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Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

NOAA Weather Radio NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information from the nearest National Weather Service Forecast office. All forecast information as well as watches, warnings, and advisories, in addition to much more, is broadcast on the NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio. For more information about the program, please use the following link: For local broadcasts from your Reno National Weather Service Office:
	Frequency	Station Identifier	Locations Covered
Slide Mountain	162.550 MHz	WXK58	Reno and Tahoe
Virginia Peak	162.450 MHz	WWG20	Reno, Pyramid Lake, Lassen County
Corey Peak	162.475 MHz	WWF59	Hawthorne and Mineral County
Conway Summit	162.525 MHz	WNG595	Mammoth-Bishop and Mono County
Amateur Radio Information: There are a network of amateur radio operators who help the National Weather Service in Reno during times of severe weather. If you'd like to make a report via amateur radio, the office call sign is: WX7RNO. Return to Main Spotter Page

NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information from the nearest National Weather Service Forecast office. All forecast information as well as watches, warnings, and advisories, in addition to much more, is broadcast on the NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio. For more information about the program, please use the following link:

For local broadcasts from your Reno National Weather Service Office:

Frequency

Station Identifier

Locations Covered

Slide Mountain

162.550 MHz

WXK58

Reno and Tahoe

Virginia Peak

162.450 MHz

WWG20

Reno, Pyramid Lake, Lassen County

Corey Peak

162.475 MHz

WWF59

Hawthorne and Mineral County

Conway Summit

162.525 MHz

WNG595

Mammoth-Bishop and Mono County

Amateur Radio Information:

There are a network of amateur radio operators who help the National Weather Service in Reno during times of severe weather. If you'd like to make a report via amateur radio, the office call sign is: WX7RNO.

Return to Main Spotter Page