Severe Weather Awareness Week... Day 2

Monday’s Post: “NOAA Weather Radio”
(Information courtesy of the National Weather Service)

A NOAA Weather Radio is a special kind of radio that receives weather information from the local National Weather Service. On days with mild weather, the National Weather Service will broadcast local conditions and the forecast for the next few days. However, when an emergency occurs, the National Weather Service sends out a special tone, and this causes the NOAA radio to sound an alert and play the emergency message.
In Georgia, you can listen to the NOAA weather radio broadcasts by tuning your NOAA radio to the frequency for your area (see chart below).

Georgia NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters and Frequencies
Americus 162.425 MHz
Athens 162.400 MHz
Atlanta 162.550 MHz
Augusta 162.550 MHz
Baxley 162.525 MHz
Blue Ridge 162.475 MHz
Brasstown Bald 162.500 MHz
Buchanan 162.425 MHz
Chatsworth 162.400 MHz
Cleveland 162.525 MHz
Columbus 162.400 MHz
Eastman 162.400 MHz
Eatonton 162.525 MHz
La Grange 162.450 MHz
Macon 162.475 MHz
Pelham 162.550 MHz
Sandersville 162.450 MHz
Savannah 162.400 MHz
Taylor’s Ridge 162.450 MHz
Thomaston 162.500 MHz
Valdosta 162.500 MHz
Waycross 162.475 MHz
Waynesboro 162.425 MHz


For more information, be sure to visit the National Weather Service’s website.