National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

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

Please check the list of known outages/degraded service shown at Current Outages before proceeding.

If your transmitter is not listed at Current Outages, the problem may be possibly be with your receiver.

If your NWR receiver is not working properly or you need assistance in programming your NWR receiver, please see the list of manufacturers for assistance. Report NWR transmitter outages (dead air) or failure to receive the weekly test (every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon) local time.

NOTE: The weekly test may not be performed if there is severe weather in the area of the transmitter during the time scheduled for the test.

If you are unable to receive the NWR broadcast and are reasonably certain that your receiver is operating correctly, please call or text the word "Go" to the following numbers to report NWR Transmitter problems or to get transmitter information.

1-888-886-1227 or 1-888-697-7263

For text messages, message and data rates may apply. Response times may vary by carrier.

Or, send an email to nwroutage@noaa.gov with the following information:

  • Name
  • City, County, and State
  • Station Call Sign
  • Comments regarding the outage
  • Receiver Make and Model

Use the form below to report broadcast problems.


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