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Lawrence County, Alabama
and Giles County, Tennessee are now in the
Huntsville transmitter (162.400 MHz) coverage
area. Lauderdale County, Alabama is now also
in the Clifton, Tennessee transmitter (162.500
MHz) coverage area. |
Click on a transmitter site on the map
below to get more information, or scroll down to your county
for a list of available transmitters. You can also
click on a surrounding area to get more information about
NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio for that area.
Need help getting your NOAA Weather Radio programmed?
Click here for help programming some common
weather radios, or click
here for user's manuals for other common radios.
Don't live in north Alabama or southern middle Tennessee?
Click here
for nationwide radio station listings by state.
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Arab,
AL |
Cullman,
AL |
Florence/Crooked
Oak, AL |
Fort
Payne/Henagar, AL |
Huntsville,
AL |
Winchester,
TN |
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County |
FIPS/SAME Code |
Transmitter |
Frequency (MHz) |
Call Sign |
Colbert |
001033 |
Florence
(Crooked Oak), AL |
162.475 |
KIH-57 |
Cullman |
001043 |
Arab,
AL
Cullman,
AL |
162.525
162.450 |
WNG-642
WWF-66 |
DeKalb |
001049 |
Arab,
AL
Fort
Payne (Henagar), AL |
162.525
162.500 |
WNG-642
WWF-44 |
Franklin (AL) |
001059 |
Florence
(Crooked Oak), AL |
162.475 |
KIH-57 |
Franklin (TN) |
047051 |
Winchester,
TN Beechgrove,
TN |
162.525 162.475 |
WNG-554 WXK-63 |
Jackson |
001071 |
Arab,
AL
Fort
Payne (Henagar), AL
Huntsville,
AL
Winchester,
TN |
162.525
162.500
162.400
162.525 |
WNG-642
WWF-44
KIH-20
WNG-554 |
Lauderdale |
001077 |
Florence
(Crooked Oak), AL
Clifton,
TN |
162.475
162.500 |
KIH-57
WZ2-506 |
Lawrence |
001079 |
Florence
(Crooked Oak), AL
Huntsville, AL |
162.475
162.400 |
KIH-57
KIH-20 |
Limestone |
001083 |
Huntsville,
AL |
162.400 |
KIH-20 |
Lincoln |
047103 |
Huntsville,
AL
Winchester,
TN
Lawrenceburg,
TN |
162.400
162.525
162.425 |
KIH-20
WNG-554
WWF-84 |
Madison |
001089 |
Arab,
AL
Huntsville,
AL
Winchester,
TN |
162.525
162.400
162.525 |
WNG-642
KIH-20
WNG-554 |
Marshall |
001095 |
Arab,
AL
Fort
Payne (Henagar), AL
Huntsville,
AL |
162.525
162.500
162.400 |
WNG-642
WWF-44
KIH-20 |
Moore |
047127 |
Winchester,
TN
Beechgrove,
TN |
162.525 162.475 |
WNG-554 WXK-63 |
Morgan** |
001103** |
Huntsville,
AL |
162.400 |
KIH-20 |
**Note: Morgan County residents
may choose to use several
sub-county FIPS codes for more specific warning information. |
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Six Ways to Get the Most Out of Your
NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio: |
- Check your weather radio receiver each Wednesday
between 11 AM and 12 PM for the routine weekly test
to ensure that your receiver is in good working order. (Note:
In cases of inclement weather, the weekly test may be postponed
to the next good weather day.)
- Make sure you have your weather radio receiver on the
correct channel for your area corresponding to the correct
frequency. (i.e., 162.400=channel 1, 162.425= channel 2,
etc.)
- Place your weather radio near an exterior window facing
the direction of the nearest weather radio transmitter.
(Transmitters are located on
Monte Sano in Huntsville, near
Crooked Oak in southern Colbert County, near
Henagar in DeKalb County, and in Cullman,
Arab,
and Winchester.
Click here to view a map of area
transmitters.)
- Pull your weather radio antenna all the way out to get
the best reception. If you are close to 40 miles from the
transmitter, you might have to purchase a small external
antenna to ensure that your signal is strong enough to alert
your radio.
