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Excessive Rainfall and Significant Flooding in the Upper Midwest This Weekend

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over the weekend across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Numerous flash floods, some with significant impacts, are expected in these areas. Heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to have multiple ways to receive warnings. Read More >

NWR Station / Receiver Problems?

Problems receiving the NWR broadcast can be due to issues with the NWR station, your NWR receiver, or possibly both.

Please check the list of known outages/degraded service shown below and the special notices before reporting an outage.

NWR Stations that have either degraded performance
or are currently offline.

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DEGRADED - Indicates that a station is operational but experiencing a temporary reduction in the quality of service such as coverage area, audio quality, etc.

OUT OF SERVICE - Indicatesstation is temporarily non operational due to problems such as a power outage, antenna damage, etc.

Special Notices

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[+] "Beeping" on certain Midland receivers and the weekly test

NOTE: If your Midland receiver is beeping, the following explanation is the most common, but it is not the ONLY explanation for a beeping receiver.

The Midland WR-120 desktop NOAA weather radio knows it is supposed to receive a weekly test from the National Weather Service every seven days. If the radio goes for ten days without receiving a test, it gives out one beep every ten minutes.

The radio will re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance.

If you do not want to wait, you can cancel the beeping by unplugging the radio from the wall, turning the radio over, and removing one battery. Wait approximately 10-15 seconds, then replace the battery and plug the radio back in. The settings on the radio will NOT be affected by this, as the SAME county code, and all other information is stored on a flash memory chip.

But you WILL need to re-set the clock. To do so:

1) Push MENU. "SET TIME" appears.
2) Push SELECT
3) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the hour up or down. To get from AM to PM, just continue past the hour 12.
4) Use the right button to move to the minutes setting
5) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the minutes up or down. Right arrow to access both of the minute digits.
6) When you have set the clock to the proper time, hit MENU twice. The radio will display "SAVING". You are done setting the clock.

We apologize for the inconvenience. The ten-day missed test alarm is a way to assure viewers that their weather radio is performing properly.

NOTE: The previous version of this radio, the Midland WR-100 does not make an audible beep. However, it will display the words "CHECK RECEPTION" until it is re-set using the same steps as outlined above. Like the WR-120, the radio will automatically re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance.

[+] WXK72 Putnamville, IN is degraded (9/27/2022)

(9/27/2022) WXK72 Putnamville, IN on frequency 162.400 is currently degraded due to coaxial cable damage. We do not have a date for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WWG47 Wardell, MO is out of service (9/27/2022)

(9/27/2022) WWG47 Wardell, MO on frequency 162.525 is currently out of service due to a telecommunication outage. We do not have a date for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] KHB29 Charleston (Awendaw), SC is degraded (8/12/2022)

(8/12/2022) KHB29 Charleston (Awendaw), SC transmitter on frequency 162.550 MHz is degraded due to limited coverage caused by antenna damage. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WXN29 Call Hill, NY is out of service (6/28/2022)

(6/28/2022) WXN29 Call Hill, NY on the frequency 162.425 is out of service due to antenna damage. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WZ2540 North Kohala, HI is degraded (3/24/2022)

(3/24/2022) WZ2540 North Kohala, HI transmitter on frequency 162.500 MHz is degraded due to limited coverage caused by antenna damage. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WWF37 Carlsbad, NM is out of service (2/11/2022)

(2/11/2022) WWF37 Carlsbad, NM on the frequency 162.475 is out of service due to an inoperable transmitter. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WXN24 Artesia, NM transmitter is Out of Service (1/19/22)

(1/19/2022) WXN24 Artesia, NM on the frequency 162.425 is out of service due to a transmitter power issue. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] Multiple Alaska transmitters are Out of Service (8/9/22)

(7/25/2022) KZZ96 Gravina Island, AK on the frequency 162.525 is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(7/25/2022) KZZ95 Mt. McArthur, AK on the frequency 162.525 is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(6/27/2022) KJY73 Saint Paul Island, AK on the frequency 162.525 is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(7/25/2022) KZZ91 Zarembo Island, AK on the frequency 162.450 is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(7/6/2022) WNG529 Cape Gull, AK on the frequency 162.500 is out of service.
We do not have an estimated time for a return to normal service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

((01/24/2022) KZZ88 Cape Fanshaw, AK transmitter on frequency 162.425 MHz is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to service.

Listeners are advised to check the https://www.weather.gov/NWR/outages page for updates. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

(01/12/2022) WNG718 Sitkinak Dome, AK transmitter on frequency 162.450 MHz is out of service. We do not have an estimated time for a return to service.

Listeners are advised to check the https://www.weather.gov/NWR/outages page for updates. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

[+] WNG728 Bellflower, MO transmitter is Out of Service (07/16/21)

(7/16/2021) WNG728 Bellflower, MO on frequency 162.425 is currently in the process of being moved to another tower. We do not have an estimated date for a return to service.

Listeners are advised to check the NOAA Weather Radio County Coverage Listings for alternate transmitters serving their county. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.