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" This is the National Weather Service office in ( city ).

The preceding signal was a test of the warning alarm system of National Weather Service radio station ( call sign of station ) in ( location ).

During potential or actual dangerous weather situations, specially built receivers are automatically activated by this signal to warn of the impending hazard.

Tests of this signal and receivers ' performance are usually conducted by this Weather Service office on Wednesdays at ( time ).

When there is a threat of severe weather, or existing severe weather is in the area on Wednesday, the test will be postponed until the next available good-weather day.

( Alt.

the test will be cancelled, and a short message stating the reason for the cancellation will be broadcast.

) Reception of this broadcast, and especially the warning alarm signal, will vary at any given location.

The variability, normally more noticeable at greater distances from the transmitter, will occur even though you are using a good quality receiver in perfect working order.

To provide the most consistent warning service possible, the warning alarm will be activated only for selected watches and warnings affecting the following counties: ( list of counties.

N. B.

When more than one state is involved, the name of the state comes before the list of counties ; for example, on KID-77 in Kansas City, it runs: " in Missouri: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, and Ray ; and in Kansas: Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte, and Douglas.

") This concludes the test of the warning alarm system of NOAA Weather Radio ( call sign ).

We now return to normal programming.