Upcoming NOAA Weather Radio Downtime

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS SCHEDULED TO BE DOWN ON MAY 19TH AND MAY 20TH...

NOAA Weather Radio transmitters that are programmed by the Albuquerque National Weather Service office are scheduled to be down and offline on Monday, May 19th and much of Tuesday, May 20th. A major system software update will be performed, and weather observations, forecasts, watches, advisories, and warnings will not be broadcast during this downtime.

This includes the following NOAA Weather Radio transmitters:

Albuquerque (WXJ-34 on 162.400 MHz)
Des Moines (WXL-90 on 162.550 MHz)
Farmington (WXJ-37 on 162.475 MHz)
Portales (WXJ-35 on 162.475 MHz)
Ruidoso (WXJ-38 on 162.550 MHz)
Santa Fe (WXJ-33 on 162.550 MHz)

Therefore, it is important to ensure you have multiple ways to receive important weather information. Be sure you have Wireless Emergency Alerts activated on your smartphone, periodically visit weather.gov/abq online, and stay tuned to reliable radio, tv, and other trustworthy media outlets. NOAA Weather Radio programming is expected to resume late on Tuesday, May 20th.