National Weather Service (NWS) 24-Hour Weather Broadcast

For those of you who do not know about NOAA's 24-hour automated weather broadcasts, I thought I would cover it in this post. 

The National Weather Service (NWS) continually broadcasts updated weather conditions, warnings, advisories, and forecasts 24-hours a day nationwide from the NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) data center.

NOAA WEATHER BROADCAST RADIO IS THE BEST MEANS TO RECEIVE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. These broadcasts can be received by NOAA Weather Radios sold in many departments stores and by most police radio scanners.

Nationwide NWS Broadcast Station Frequencies

One or more of the following NWS channels can be heard in most areas of the U.S. Most scanners come with these channels pre-programmed and accessed by a one-touch button labeled "WX".

If you have an older model scanner or your scanner does not have a one-touch weather button, simply program these frequencies into your scanner to find the one for your area. Or, if your scanner has a search feature, search between 162.400 and 162.550.

Channel - Frequency

Ch.1 - 162.550
Ch.2 - 162.400
Ch.3 - 162.475
Ch.4 - 162.425
Ch.5 - 162.450
Ch.6 - 162.500
Ch.7 - 162.525

You can also find the location and frequency of your nearest NOAA Weather Radio transmitter by using the index located on the following page:

National Weather Service - Radio Transmitter Stations http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm#nwrstations

Scanning Severe Weather Conditions

IF YOU HAVE A SCANNER, MONITOR THE WEATHER FREQUENCIES LISTED ABOVE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER ADVISORIES AND CURRENT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS YOUR LOCAL POLICE & FIRE FREQUENCIES!

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER, MONITOR YOUR LOCAL TV OR NEWS RADIO FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND/OR ADVISORIES! MAKE SURE you stock extra batteries for your scanner or portable radio.

Weather Links & Resources 

National Weather Service (NWS)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov/

NOAA National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

National Skywarn - Severe Weather
http://www.skywarn.net/

US Doppler Radar Sites
http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html

Intellicast Weather
http://www.intellicast.com/

The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/

AccuWeather.com
http://www.accuweather.com/

NOAA Significant Event Imagery
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/OSEIiod.html

Hurricane Preparedness
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

That's it for now. Till next time, stay safe! As always, if you have a comment or addition to this post, please feel free to share it with others in the comment section and please subscribe to this blog.

-RF
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