Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
| NWS Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Activates the local Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) | Open Interface (OI); XMPP format only; sign-up required | PID201; WMO format only | NWWS.Issue@noaa.gov | Yes; WMO or XMPP formats available | |||
| NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) | 162.400 MHz -162.550 MHz; within 40 miles of NWR tower. | RCA AlertGuard TV sets | Yes; WMO format only; off-air capture possible; uses SAME code to alert at-risk area receivers. | ||||
| NWS FTP Anonymous (Users cannot maintain 24-hour connectivity) |
All NWS products in WMO format only. See Product Dissemination (NWWS) |
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| Interactive NWS (iNWS) | Restricted Access; see iNWS website for details. | E-mail notifications can be received on some phones. | |||||
| SBN/NOAAPORT PID101-108 | All NWS products; text products in WMO format; alerts and warnings in CAP v1.2 format. | Yes; WMO format and CAPv1.2 available | |||||
| NWS Chat New User FAQs for Partners |
Restricted Access; see NWSchat website for details | NO | |||||
| Emergency Manager's Weather Information Network (EMWIN) www.goes-r.gov/users/hrit.html |
GOES – East and GOES West; products in WMO format via High Rate Information Transmission |
NO | |||||
| Marine Weather Contacts | Ocean Prediction Center | (828) 271-4800 | NO | ||||
| Local Weather Contacts | NO |
| Other Agencies & Organizations | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Activates the local Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The International Justice and Public Safety Network(Nlets) https://www.nlets.org/ |
Restricted Access; see Nlets website for details | ||||||
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/how-sign-ipaws |
Restricted access; see FEMA IPAWS website for details. | Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) | Yes; CAP v1.2 format only. | ||||
| United States Coast Guard (USCG) https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtvhf |
VHF voice and marine radio fax for coastal marine ones https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ radiofax.shtml |
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Strategy-and-HR-Capability-CG-1B/AWS-E |
| Commercial Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Television Stations | Some Television-Weather Applications | RCA AlertGuard TV sets | Some Television-Weather Applications | Television sets; local stations for weather and EAS. | Check with local Channel/ station | ||
| FM Radio Broadcasts | 88 MHz – 108 MHz | Check with station | |||||
| AM Radio Broadcasts | 535 kHz – 1605 kHz | Check with station |
| Non-Commercial Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Emergency Agency | Sign-up required | Sign-up required | E-mail, text, and telephone notifications possible. Check with local Emergency Management Agency. | ||||
| Ham Radio Operators | Depends on individual Operator |
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