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NOAA All Hazards Radio

When severe weather warnings are issued for your area, how can you make sure you are notified? The National Weather Service broadcasts weather information 24 hours a day on a nationwide network of radio stations. These stations can be monitored on a radio receiver that picks up the weather band in addition to specially designed weather radios.

Weather radios with SAME technology can be programmed to alarm when a severe weather warning has been issued for your area. This technology allows someone who is asleep or is not actively monitoring the local media to be made aware of the severe weather threat instantly. Below is a map of the NOAA All Hazards Radio Stations across Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin (click on it to enlarge). For more information on NOAA All Hazards Radio, including detailed information on each local transmitter and listening area, click here. Pictured at right is the NOAA All Hazards Radio computer system which takes text messages generated by NWS staff and converts them to audio files which you hear on the radio.

In addition to severe weather warnings, every NOAA All Hazards Radio station broadcasts the following information: current regional weather conditions, the 7 day forecast for the radio listening area, a weather map discussion, climate information, and detailed short term forecasts (when active weather is present). This information is helpful to those who will be away from their computer or TV and need to keep an eye on the weather. Many weather radios can be battery operated which extends their portability.

In addition to the latest weather information, NOAA All Hazards Radio will also broadcast information about other types of natural or human-caused hazards whenever local, county, state, or federal safety officials request. This would include nuclear emergencies, hazardous materials, and homeland security issues.