Catastrophic Super Typhoon Bavi's eyewall has reached Rota and is expected to bring dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge to Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue to bring a flooding threat from coastal Mid-Atlantic to southern New England through Monday. Read More >
A power outage near the NWS Lincoln office has caused five of our NOAA Weather Radios to be offline. Phone line issues are preventing the signals from reaching those five transmitters. Phone company technicians have been notified and the repair process has been started. The time of repair is unknown at this point. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The following five NOAA Weather Radio stations operated by the Lincoln NWS office are off the air during this outage:
In the event of severe weather, it will be important to have alternate ways to receive warning information. A number of nearby NWR stations provide some coverage, and smartphone apps that are configured to receive warning products will continue to do so. Here is a listing of nearby stations you can try (note, in some cases, only portions of the county closer to the transmitter site will receive adequate coverage):
| Station and Channel | Counties |
|---|---|
| Bloomington, IL (KZZ-65, 162.525 MHz, channel 6) | McLean, De Witt, Tazewell, Woodford |
| Champaign, IL (WXJ-76, 162.550, channel 7) | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion, Moultrie, Ford, Edgar, Douglas, Coles |
| Jacksonville, IL (WXM-90, 162.525, channel 6) | Morgan, Scott, Pike, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene |
| Springfield, IL (WXJ-75, 162.400, channel 1) | Sangamon, Cass, Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Mason, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan |
| Burlington, IA (WXN-83, 162.525 MHz, channel 6) | Mercer |
| Crescent City (KXI-86, 162.500 MHz, channel 5) | Ford, Vermilion |
| Edwardsport, IN (WWG-83, 162.425 MHz, channel 2) | Crawford, Lawrence |
| Evansville, IN (KIG-76, 162.550 MHz, channel 7) | Edwards |
| Hannibal, MO (WXK-82, 162.475 MHz, channel 4) | Brown, Pike |
| Jerseyville (KXI-70, 162.450 MHz, channel 3) | Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin |
| Macomb (WXJ-92, 162.500 MHz, channel 5) | Brown, Cass, Fulton, Knox, Mason, Schuyler |
| Odell (WXK-24, 162.450 MHz, channel 3) | Ford, Marshall, McLean, Woodford |
| Princeton (WXL-22, 162.425 MHz, channel 2) | Henry, Marshall, Stark |
| Rock Island (WXJ-73, 162.550 MHz, channel 7) | Henry, Mercer |
| Salem (KXI-49, 162.475 MHz, channel 4) | Clay, Fayette, Marion, Wayne |
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