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| NOAA Weather Radio |
By nature and by design, NOAA Weather Radio coverage is limited to an area within 40 miles of the transmitter. The quality of what is heard is dictated by the distance from the transmitter, local terrain, and the quality and location of the receiver. In general, those using a high quality receiver on flat terrain or at sea can expect reliable reception far beyond 40 miles. Those with standard receivers, surrounded by large buildings in cities and those in mountain valleys may experience little or no reception at considerably less than 40 miles. If possible, a receiver should be tested in the location where it will be used prior to purchase. NOAA Weather Radio is directly available to approximately 70 to 80 percent of the U.S. population. The National Weather Service is currently engaged in a program to increase coverage to 95 percent of the population. If you have a question regarding technical aspects of NOAA Weather Radio (such as transmitter locations and reception and transmitter characteristics of a station) or are interested in becoming a partner with the National Weather Service in identifying or providing local funding and facilities for the installation of a Weather Radio transmitter, please contact your nearest National Weather Service Office or the National Weather Service, Dissemination Systems Section (Attn: W/OSO153), 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. If you have a question about the weather information broadcast over NOAA Weather Radio, please contact the local National Weather Service office responsible for programming the station, or the National Weather Service, Office of Meteorology, Customer Service (Attention: W/OMII), 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or click in here for more information. In the most sophisticated alerting system, NOAA Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME), digital coding is employed to activate only those special receivers programmed for specific emergency conditions in a specific area, typically a county. SAME can activate specially equipped radio and cable television receivers and provide a short text message that identifies the location and type of emergency. SAME will be the primary activator for the new Emergency Alert System planned by the Federal Communications Commission. Under a January 1975 White House policy statement, NOAA Weather Radio was designated the sole Government-operated radio system to provide direct warnings into private homes for both natural disasters and nuclear attack. This concept is being expanded to include warnings for all hazardous conditions that pose a threat to life and safety, both at a local and national level. NOAA Weather Radio currently broadcasts from over 425 FM transmitters in fifty states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Saipan on seven frequencies in the VHF band, ranging from 162.400 to 162.550 megahertz (MHz). These frequencies are outside the normal AM or FM broadcast bands. Special radios that receive only NOAA Weather Radio, both with and without special alerting features, are available from several manufacturers. In addition, other manufacturers are including NOAA Weather Radio as a special feature on an increasing variety of receivers. NOAA Weather Radio capability is currently available on some automobile, aircraft, marine, citizens band, and standardAM/FM radios as well as communications receivers, transceivers, scanners, and cable TV. NOAA Weather Radio is a service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. As the "Voice of the National Weather Service," it provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information from local National Weather Service offices. Weather messages are repeated every 4 to 6 minutes and are routinely updated every I to 6 hours or more frequently in rapidly changing local weather or if a nearby hazardous environmental condition exists. Most stations operate 24 hours daily. The regular broadcasts are specifically tailored to weather information needs of the people within the service area of the transmitter. For example, in addition to general weather information, stations in coastal areas provide information of interest to mariners. Other specialized information, such as hydrological forecasts and climatological data may be broadcast. During severe weather, National Weather Service forecasters can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts and insert special warning messages concerning imminent threats to life and property. The forecaster can also add special signals to warnings that trigger "alerting" features of specially equipped receivers. In the simplest case, this signal activates audible or visual alarms, indicating that an emergency condition exists within the broadcast areas of the station being monitored, and alerts the listener to turn up the volume and stay tuned for more information. More sophisticated receivers are automatically turned on and set to an audible volume when an alert is received.
