...NOAA Weather Radios KXI-98 at Marshalltown and KZZ-68 at Van Wert are Off the Air...

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

656 NOUS43 KDMX 262127 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-270930- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 327 PM CST Wed Feb 26 2025 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO KXI-98 AT MARSHALLTOWN IS OFF THE AIR... ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO KZZ-68 AT VAN WERT IS OFF THE AIR... The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter KXI-98 at Marshalltown Iowa is off the air due to a communications or hardware failure. Technicians have been notified but there is no estimated restore time. The Marshalltown NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on Channel 5...or a frequency of 162.500 MHz...and services the following counties in Iowa...Grundy...Hardin...Jasper...Marshall...Poweshiek...Story...and Tama. Neighboring transmitters that service some of these counties include WXL-57 at Des Moines broadcasting on Channel 7 or 162.550 MHz...WNG- 666 at Iowa Falls broadcasting on Channel 6 or 162.525 MHz...WXL- 94 at Waterloo broadcasting on Channel 7 or 162.550 MHz...and KXI- 62 at Montezuma broadcasting on Channel 3 or 162.450 MHz. The NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter KZZ-68 at Van Wert Iowa is off the air due to a communications or hardware failure. Technicians have been notified but there is no estimated restore time. The Van Wert NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on Channel 4...or a frequency of 162.475 MHz...and services the following counties in Iowa...Clarke...Decatur...Lucas...Ringgold...Union...and Wayne. Neighboring transmitters that service some of these counties include KXI-65 at Lenox broadcasting on Channel 3 or 162.450 MHz...WXL-57 at Des Moines broadcasting on Channel 7 or 162.550 MHz...AND WXN-91 at RATHBUN LAKE broadcasting on Channel 2 or 162.425 MHz. We apologize for this interruption and will have service restored as soon as possible. $$