Rock Hill NWR Outage

Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall through This Weekend

A multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rain event will impact the south-central U.S. this Memorial Day weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, severe gusts, and a possible tornado or two across portions of the central and southern Plains through Monday. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S., especially in the Ozarks. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1127 AM EDT TUE SEP 24 2024 ...EXTENDED NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE ON THE ROCK HILL TRANSMITTER... THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING FROM ROCK HILL SOUTH CAROLINA, SERVING THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS, WAS DAMAGED DUE TO AN APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE AND HAS BEEN OFF THE AIR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TECHNICIANS HAVE DETERMINED THAT EXTENSIVE REPAIRS NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE THE BROADCAST CAN BE RE-ESTABLISHED. THIS PROCESS LIKELY WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE OUR LISTENERS IN LANCASTER AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. WITH ROCK HILL NOT LIKELY TO RETURN TO SERVICE UNTIL MID TO LATE OCTOBER, LISTENERS ARE ADVISED TO TUNE THEIR RADIOS TO DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS FROM NOAA. AS ALWAYS, FAIRFIELD COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS FROM THE COLUMBIA, SC TRANSMITTER. HOWEVER, UNTIL THE ROCK HILL TRANSMITTER IS FULLY REPAIRED, LANCASTER COUNTY HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY ADDED TO THE FOLLOWING TRANSMITTERS TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS. FOR NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY CHARLOTTE NC TRANSMITTER (WXL70): 162.475 MHZ HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=WXL70 FOR SOUTHERN LANCASTER AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES COLUMBIA SC TRANSMITTER (WXJ20): 162.400 MHZ HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=WXJ20 FOR EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY CHERAW SC TRANSMITTER (WXK90): 162.450 MHZ HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NWR/SITES?SITE=WXK90