Heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds, including some local blizzard conditions, will continue into Thanksgiving Day across the Great Lakes then lingering through Friday night for Lakes Erie and Ontario. Confidence is increasing for another winter storm to develop over the northern and central Rockies Friday and track across the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend. 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 click here for a 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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