was very helpful.
2229445
The product only detects lightening. From (https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/ChicagoAlertWeb/contents/ext/tornado/tornado_basics.jsp) THE BASICS ABOUT TORNADOS: Does hail, rain, lightning, silence always come before the tornado? Not necessarily, for any of those. Rain, wind, lightning, and hail characteristics vary from storm to storm, from one hour to the next, and even with the direction the storm is moving with respect to the observer. While large hail can indicate the presence of an unusually dangerous thunderstorm, and can happen before a tornado, don't depend on it. Hail, or any particular pattern of rain, lightning or calmness, is not a reliable predictor of tornado threat. The product only detects lightening. From (https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/ChicagoAlertWeb/contents/ext/tornado/tornado_basics.jsp) THE BASICS ABOUT TORNADOS: Does hail, rain, lightning, silence always come before the tornado? Not necessarily, for any of those. Rain, wind, lightning, and hail characteristics vary from storm to storm, from one hour to the next, and even with the direction the storm is moving with respect to the observer. While large hail can indicate the presence of an unusually dangerous thunderstorm, and can happen before a tornado, don't depend on it.... » Read More The product only detects lightening. From (https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/ChicagoAlertWeb/contents/ext/tornado/tornado_basics.jsp) THE BASICS ABOUT TORNADOS: Does hail, rain, lightning, silence always come before the tornado? Not necessarily, for any of those. Rain, wind, lightning, and hail characteristics vary from storm to storm, from one hour to the next, and even with the direction the storm is moving with respect to the observer. While large hail can indicate the presence of an unusually dangerous thunderstorm, and can happen before a tornado, don't depend on it. Hail, or any particular pattern of rain, lightning or calmness, is not a reliable predictor of tornado threat. « Show Less
470611
I'm sorry...we had a tornado in our area and the umbrella was "gone with the wind"...it was very well made, fabric was durable, it worked well...unfortunately, in TX, when the wind comes, everything goes...we are planning to buy another one next summer when our yard is redone...we liked it
2156865
No... in fact I would reccommend you not buy this as Ive never seen mine flash in 2 years of having it properly installed ... and I live in Oklahoma were my weather radio pretty much is constantly alerting for at least half the year. It was a waste of money for me.
777515
It does have a built in FM receiver and will receive NOAA weather info of you program the frequencies. It does not have a weather alert feature.
700115
It has the capability but I haven't experienced a situation where there was a weather emergency to trigger so I can't say that it works.
1632918
it will not wake up on its own to alert you off anything. but it does have a local weather alert station that it Tunes itself to.
120730
Just fine. In fact,a couple days ago we were on tornado alert and there was a pretty bad storm and nothing happened.
844000
There is an Alert setting that will sound a siren-like sound when there is a weather alert. Normally we turn ours off of that setting so we don't get constant alarms unless it's a BIG event or something has a high probability of occurring at night.
385487
Per the website, www.midlandusa.com a tornado warning is one of several alerts that cannot be disabled.
1085373
IT do not alert before radars!Only before fast cars,ambulance, police car and motocycles coming closer..If you want i can send you my haf of price It's new ONE! Send Me an email dcotrim@yahoo.com
76327
Looks like there are old and new manuals floating around. Midland must have upgraded their models. That info was not in the manual that I was looking at. The WR120 that I bought (and returned) a few years ago did not have that feature (at least it wasn't in the manual). Without that feature, a weather radio is useless, unless you enjoy frequently having your sleep unecessarily disturbed . Maybe Midland listened when I called and told them that awhile back.