NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) 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 1 to 6 hours or
more frequently in rapidly changing local weather
or if a nearby hazardous environmental condition
exists. The Elko NOAA Weather Radio operates 24
hours daily.
NOAA Weather Radio network currently has over 480
transmitters, covering the 50 states, adjacent coastal
waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands, and
the U. S. Pacific Territories. NWR requires a special
radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up
the signal. Broadcasts are found in the public service
band at these seven frequencies(MHz): 162.400;
162.425; 162.450; 162.475; 162.500; 162.525; 162.550
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The Elko NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter.
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The National Weather Service in Elko has transmitters
across Northern and East Central Nevada. These
NWR transmitters plus other transmitters originating
from the National Weather Service Offices in Reno
and Las Vegas are listed in the color coordinated
table below.
Transmitter |
Frequency |
Elko |
162.550
MHz |
Ely |
162.400
MHz |
Eureka |
162.550
MHz |
Hawthorne |
162.475
MHz |
Jackpot |
162.500 MHz |
Las
Vegas (Boulder City) |
162.550
MHz |
NW
Nevada |
162.450
MHz |
Owyhee |
162.450 MHz |
Reno |
162.550
MHz |
Tonopah |
162.400 MHz |
Winnemucca |
162.400
MHz |
What about other parts of the United
States?
NOAA Weather Radio is available in most areas of
the country. You can take your Weather Radio with
you when on vacation or a business trip to get current
weather forecasts for that area. There is a list
of NWR stations across the country. |
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