Features:

  • NOAA Weather Scan+ Alert - NOAA Weather Scan will automatically scan through 7 available weather (WX) band channels with flood, tornado, thunderstorm, civil danger warnings, and more. It also locks onto the strongest weather channel to alert you of severe weather updates. NOAA Weather Alert will sound an alarm indicating that there is a risk of severe weather hazards and emergencies in your area.
  • Programming - S.A.M.E. - The Specific Area Message Encoding automatically locks on to your county’s NOAA weather radio signal requiring minimal programming from the user. CUSTOM - Program your radio to receive weather alerts from up to 23 different counties and be alerted only when those specific counties are threatened.
  • Warning System Options - Customize the way that you would like to be alerted: 90 dB siren alarm, voice alert, or visual LED flasher.
  • Event Expiration Indicator - The display will show an abbreviated expiration (EXP) when an alert has expired.
  • Alarm Clock - The built-in clock features an alarm with a snooze button and a AM/FM Radio with 6 memory channels. Wake up to local weather, AM/FM, or buzz. It automatically switches from AM/FM to pertinent all-hazard alerts.
Perfect device to find out about your weather alerts

Love this device! Perfect for finding out about your local weather and keeping track of weather events. Just plug it in, set the time, and set your local staton (very important to pick the staton near your residence). When you do those steps, you are good to go.... Highly recommend the radio....

was nice getting the alerts ahead of

Arrived right before Irma hit, was nice getting the alerts ahead of time

this radio is perfect! It never drifts and is extremely reliable as ...

I purchased this as a clock radio because it allows digitally preset stations that lock in accurately and never drift - I was fed up with a prior series of clock radios whose tuning was never exactly "on" and required nearly constant resetting. As such, this radio is perfect! It never drifts and is extremely reliable as radio alarm clock. In addition, its sound is fairly good - only slightly tinny. The weather features are a most welcome bonus - having the options of choice for the types of weather emergencies that trigger an alarm, as well as having a choice of voice or siren weather alarm and varying the size of the geographic area covered, are outstanding features. Its sensitivity is excellent so I don't need an external antenna. Midland appears to have thought of most everything! Only the instruction manual bears rewriting to make it easier to follow when programming the radio. This is an excellent product at a very good price.

Great build and audio quality, could use a better UI

UPDATE 8/23/2018: This radio already paid for itself in just a few weeks of owning it. It alerted us to an unexpected severe thunderstorm while we were in our RV, minutes before 60mph gusts and quarter-sized hail hit. We were able to roll in our awning just before the storm hit, while a few of our neighbors had their awnings damaged (which, if you're unfamiliar with RVs, is a few-hundred-dollar repair). I've upped my rating to 5 stars because of this, despite my criticisms below. I'm impressed with the build quality of this radio. It feels solidly constructed, and the buttons seem durable for years of use. The audio quality is also excellent, as local FM stations come in very clear and the weather station is as clear as its low-quality broadcast can be. I have yet to try this on battery power, but I assume that's a well-solved problem by now. I like that the display includes a gauge of the battery state of charge, so that I know just from looking at the screen if I need to replace them ahead of a storm. Also it's great that the power adapter is micro-USB. That means if I ever misplace the power adapter, it's easy to just grab any micro-USB cable and be ready to go. This also makes it easy to plug into a car, laptop, or other USB source if needed during an outage. That's something I wasn't looking for in a weather radio initially, but now that I know of that, I wouldn't buy one that's not powered by USB. My only complaint is that the user interface for configuring the radio and its alerts leaves a lot to be desired. First off, the beeps when you press buttons is very annoying. One of the first things I did was go into the settings and turn the beeps off. But going through the menus and configuring the alerts (i.e. turning off iceburg alerts in Florida...) is time consuming and annoying. Also as far as I can tell you can't change the severity of an alert, which would be a good feature to have. If they would improve the user interface in a future model and add additional radio presets, I'd upgrade for sure.

This is the one we have and it's plenty loud and easy for someone tech-dumb to program

We've had this for a few years but I've never felt the need to write a review. We had a tornado go by our house a couple nights ago in TX. Friends were all upset that their phones didn't alert them to the Tornado Watch or Warning. Our phones didn't go off either, but luckily we have this radio which woke us up AND we could hear the sirens outside. If you can't hear the sirens inside your house, you NEED one of these weather radios. The sirens are for people who are OUTSIDE. They aren't meant to be the warning device indoors. This is the one we have and it's plenty loud and easy for someone tech-dumb to program. I leave all tech stuff to my husband but one time he was out of town and I had to reprogram it. The instructions come with it and are online so you can do it even if you lose the original.

Much easier to program than the previous model

Purchased this to replace the other (second) weather radio we have that cannot be programmed for specific area warnings. Our first radio is the previous version of this one. This new one, as stated in the description, is far easier to program the counties that you wish to know about as you no longer have to enter the county codes. You simply pick your state, then, one by one, pick the counties you want to receive alerts for. Be advised, however, that unlike the older model, the display on this is an led display, as opposed to the lcd display of the previous version. What that means is that it is illuminated all the time, and if you would be placing this radio in a bedroom and you are sensitive to having any sort of light in the room while you sleep, you might not appreciate how bright the display on this unit is, even on the low setting (there's only low & high), and there's no way to totally shut off the display.

Very pleased

I just got my little weather radio and got it all set up. Set up wasn't the most intuitive thing, but if you actually read the directions, you'll be fine. It took me about 15 minutes to get everything set up (SAME code, specifically enabling/disabling each type of alert, etc.). The radio looks nice and sleek - so it won't ruin your decor if you leave it out where people can see it. This was one of the things that really attracted me to this brand / model - who wants one of those ugly bright orange boxes sitting out on the counter all the time! (And if you live in tornado alley, like I do, you NEED to leave this thing set up all the time). The sound quality was not wonderful - but given the price point, this is totally expected. My ONLY complaint is that the text on the LCD screen isn't very dark, so sometimes it can be hard to read against the backlight. But, all in all, I am very pleased with this machine and happy to have it in my home! I ordered one for my parents too - at this price point you can afford to get them for your loved ones to help keep everyone safer. *Update* - forgot to mention - this radio is SILVER, not white. For some reason I thought it looked white to me in the photos. It's a nice color though.

Hope I don't need it.

Nice unit. It took a little bit of time to get it set up correctly. Definitely worth having in our RV.

A home must

I've been a weather enthusiast for years and have always had a handheld weather radio that blew your doors off with warning alarms so loud that it was really intrusive. Not only that, but they were warnings that didn't pertain to us (county flood warnings that were nowhere near us etc...) I wanted something customizeable to my needs and had a better volume control. The amount of customization and warnings offered is staggerring. The clock radio aspect is just a bonus. It's worked well and I highly recommend it

Easy to set up and customize!

This weather radio is great! It took a little time to fully customize the county codes and to select which alerts I wanted to activate the alarm. It wasn't complicated, but there were a few times you were referred to the NOAA website for codes. I was able to silence codes like flash flood warning, etc. that don't apply since I live on top of a hill. Also, you have the option to silence "watches" so you don't get unnecessary alarms in the middle of the night. Plus the alarm volume is adjustable. The weather radio always gives us an alert well in advance of the local news station. This is worth the investment!

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