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Alabama
AUBURN 162.525 BIRMINGHAM 162.550 CULLMAN 162.450 DEMOPOLIS 162.475 DOZIER 162.550 FLORENCE 162.475 FORT PAYNE 162.500 HUNTSVILLE 162.400 JACKSON 162.500 LOUISVILLE 162.475 MOBILE 162.550 MONTGOMERY 162.400 TUSCALOOSA 162.400 WINFIELD 162.525 Alaska ANCHORAGE 162.550CORDOVA 162.550 CRAIG 162.400 FAIRBANKS 162.550 HAINES 162.400 HOMER 162.400 JUNEAU 162.550 KETCHIKAN 162.550 KODIAK 162.550 NOME 162.550 SEWARD 162.550 SITKA 162.550 VALDEZ 162.550 WRANGELL 162.400 YAKUTAT 162.400 Arizona FLAGSTAFF 162.400GRAND CANYON (Hopi Point) 162.475 PHOENIX 162.550 PRESCOTT 162.525 TUCSON 162.400 WINDOW ROCK 162.550 YUMA 162.550 Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE 162.475FORT SMITH 162.550 GURDON 162.475 JONESBORO 162.550 LITTLE ROCK 162.550 MOUNTAIN VIEW 162.400 RUSSELLVILLE 162.525 STAR CITY 162.400 TEXARKANA 162.550 California
BAKERSFIELD 162.550COACHELLA 162.400 EUREKA 162.400 FRESNO 162.400 GRASS VALLEY(Wolf Mt.) 162.400 LOSANGELES 162.550 MONTEREY 162.550 MONTEREY MARINE 162.450 PT ARENA/UKIAH 162.550 REDOING 162.550 SACRAMENTO 162 550 SAN DIEGO 162.400 SAN FRANCISCO 162.400 SAN FRANCISCOvAR'NE 162.450 SAN LUIS OBISPO 162.550 SANTAANNA MOUNTAINS 162.450 SANTA BARBARA 162.400
SANTABARBARAMAR`NE 162.475
Colorado BETHUNE 162.525 COLORADO SPRINGS 162.475 DENVER 162.550 FORT COLLINS 162.450 GRAND JUNCTION 162.550 GREELEY 162.400 LA JUNTA 162.500 MEAD/LONGMONT 162.475
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ColoradoGREELEY 162.400LA JUNTA 162.500 MEAD/LONGMONT 162.475 PUEBLO 162.400 STERLING 162.400 Connecticut HARTFORD 162.475 MERIDEN 162.400 NEW LONDON 162.550
Delaware LEWES 162.550 Florida BELLE GLADE 162.400 DAYTONABEACH 162.400 EASTPOINT 162.500 FORT MYERS 162.475 FORT PIERCE 162.425 GAINESVILLE 162.475 INVERNESS 162.400 JACKSONVILLE 162.550 KEY WEST 162.400 MELBOURNE 162.550 MIAMI 162.550 OCALA 162.525 ORLANDO 162.475 PANAMACITY 162.550 PENSACOLA 162.400 SALEM 162.425 SEBRiNG 162.500 TALLAHASSEE 162.400 TAMPA 162.550 WEST PALM BEACH 162.475 Georgia ATHENS 162.400 ATLANTA 162.550 AUGUSTA 162.550 BAXLEY 162.525 CHATSWORTH 162.400 COLUMBUS 162.400 MACON 162.475 PELHAM 162.550 SAVANNAH 162.400 VALDOSTA 162.500 WAYCROSS 162.475 WAYNESBORO 162.425 Hawaii HAWAII (South Point) 162.550 HAWAII (Kulani Cone) 162.550 KAUAI (Kokee) 162.400 MAUI (Mt. Haleakaia) 162.400 OAHU (Mt. Kaala) 162.550 OAHU (Hawaii Kai) 162.400 Idaho BOISE 162.550 LEWISTON 162.550 MCCALL 162.475 POCATELLO 162.550 TWIN FALLS 162.400 Illinois CHAMPAIGN 162.550 CHICAGO 162.550 MARION 162.425 PEORIA 162.475 ROCK ISLAND/MOLINE 162.550 ROCKFORD 162.475 SPRINGFIELD 162.400 Indiana BLOOMINGTON 162.450 EVANSVILLE 162.550 FORT WAYNE 162.550 INDIANAPOLIS 162.550 LAFAYETTE (Yeoman) 162.475 LOUISVILLE, KY 162.475 MARION 162.450
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Indiana SOUTH BEND 162.400 TERRE HAUTE 162.400 lowa CEDAR RAPIDS 162.475 DES MOINES 162.550 DUBUQUE 162.400 SIOUX CITY 162.475 WATERLOO 162.550
Kansas CHANUTE 162.400 COLBY/GOODLAND 162.400 CONCORDIA 162.550 DODGE CITY 162.475 ELLSWORTH 162.400 LENORA 162.425 TOPEKA 162.425 TRIBUNE 162.550 WICHITA 162.550
