NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio is the voice of the National Weather Service. It provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information and forecasts directly from NWS offices across the country. Recorded messages are repeated every three to five minutes and are updated when necessary. NOAA Weather Radio Stations operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year. NOAA Weather Radio is a computer-based broadcasting system that automatically transforms written National Weather Service forecasts, advisories, warnings, and other products into synthesized voice products and automatically schedules them for broadcast.

During FULLY automated operation, the NOAA Weather Radio broadcasting system transforms ALL written text products into the synthesized-voice and automatically schedules ALL products for broadcast...EVEN the warnings. Therefore, a warning is on NOAA Weather Radio a few seconds after it is composed and shipped out on our communication links. Sometimes seconds can save lives in a very severe weather situation. With the time saved using the automated NOAA Weather Radio system, we are able to devote more time to our critical warning service and the forecasting of weather.

Broadcast Cycles for NWS Pueblo Weather Radio

Before and during severe weather, staff at the Pueblo office will interrupt the routine program with important weather warnings and statements. Specially equipped weather radio receivers with built-in alarms, will sound the alarm, indicating that a weather emergency exists. With the Emergency Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio can notify local radio and television broadcasters of severe weather events quickly, and will alarm only for the county affected by dangerous weather. The next generation of Weather Radio receivers allows you to program to alarm only for the county in which you are located. The Emergency Alert System will allow broadcasters to more easily simulcast NOAA Weather Radio warning announcements. In fact, broadcasters will be required to carry NOAA Weather Radio live broadcasts when their station is in automated mode.

The goal of reaching 95% of the population of southern Colorado with NOAA Weather Radio coverage can be reached by adding four more transmitters in the following areas in southern Colorado: Leadville, Salida, Canon City, and Trinidad. This goal will be realized with the funding cooperation of local areas, government agencies, the Colorado Division of Telecommunications, etc. If you would like information on how you could bring NOAA Weather Radio to your area in southern Colorado, call our office for details.