Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

KZZ57 Rockford, 162.475 MHz

NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio station KZZ-57 serves portions of north central Illinois including the Greater Rockford Area, from a 1000 Watt transmitter in Rockford, Illinois. The nominal effective range of the transmitter is about 40 miles. Continuous 24 hour programming is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office, located southwest of Chicago in Romeoville Illinois.

A map of the listening area is shown below, with Specific Area Message Encoder codes shown for each county. Severe weather watches and warnings are tone-alerted for all counties shaded in blue. Tone alarm tests for the Rockford radio occur each WEDNESDAY at approximately 11 AM.

Map of KZZ-57 Warning Area

Signal coverage area map

County

Winnebago

Boone

Ogle

DeKalb

Lee

Stephenson **

Green **

Rock **

SAME code
017201
017007
017141
017037
017103
017177
055045
055105

**Stephenson county warnings are issued by the NWS office in Davenport, IA. Green and Rock county warnings are issued by the NWS office in Milwaukee, WI.

Broadcast Cycle

Station ID Message
Regional Weather Synopsis	updated around 430 AM and 430 PM, or as needed
Hourly Temperature Roundup	updated between 5 and 10 min past the hour
Short Term Forecast	only when precipitation or active weather is near North Central Illinois
Rockford Area Forecast	updated 4 AM and 4 PM and as needed
Rockford Climate Summary	6 AM to 10 am, and 430 PM to 7 PM
River Stages	for the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers (during the warm season)
Severe Weather and other special programming during "active" weather

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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio KZZ-57