- Change out your batteries at least twice a year--just
like you would do with a smoke detector--to ensure your
radio will work if you lose electrical power.
- Double-check that appropriate county FIPS codes have been
entered correctly into your weather radio to ensure proper
warnings are received. It is recommended that you program
in at least a one county buffer zone especially to the west,
southwest and south of your county. This could provide extra
lead time if a warning is issued for an adjacent county.
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What is NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio
(NWR)? |
NWR is a service of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the Department of Commerce.
NWR provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information
directly from each Warning & Forecast Office (WFO) across
the country. Weather messages are recorded and run in a cycle
lasting an average of around four minutes, and are updated
frequently throughout the day.
When severe weather occurs, routine broadcasting will be
interrupted to provide the listener with frequent updates
on severe weather warnings or statements relative to each
listening area. When a severe weather warning is issued and
you are within about 40 miles of a transmitter, specially
equipped receivers will alert, with warning and safety information
following the alert. NWR is now the fastest
way to get your warnings. New technology used by the National
Weather Service (NWS) enables warnings to be broadcast over
NWR just a few seconds after they are issued, adding valuable
lead-time to potentially life-saving warnings. |
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Can't I just tune in with the radio I
already have? Where can I get a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio?
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Weather radio broadcasts on seven high-band frequencies
ranging from 162.4 to 162.55 MHz, which are too high for most
standard radios to receive. This is why you need a special "weather
radio" to receive the broadcast. You can get weather radios
at most common electronics stores for as little as $20, and
many grocery stores around the Tennessee Valley offer weather
radios as well. You can get more information about buying a
weather radio by clicking
here. |
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Am I able to receive NWR broadcasts at
my location? |
NWR broadcasts can usually be heard as far away
as 40 miles from a transmitter site, and at times at further
distances. The effective range depends on many factors, including
transmitter power, height of the antenna, terrain, quality of
the receiver and atmospheric conditions. The National Weather
Service Office in Huntsville broadcasts from 6 transmitters
located throughout north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.
Click here to determine which transmitter(s)
you should be able to receive. |
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How do I know my weather radio is programmed
correctly? |
NWS Huntsville usually conducts our routine
weekly test each Wednesday between 11 AM and 12 PM (except
in cases of inclement weather). If you do not receive the
test, you should check your radio to see if it is programmed
properly and tuned to the closest available broadcast. If
you need further assistance, please contact
our office. |
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Who is that person on NOAA All-Hazards
Weather Radio? |
When you tune into NOAA Weather Radio, the “voice”
you hear is actually computer generated speech.
This is a component of NWR called CRS, or Console Replacement
System. CRS was designed to ensure the National Weather Service
(NWS) will be able to meet the increasing demands of NWR programming.
The advantages to using CRS are numerous. First and foremost,
CRS routes products to the affected NWR transmitter as soon
as they are issued. There is no lag time after issuance, since
recordings are no longer made. This is especially important
during severe weather, as precious minutes will be added to
each warning's "lead time." Automating these tasks also frees
up NWS employees to devote more time to forecasts and operations.
Also, old products are taken out of the broadcast cycle the
moment they expire. |
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What is the programming schedule for NWR? |
Programming on NWR will vary from office to
office. Following is the normal programming schedule at NWS
Huntsville. (The program schedule is similar for all 6 transmitters.)
- Local and surrounding weather conditions are updated every
hour.
- Short term forecasts are broadcast when weather conditions
warrant.
- Local forecasts for the next seven days.
- Local climatic summaries.
- A regional weather synopsis or hazardous weather outlook.
- Detailed station identification messages are broadcast
once every hour.
- The current local time is given every broadcast cycle.
- Weekly warning alarm test messages are broadcast each
Wednesday, usually between 11:00 a.m. & noon, weather
permitting.
- Regular programming will be interrupted during severe
weather.
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What products are alerted on NWR? |
The following products are alerted
using SAME codes and the 1050 hertz tone:
- Tornado warnings
- Severe thunderstorm warnings
- Flash flood warnings
- Winter weather warnings
- Tornado watches
- Severe thunderstorm watches
- Flash flood watches
- Civil emergency messages
- Routine weekly/monthly tests
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