Patent ID: 7049971

Claim:
A system for providing notification of severe weather, the system comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit at least one notification signal for the notification comprising type data indicating a type of severe weather and area designation data for a specific area comprising at least one member of a group consisting of sector data indicating a sector in which the severe weather is expected and city/county data indicating a city/county in which the severe weather is expected and to transmit a test signal at a regular interval; and a plurality of receivers each configured to receive and process the at least one notification signal and, if configured to cover an area corresponding to the specific area identified in the area desienation data, to cause an alarm to be triggered for the type of severe weather for the specific area, wherein each of the receivers comprises a timer configured to time out in a period greater than the regular interval of the test signal, to generate a trouble alarm upon timing out, and to reset upon receiving the test signal.