Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE - The images below present the radio frequency
coverage plots for the NWWS, EMWIN and ISCS satellite broadcasts and the NWR
VHF radio broadcasts. Any potential user will need to ensure they are in the respective footprint for signal reception.

NWWS - NOAA Weather Wire Service

Source: (https://www.satbeams.com/footprints)

-- NWWS Coverage:

EMWIN - Emergency Managers Weather Information Network

Source: https://noaasis.noaa.gov/GOES/HRIT/broadcast.html

-- HRIT/EMWIN Plot:

NWR - NOAA Weather Radio

Source: https://www.weather.gov/media/nwr/NWR_Propagation.pdf

-- NWR Plot

ISCS - International Services and Communication Systems

-- ISCS GNC-A Plot

Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Coverage Comparison