NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards |
In Brief:
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
is a service provided by all NWS offices, free of charge, 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. It is the fastest, most reliable means of receiving
information about life-threatening weather. Routine programming includes
the latest weather conditions; short term forecasts of significant
weather expected within the next 1-3 hours; forecasts of temperature,
sky condition, wind and precipitation out to 7 days; marine forecasts
out to 5 days; a hazardous weather outlook; tropical weather outlooks
and/or advisories (in season). Of course, all watches, warnings and
advisories will also automatically be broadcast.
Since 1997, a computer-automated voice has been used to broadcast
NWS products. While the vocal quality of this voice left something
to be desired, it did allow for instantaneous broadcasting of time-critical
warnings. Recently, the NWS upgraded the "voice of the NWS" with a
more human-sounding voice. Learn more about the NWR
Voice Improvement Program here. To provide feedback about our
new voice, fill out our NWR
Voice Improvement Feedback Form.
NWS Tallahassee maintains the following ten NOAA Weather Radio All
Hazards stations. Click on the map below to get additional information
about each transmitter, including the counties
officially served by each transmitter.
Click on the call sign of each station below to see experimental graphics
that show approximate coverage ranges. Important note:
these ranges are based on signal level and are considered experimental.
They should not be relied on for warnings. A detailed interactive
map is also available. Learn how to interpret
these coverage maps here.
- KIH-24
Tallahassee, FL (Leon Co. 162.400 MHz
Serving the Florida Big Bend and extreme Southwest Georgia
- WWF-88
Salem, FL (Taylor Co. ) 162.425 MHz
Serving the eastern Florida Big Bend
- WWF-86
Eastpoint, FL (Franklin Co.) 162.500 MHz
Serving the southwestern Florida Big Bend and southeastern
Panhandle
- KGG-67
Panama City, FL (Bay Co.) 162.550 MHz
Serving the Eastern Florida Panhandle
- WWH-20
Bethlehem, FL (Holmes Co.) 162.450 MHz
Serving the Eastern Florida Panhandle and extreme Southeast
Alabama
- WXK-53
Pelham, GA (Mitchell Co.) 162.550 MHz
Serving Southwest Georgia
- WXM-79
Hahira, GA (Lowndes Co.) 162.500 MHz
Serving South Central Georgia
- KZZ-70
Blakely, GA (Early Co.) 162.525 MHz
Serving extreme Southwest Georgia and extreme Southeast Alabama
- KWN-50
Ashburn, GA (Turner Co.) 162.450 MHz
Serving Southwest and South Central Georgia
- WNG-63
Sneads, FL (Jackson Co.) 162.425 MHz
Serving Extreme Southwest Georgia, the Westernmost Florida
Big Bend and the Easternmost Florida Panhandle
A county-by-county list of our
coverage areas is also available. SAME codes for each county are included
in the list. To learn more about SAME,
or Specific Area Message Encoding, click HERE.
Here is a list
of all the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards stations in the United
States.
One of the most important reasons to own a weather radio is the ability
to receive up-to-the-second information on severe weather such as
severe thunderstorms, large hail, strong and damaging winds, tornadoes,
and flash floods. Many weather radio receivers are equipped with a
tone alert feature which will be activated when severe weather threatens
your area.
Are you looking for that special (but affordable) gift? Why not give
a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receiver? Whether you're boating,
camping, traveling, or just getting ready for work, a NOAA Weather
Radio All Hazards receiver puts timely weather information and forecasts
at your fingertips...twenty-four hours a day.
We all know that smoke detectors and fire alarms should be basic necessities
in any home, office, or public meeting place. Unfortunately, many
people do not include NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers in
this list of potentially life-saving devices. Many receivers have
specially built alarm features that sound off during hazardous weather
situations, even when the radio receiver volume is turned off. NOAA
Weather Radio All Hazards is one of the quickest ways of warning the
public about dangerous weather, and it makes an inexpensive (but valuable)
gift for family members and friends.
There are many fine types of NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receivers available.
Prices generally range from $20 to $50. If you do invest in a receiver, the
National Weather Service recommends that you buy one with an alarm feature
that can be activated to warn of emergency situations.
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