NOAA Weather Radio Broadcast

NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts heard across southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central/southwest Ohio originate from the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. Each of our transmitters broadcasts official National Weather Service forecasts, weather watches and warnings, special statements, and current weather conditions for a specific area. Generally repeated every 4 to 10 minutes, the broadcast cycle is routinely updated every 1 to 3 hours (or more frequently if the weather dictates). During severe weather, routine broadcasts can be interrupted to highlight special warning messages concerning imminent threats to life and property.

What types of weather information is available on NOAA Weather Radio?

Brief synopsis detailing weather patterns for the next few days
7-day forecasts of clouds, precipitation, temperatures, and winds
Current weather conditions across the region
Daily/monthly climatological data for Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton
River stage levels and forecasts for points along the Ohio River
Watches and warnings for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, strong winds, winter weather, etc.
Special weather statements for significant but non-severe weather

What NWS products will activate the alarm on my NOAA Weather Radio receiver?

Product	SAME Alert?	1050 Hz Tone?
Blizzard Warning	Yes	Yes
Blizzard Watch	No	No
Winter Storm Warning	Yes	Yes
Winter Storm Watch	No	No
Winter Weather Advisory	No	No
Ice Storm Warning	Yes	Yes
Freezing Rain Advisory	No	No
Wind Chill Warning	Yes	Yes
Wind Chill Watch	No	No
Wind Chill Advisory	No	No
Flash Flood Warning	Yes	Yes
Flash Flood Statement	No	No
Flash Flood Watch	Yes	Yes
Flood Watch	No	No
County (Areal) Flood Warning	Yes	Yes
River Flood Warning	Yes	Yes
Flood Statement	No	No
Flood Advisory	No	No
Tornado Warning	Yes	Yes
Tornado Watch	Yes	Yes
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	Yes	Yes
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	Yes	Yes
Severe Weather Statement	No	No
Special Weather Statement	No	No
High Wind Warning	Yes	Yes
High Wind Watch	No	No
Wind Advisory	No	No
Dense Fog Advisory	No	No
Freezing Fog Advisory	No	No
Excessive Heat Warning	No	No
Excessive Heat Watch	No	No
Heat Advisory	No	No
Freeze Warning	No	No
Freeze Watch	No	No
Frost Advisory	No	No

What non-weather emergency products will activate the alarm on my NOAA Weather Radio receiver?

Product	SAME Alert?	1050 Hz Tone?
Administrative Message	No	No
Child Abduction Alert	Yes	No
Civil Danger Warning	Yes	Yes
Civil Emergency Message	Yes	Yes
Earthquake Warning	Yes	Yes
Evacuation Immediate	Yes	Yes
Fire Warning	Yes	Yes
Hazardous Materials Warning	Yes	Yes
Law Enforcement Warning	Yes	Yes
Local Area Emergency	No	No
911 Telephone Outage Emergency	No	No
Nuclear Power Plant Warning	Yes	Yes
Radiological Hazard Warning	Yes	Yes
Shelter In Place Warning	Yes	Yes
Required Weekly Test	Yes	Yes