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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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

↑ "Office Info". National Weather Service Paducah. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
1 2 "Paducah History". National Weather Service Paducah. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
↑ KXI52 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
↑ NOAA KZZ-81 Query NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
↑ KIG76 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 25, 2013
↑ KIH46 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ KXI26 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ KZZ61 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ WXJ91 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ KXI66 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ KXI93 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ WWG48 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013
↑ WXL47 NOAA.gov. Accessed December 26, 2013

External links

List of National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices

Alaska Region	Anchorage, Alaska (AFC) Fairbanks, Alaska (AFG) Juneau, Alaska (AJK)

Central Region	Denver/Boulder, Colorado (BOU) Grand Junction, Colorado (GJT) Pueblo, Colorado (PUB) Chicago, Illinois (LOT) Lincoln, Illinois (ILX) Indianapolis, Indiana (IND) Northern Indiana (IWX) Davenport/Quad Cities, Iowa (DVN) Des Moines, Iowa (DMX) Dodge City, Kansas (DDC) Goodland, Kansas (GLD) Topeka, Kansas (TOP) Wichita, Kansas (ICT) Jackson, Kentucky (JKL) Louisville, Kentucky (LMK) Paducah, Kentucky (PAH) Detroit/Pontiac, Michigan (DTX) Gaylord, Michigan (APX) Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR) Marquette, Michigan (MQT) Duluth, Minnesota (DLH) Minneapolis/Twin Cities, Minnesota (MPX) Kansas City/Pleasant Hill (EAX) Springfield, Missouri (SGF) St. Louis, Missouri (LSX) Hastings, Nebraska (GID) North Platte, Nebraska (LBF) Omaha/Valley, Nebraska (OAX) Bismarck, North Dakota (BIS) Grand Forks, North Dakota (FGF) Aberdeen, South Dakota (ABR) Rapid City, South Dakota (UNR) Sioux Falls, South Dakota (FSD) Green Bay, Wisconsin (GRB) La Crosse, Wisconsin (ARX) Milwaukee/Sullivan, Wisconsin (MKX) Cheyenne, Wyoming (CYS) Riverton, Wyoming (RIW)

Eastern Region	Caribou, Maine (CAR) Gray/Portland, Maine (GYX) Boston, Massachusetts (BOX) Mount Holly/Philadelphia, New Jersey (PHI) Albany, New York (ALY) Binghamton, New York (BGM) Buffalo, New York (BUF) New York/Upton, New York (OKX) Newport/Morehead City, North Carolina (MHX) Raleigh, North Carolina (RAH) Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM) Cleveland, Ohio (CLE) Wilmington, Ohio (ILN) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBZ) State College, Pennsylvania (CTP) Charleston, South Carolina (CHS) Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) Burlington, Vermont (BTV) Baltimore/Washington, Virginia (LWX) Blacksburg, Virginia (RNK) Wakefield, Virginia (AKQ) Charleston, West Virginia (RLX)

Pacific Region	Tiyan, Guam (GUM) Honolulu, Hawaii (HFO)

Southern Region	Birmingham, Alabama (BMX) Huntsville, Alabama (HUN) Mobile/Pensacola, Alabama (MOB) North Little Rock, Arkansas (LZK) Jacksonville, Florida (JAX) Key West, Florida (KEY) Melbourne, Florida (MLB) Miami, Florida (MFL) Tallahassee, Florida (TAE) Tampa, Florida (TBW) Peachtree City/Atlanta, Georgia (FFC) Lake Charles, Louisiana (LCH) New Orleans/Baton Rouge, Louisiana (LIX) Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV) Jackson, Mississippi (JAN) Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ) Norman/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OUN) Tulsa, Oklahoma (TSA) San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) Memphis, Tennessee (MEG) Morristown/Knoxville, Tennessee (MRX) Nashville, Tennessee (OHX) Amarillo, Texas (AMA) Austin/San Antonio, Texas (EWX) Brownsville, Texas (BRO) Corpus Christi, Texas (CRP) Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (FWD) El Paso, Texas (EPZ) Houston/Galveston, Texas (HGX) Lubbock, Texas (LUB) Midland/Odessa, Texas (MAF) San Angelo, Texas (SJT)

Western Region	Flagstaff, Arizona (FGZ) Phoenix, Arizona (PSR) Tucson, Arizona (TWC) Eureka, California (EKA) Los Angeles/Oxnard, California (LOX) Sacramento, California (STO) San Diego, California (SGX) San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, California (MTR) San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, California (HNX) Boise, Idaho (BOI) Pocatello, Idaho (PIH) Billings, Montana (BYZ) Glasgow, Montana (GGW) Great Falls, Montana (TFX) Missoula, Montana (MSO) Elko, Nevada (LKN) Las Vegas, Nevada (VEF) Reno, Nevada (REV) Medford, Oregon (MFR) Pendleton, Oregon (PDT) Portland, Oregon (PQR) Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC) Seattle, Washington (SEW) Spokane, Washington (OTX)

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