National Weather Service Nashville, Tennessee

National Weather Service Nashville is a weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 38 counties in Middle Tennessee. The office is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation weather. It is also equipped with a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar, and an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) that greatly increases the ability to forecast. While it is officially the Nashville forecast office, the WFO is located near Old Hickory, Tennessee along the shores of Old Hickory Lake near the Davidson/Wilson County line.

NOAA Weather Radio

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Old Hickory, Tennessee provides programming for 12 NOAA Weather Radio stations.

Weather radio stations

Station Frequency (MHz) [1] City of license Transmitter power
KIG79 162.55 Nashville 1,000 Watts
KWN52 162.525 Lobelville
KWN53 162.45 Centerville 300 watts
WNG629 162.45 Spencer 1,000 watts
WNG631 162.525 Lafayette
WWF84 162.425 Lawrenceburg
WWH37 162.5 Clarksville 300 watts
WXK61 162.4 Cookeville 1,000 watts
WXK62 162.4 Waverly
WXK63 162.475 Shelbyville
WXN74 162.5 Hickman
WZ2506 162.5 Clifton

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PHP/TN.php

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