National Weather Service Paducah, Kentucky

National Weather Service Paducah is a weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 58 counties in the states of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.[1] The Paducah office is relatively new compared to others, having been built in 1984.[2] 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 increase the ability to forecast.[2]

NOAA Weather Radio

National Weather Service Paducah Forecast Office in Paducah, Kentucky provides programming for 11 NOAA Weather Radio stations.

KXI52 McLeansboro

KXI52
City of license McLeansboro, Illinois
Frequency 162.400 MHz
Format Weather/Civil Emergency
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
Website KXI52

KXI52 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline & White counties in Illinois.[3]

WXM49 Marion

WXM49
City of license Marion, Illinois
Broadcast area Southern Illinois
Frequency 162.425 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website WXM49

WXM49 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Alexander, Franklin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Massac, Saline, Union, & Williamson counties in Illinois as well as Ballard County in Kentucky.[4]

KIG76 Evansville

KIG76
City of license Evansville, Indiana
Frequency 162.550 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website KIG76

KIG76 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Edwards, Wabash & White counties in Illinois; Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh & Warrick counties in Indiana; as well as Henderson & Union counties in Kentucky.[5]

KIH46 Mayfield

KIH46
City of license Mayfield, Kentucky
Frequency 162.475 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website KIH46

KIH46 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Massac & Pope counties in Illinois; Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken & Trigg counties in Kentucky; Mississippi county in Missouri; as well as Henry & Weakley counties in Tennessee.[6]

KXI26 Hopkinsville

KXI26
City of license Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Frequency 162.450 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
Website KXI26

KXI26 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Christian, Todd, & Trigg counties in Kentucky.[7]

KZZ61 Whitesville

KZZ61
City of license Whitesville, Kentucky
Frequency 162.475 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
Website KZZ61

KZZ61 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Perry & Spencer counties in Indiana; as well as Daviess, Hancock, & Ohio counties in Kentucky.[8]

WXJ91 Madisonville

WXJ91
City of license Madisonville, Kentucky
Frequency 162.525 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website WXJ91

WXJ91 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Union & Webster counties in Kentucky.[9]

KXI66 Piedmont

KXI66
City of license Piedmont, Missouri
Frequency 162.425 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website KXI66

KXI66 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley & Wayne counties in Missouri.[10]

KXI93 Cape Girardeau

KXI93
City of license Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Frequency 162.550 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
Website KXI93

KXI93 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Perry & Scott counties in Missouri; as well as Alexander & Union counties in Illinois.[11]

WWG48 Doniphan

WWG48
City of license Doniphan, Missouri
Frequency 162.450 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website WWG48

WWG48 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Butler, Carter, Ripley & Wayne counties in Missouri.[12]

WXL47 Bloomfield

WXL47
City of license Bloomfield, Missouri
Broadcast area Sikeston, Missouri
Frequency 162.400 MHz
Language(s) English
Power 1,000 Watts
Website WXL47

WXL47 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard & Wayne counties in Missouri.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Office Info". National Weather Service Paducah. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Paducah History". National Weather Service Paducah. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  3. ↑ KXI52 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
  4. ↑ NOAA KZZ-81 Query NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
  5. ↑ KIG76 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
  6. ↑ KIH46 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  7. ↑ KXI26 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  8. ↑ KZZ61 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  9. ↑ WXJ91 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  10. ↑ KXI66 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  11. ↑ KXI93 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  12. ↑ WWG48 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
  13. ↑ WXL47 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013

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