National Weather Service St. Louis, Missouri
National Weather Service St. Louis is the National Weather Service office located in Weldon Spring, Missouri, just outside St. Louis, Missouri. There are 46 counties in its County Warning Area (CWA). Some of the cities in its CWA are Columbia, Farmington, Hannibal and Jefferson City in Missouri, and Belleville, Centralia, Edwardsville, and Quincy in Illinois.
NOAA weather radio stations
The St. Louis office operates 11 stations in western Illinois and eastern Missouri.
KDO-89
| City | Shrewsbury/St. Louis, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Slogan | The Voice Of The National Weather Service |
| Frequency | 162.550 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 1,079 M |
| Class | C |
| Owner | NOAA/National Weather Service |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
KDO89 (sometimes referred to as St. Louis All Hazards) is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves Greater St. Louis and surrounding cities. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in St. Louis, Missouri with its transmitter located in Shrewsbury. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren counties in Missouri as well as Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois.[1]
WWF-75
| City | Bourbon, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Frequency | 162.525 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
WWF-75 is located just northeast of Bourbon, Missouri operating at 162.525 MHz. The station serves Cuba, Sullivan, and Union and provides weather and hazard information for Gasconade, Franklin, Crawford, Washington, Iron, and Phelps counties in Missouri. Programming for Phelps County is provided by the National Weather Service office in Springfield, Missouri.[2]
WXK-82
| City | Hannibal, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Frequency | 162.475 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
WXK-82 is located adjacent to Palmyra Rd. in northwest Hannibal, Missouri, operating at 162.475 MHz. The station provides weather and hazard information for Lewis, Shelby, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, and Pike counties in Missouri, as well as Adams, Brown, and Pike counties in Illinois.[3]
WXL-45
| City | Columbia, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Frequency | 162.400 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
WXL-45 is located adjacent to County Rd. 202 just northwest of Fulton in Callaway County, Missouri, operating at 162.400 MHz. The station provides weather and hazard information for Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Osage, and Gasconade counties in Missouri.[4] Licensed to Columbia, it provides local forecasts for Columbia, Jefferson City and Mexico. Columbia and Jefferson City are also served by KWN55 in Jamestown, a newer transmitter that provides a stronger signal than WXL45 to much of Boone County and Cole County.
WWG-49
| City | Fredericktown, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Frequency | 162.500 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
WWG-49 is located near Cedar Mountain southwest of Fredericktown on Route C in Madison County, Missouri, operating at 162.500 MHz. The station provides weather and hazard information for St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Iron, Reynolds, Madison, Wayne, and Bollinger counties in Missouri. Programming for Wayne and Bollinger counties are provided by the National Weather Service office located in Paducah, Kentucky.[5]
KXI-49
KXI-49 is located southeast of Salem, IL. It operates at 162.475 MHz and serves Salem, Mt. Vernon, and Centralia in south-central Illinois.
KXI-70
| City | Jerseyville, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Jerseyville/Greater St. Louis |
| Branding | NOAA All Hazards Radio |
| Slogan | The Voice Of The National Weather Service |
| Frequency | 162.450 MHz |
| Format | Weather/Civil Emergency |
| Power | 300 Watts |
| HAAT | 84 M |
| Class | C |
| Owner | NOAA/National Weather Service |
| Website | www.weather.gov/lsx |
KXI70 (sometimes referred to as Jerseyville All Hazards) is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves Jerseyville, Illinois and surrounding cities as well as the northern and eastern portions of the Greater St. Louis area. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in St. Louis, Missouri with its transmitter located southeast of Jerseyville. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties in Illinois: Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, and Madison.[6]
KXI-42
Located northwest of Chester, IL and operating at 162.450 MHz, KXI-42 serves Chester, Illinois and Perryville, Missouri.
KXI-79
Located just east of Coffeen Lake near Hillsboro, IL and operating at 162.425 MHz, KXI-79 serves Litchfield and Vandalia in south-central Illinois.
KWN-55
Located west of Jamestown in Moniteau County and operating at 162.425 MHz, KWN-55 serves Columbia, Jefferson City, and California in central Missouri. Together with WXL45, the station serves the Columbia and Jefferson City areas.
WNG-728
Located east of Bellflower in Montgomery County, WNG-728 operates at 162.450 MHz and serves a large area of northeastern Missouri including Bowling Green, Warrenton, Troy, Hermann, and fringe coverage extending from Mexico to the northwestern St. Louis suburbs.
References
- ↑ KDO-89 - St. Louis, Mo - Frequency 162.550 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012
- ↑ WWF-75 - Bourbon, Mo - Frequency 162.525 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012
- ↑ WXK-82 - Hannibal, Mo - Frequency 162.475 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012
- ↑ WXL-45 - Columbia - Frequency 162.400 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012
- ↑ WWG-49 - Fredericktown, Mo - Frequency 162.500 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012
- ↑ KXI-70 - Jerseyville, Il - Frequency 162.450 MHz noaa.gov. Accessed September 2, 2012