Kentucky ASHLAND 162.550 80WLING GREEN 162.400 COVINGTON 162.550 ELIZABETHTOWN 162.550 HAZARD 162.475 JACKSON 162.425 LEXINGTON 162.400 MADISON COUNTY (CSEPP) 162.525 MAYFIELD 162.475 PAINTSVILLE 162.525 PIKEVILLE 162.400 SOMERSET 162.550
Louisiana ALEXANDRIA 162.475 BATON ROUGE 162.400 BURAS 162.475 LAFAYETTE 162.550 LAKE CHARLES 162.400 MONROE 162.550 MORGAN CITY 162.475 NEW ORLEANS 162.550 SHREVEPORT 162.400
Maine CARIBOU 162.125 DRESDEN 162.475 ELLSWORTH 162.400 FALMOUTH 162. 550
Mariana Islands SAIPAN (Ml. Tapochau) 162.550 GUAM (Nimitz Hill) 162.400
Maryland BALTIMORE 162.400 HAGERSTOWN 162.475 SALISBURY 162.475
Massachusetts BOSTON 162.475 HYANNIS (Camp Edwards) 162.550 MT GREYLOCK 162.525 WORCESTER 162.550
Michigan ALPENA 162.550 DETROIT 162.550 FLINT 162.475 GAYLORD 162.500 GRAND RAPIDS 162.550 HESPERIA 162.475 HOUGHTON 162.400 MARQUETTE 162.550 ONONDAGA 162.400 OSHTEMO 162.475 SAULT STE MARIE 162.550 TRAVERSE CITY 162.400
Minnesota BEMIDJI 162.425 DETROIT LAKES 162.400 DULUTH 162.550 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 162.5506
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Minnesota MANKATO 162.400 MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL 162.550 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 162.550 ROOSEVELT 162.475 ST CLOUD 162.475 THIEF RIVER FALLS 162.550 WILLMAR 162.475 Mississippi ACKERMAN 162.475 BOONEVILLE 162.550 BUDE 162.550 COLUMBIA 162.400 GULFPORT 162.400 HATTIESBURG 162.475 INVERNESS 162.550 JACKSON 162.400 MERIDIAN 162.550 OXFORD 162.400
Missouri BOURBON 162.525 CAMDENTON 162.550 COLUMBIA 162.400 HANNIBAL 162.475 HERMITAGE 162.450 JOPLIN 162.425 KANSAS CITY 162.550 SIKESTON 162.400 SPRINGFIELD 162.400 ST. JOSEPH 162.400 ST LOUIS 162.550 SUMMERSVILLE 162.475
Montana BILLINGS 162.550 BUTTE 162.550 GLASGOW 162.400 GLENDIVE 162.475 GREAT FALLS 162.550 HAVRE (Squaw Butte) 162.400 HELENA 162.400 KALISPELL 162.550 MILES CITY 162.400 MISSOULA 162.400 PLENTYWOOD 162.475 SCOBEY 162.450
Nebraska BASSETT 162.475 GRAND ISLAND 162.400 HOLDREGE 162.475 LINCOLN 162.475 MERRIMAN 162.400 NORFOLK 162.550 NORTH PLATTE 162.550 OMAHA 162.400 SCOTTSBLUFF 162.550
Nevada ELKO 162.550ELY (Cave Mhn) 162.400 EUREKA 162.550 HAWTHORNE 162.475 NORTHWEST NEVADA 162.450 HAWTHORNE 162.475 LAS VEGAS (Boulder City) 162.550 RENO 162.550 WINNEMUCCA 162.400 New Hampshire CONCORD 162.400 New Jersey ATLANTIC CITY 162.400
New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE 162.400CARLSBAD 162.475 CLOVIS 162.475 DES MOINES 162.550 FARMINGTON 162.475 HOBBS 162400 LAS CRUCES 162 400 RUIDOSO 162 550 SANTA FE 162 550
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New York Albany 162.550Binghamton 162.475 Buffalo 162.550 Elmira 162.400 KINGSTON 162.475 NEW YORK CITY 162.550 RIVERHEAD 162.475 ROCHESTER 162.400 STAMFORD 162.400 SYRACUSE 162.550 WATERTOWN 162.475 North Carolina ASHEVILLE 162.400BADEN 162.425 CAPE HATTERAS 162.475 CHARLOTTE 162.475 FAYETTEVILLE 162.475 NEW BERN 162.400 RALEIGH/DURHAM 162.550 ROCKY MOUNT 162.475 WILMINGTON 162.550 WINSTON-SALEM 162.400 North Dakota BISMARCK 162.475DEVILS LAKE 162.425 DICKINSON 162.400 FARGO 162.475 GRAND FORKS 162.475 JAMESTOWN 162.550 MINOT 162.400 PETERSBURG 162.400 WILLISTON 162.550 Ohio AKRON 162.400BRIDGEPORT 162.525 CLEVELAND 162.550 COLUMBUS 162.550 DAYTON 162.474 HIGH HILL 162.475 LIMA 162.400 SANDUSKY 162.400 TOLEDO 162.550 Oklahoma CLINTON 162.475ENID 162.475 LAWTON 162.550 MCALESTER 162.475 OKLAHOMA CITY 162.400 PONCACITY 162.450 TULSA 162.550
