The broadcast schedule consists of messages which are repeated every three to five minutes and are routinely revised to provide up-to-date information.ĭuring severe weather or other potentially hazardous events, the regularly scheduled programming is interrupted to substitute severe weather (including warnings, watches, etc.) or other hazardous informational messages. From day-to-day weather forecasts to warnings of deadly storms, NWR is always available, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NWS Weather Radio provides dependable and timely weather information at your fingertips. However, the effective range depends on several factors, including the terrain, quality of the receiver, and current weather conditions. Broadcasts can be heard as far away as 40 miles from the antenna site. The NWR network has more than 900 stations in the 50 states and adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Known as the "voice of the National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As the Voice of the National Weather Service, weather radio provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information. These broadcasts originate from local National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the United States. These frequencies are outside the normal AM or FM broadcast bands found on the average home radio. National Weather Service Weather Radio (NWR) is a service that broadcasts on seven VHF Band frequencies ranging from 162.400 MHz to 162.550 MHz.
162.550 MHz - Serving southwestern Iowa with a transmitter site near Essex, IA.
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