Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
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The NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) system is a direct broadcast by the National Weather Service on the VHF-FM band.
The broadcast is a continuous cycle of individual products providing a tailored weather information package for residents within the weather radio broadcast area. The product format varies with the time of day and with the season. A warning alarm is transmitted whenever severe weather, national emergency, or other hazardous event requires rapid public warnings. Regular programming is interupted to broadcast these warnings. This warning alarm can be heard on weather radios equipped with the "alarm" feature.
NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can usually be heard as far as 50 miles from the antenna site, sometimes more. The effective range depends on many factors, particularly the height of the broadcasting antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna.
The following are NWR locations in Idaho and bordering states which broadcast continuous 24-hour weather information.
Boise NWR..................... | WXK-68....... | 162.55 MHz |
Bonners Ferry NWR..... | WWG-99...... | 162.50 MHz |
Burns (OR) NWR..... | KHB-30........ | 162.475 MHz |
Grangeville NWR........... | KXI-82.......... | 162.45 MHz |
Kalispell (MT) NWR....... | WXL-82........ | 162.55 MHz |
Lewiston NWR............... | WXK-98....... | 162.55 MHz |
Logan (UT) NWR........... | WXK-22....... | 162.40 MHz |
McCall NWR................... | WWF-58....... | 162.475 MHz |
Missoula (MT) NWR...... | WXL-25........ | 162.40 MHz |
Payette NWR.................. | WXK-88....... | 162.40 MHz |
Pendleton (OR) NWR... | WXL-95........ | 162.40 MHz |
Pocatello NWR.............. | WXL-33........ | 162.55 MHz |
Spokane (WA) NWR..... | WXL-86........ | 162.40 MHz |
Twin Falls NWR............. | WXL-35........ | 162.40 MHz |