Oregon ASTORIA 162.400BEND/REDMOND 162.500 BROOKINGS 162.550 COOS BAY 162.400 EUGENE 162.400 HERMISTON 162.425 KLAMATH FALLS 162.550 MEDFORD 162.400 MT ASHLAND 162.475 NEWPORT 162.550 PENDLETON 162.400 PORTLAND 162.550 ROSEBURG 162.550 SALEM 162.475
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TILLAMOOK 162.475UMATILLA 162.500 Pennsylvania ALLENTOWN 162.400CLEARFIELD 162.550 ERIE 162.400 HARRISBURG 162.550 JOHNSTOWN 162.400 PHILADELPHIA 162.475 PITTSBURGH 162.550 STATE COLLEGE 162.475 TOWANDA 162.550 WELLSBORO 162.475 WILKES-BARRE 162.550 WILLIAMSPORT 162.400
Puerto Rico MARICAO 162.550SAN JUAN 162.400
Rhode Island PROVIDENCE 162.400South Carolina BEAUFORT 162.475CHARLESTON 162.550 COLUMBIA 162.400 CONWAY/MYRTLE BEACH 162.400 CROSS 162.475 FLORENCE 162.550 GREENVILLE 162.550 SUMTER 162.475 South Dakota ABERDEEN 162.475HURON 162.550 PIERRE 162.400 RAPID CITY 162.550 SIOUX FALLS 162.400 Tennessee BRISTOL 162.550CHATTANOOGA 162.550 COOKEVILLE 162.400 JACKSON 162.550 KNOXVILLE 162.475 LAWRENCEBURG 162.425 MEMPHIS 162.475 NASHVILLE 162.550 SHELBYVILLE 162.475 WAVERLY 162.400 Texas ABILENE 162.400AMARILLO 162.550 AUSTIN 162.400 BEAUMONT 162.475 BIG SPRING 162.475 BROWNSVILLE 162.550 BRYAN/COLLEGESTATiON 162.550 DALLAS/FT WORTH 162.400 CORPUS CHRISTI 162.550 DEL RIO 162.400 EL PASO 162.475 GALVESTON 162.550 HOUSTON 162.400 KERRVILLE 162.450 LAREDO 162.475 LLANO 162.425 LUBBOCK 162.400 LUFKIN 162.550 ODESSAVMIDLAND 162.400
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PARIS 162.550PHARR 162.400 SANANGELO 162.550 SAN ANTONIO 162.550 SHERMAN 162.475 TYLER 162.475 VICTORIA 162.400 WACO 162.475 WICHITA FALLS 162.475 Utah LAKE POWELL 162.550LOGAN 162.400 MILFORD/CEDAR CITY 162.400 SALT LAKE CITY 162.550 ST GEORGE (Utah Hill) 162.475 TOOELE (South Mt.) 162.450 TOOELE (demon Hills) 162.525 VERNAL 162.400 Vermont BURLINGTON 162.400MARLBORO 162.425 WINDSOR 162.475 Virginia HEATHSVILLE 162.400LYNCHBURG 162.550 NORFOLK 162.550 RICHMOND 162.475 ROANOKE 162.475 WASHINGTON, DC (Manassas) 162.550 Virgin Islands ST THOMAS 162.475Washington NEAH BAY 162.550OKANAGAN (funk Mt.) 162.525 OLYMPIA 162.475 PORTANGELESMAR'NE 162.425 RICHLAND 162.450 SEATTLE 162.550 SPOKANE 162.400 WENATCHEE 162.475 YAKIMA 162.550 West Virginia BECKLEY 162.550CHARLESTON 162.400 CLARKSBURG 162.550 GILBERT 162.475 HINTON 162.425 MOOREFIELD 162.400 SPENCER 162.500 SUTTON 162.450 Wisconsin ADAMS 162.400GREEN BAY 162.550 LACROSSE 162.550 MADISON 162.550 MENOMONIE 162.400 MILWAUKEE 162.400 PARK FALLS 162.500 SISTER BAY 162.425 WAUSAU 162.475 Wyoming CASPER MOUNTAIN 162.550CHEYENNE162.475 LANDER 162.475 SHERIDAN 162.475
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