Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. Read More >
Problems receiving the NWR broadcast can be due to issues with the NWR transmitter, your NWR receiver, or possibly both.
Please check the list of known outages/degraded service shown at Current Outages before proceeding.
If your transmitter is not listed at Current Outages, the problem may be possibly be with your receiver.
If your NWR receiver is not working properly or you need assistance in programming your NWR receiver, please see the list of manufacturers for assistance. Report NWR transmitter outages (dead air) or failure to receive the weekly test (every Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon) local time.
NOTE: The weekly test may not be performed if there is severe weather in the area of the transmitter during the time scheduled for the test.
If you are unable to receive the NWR broadcast and are reasonably certain that your receiver is operating correctly, please call or text the word "Go" to the following numbers to report NWR Transmitter problems or to get transmitter information.
1-888-886-1227 or 1-888-697-7263
For text messages, message and data rates may apply. Response times may vary by carrier.
Please send an email to nwroutage@noaa.gov or fill in the form below.
Or, send an email to nwroutage@noaa.gov with the following information:
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