National Weather Service St. Louis, Missouri facts for kids

The National Weather Service St. Louis is a special office that helps keep people safe from bad weather. It's located in St. Charles, Missouri, near St. Louis. This office looks after 46 counties in parts of Missouri and Illinois. Some of the cities it serves include Columbia, Jefferson City, and Hannibal in Missouri. In Illinois, it helps cities like Belleville and Quincy.

NOAA Weather Radio Stations: Your Weather Alert System

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This office runs 11 special radio stations. These stations broadcast important weather and hazard alerts. They cover areas in western Illinois and eastern Missouri. These radios are like a direct line to weather experts. They give you updates on storms, floods, and other dangers.

KDO-89: Serving Greater St. Louis

KDO89 is a NOAA Weather Radio station. It's also known as St. Louis All Hazards. This station helps people in the Greater St. Louis area. It broadcasts weather and safety information. The transmitter is in Shrewsbury, Missouri.

KDO89 covers many counties. In Missouri, it serves Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren counties. In Illinois, it covers Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties.

WWF-75: Alerts for Central Missouri

WWF-75 is located near Bourbon, Missouri. It broadcasts on 162.525 MHz. This station serves cities like Cuba, Sullivan, and Union. It provides weather and hazard information for several counties in Missouri.

These counties include Gasconade, Franklin, Crawford, Washington, Iron, and Phelps. The weather information for Phelps County comes from the National Weather Service office in Springfield, Missouri.

WXK-82: Covering Northeast Missouri and West-Central Illinois

WXK-82 is located in northwest Hannibal, Missouri. It broadcasts on 162.475 MHz. This station gives weather and hazard information for many counties. In Missouri, it covers Lewis, Shelby, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, and Pike counties.

In Illinois, WXK-82 serves Adams, Brown, and Pike counties.

WXL-45: Alerts for Central Missouri

WXL-45 is located near Fulton, Missouri in Callaway County, Missouri. It broadcasts on 162.400 MHz. This station provides weather and hazard information for several counties in Missouri. These include Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Osage, and Gasconade counties.

Even though it's licensed to Columbia, it calls itself "WXL45 Fulton" on air. It gives local forecasts for Columbia, Jefferson City, and Mexico. KWN55 also serves Columbia and Jefferson City. KWN55 is a newer station that provides a stronger signal to these areas.

WWG-49: Southeast Missouri Weather Updates

WWG-49 is located near Cedar Mountain in Madison County, Missouri. It broadcasts on 162.500 MHz. This station provides weather and hazard information for many counties in Missouri. These include St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Iron, Reynolds, Madison, Wayne, and Bollinger counties.

Weather watches and warnings for Wayne and Bollinger counties come from the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Kentucky.

KXI-49: South-Central Illinois Alerts

KXI-49 is located southeast of Salem, IL. It broadcasts on 162.475 MHz. This station serves cities like Salem, Mt. Vernon, and Centralia in south-central Illinois.

KXI-70: Jerseyville and Northern St. Louis Area

KXI70 is a NOAA Weather Radio station. It's also known as Jerseyville All Hazards. This station serves Jerseyville, Illinois and nearby cities. It also covers the northern parts of the Greater St. Louis area. The transmitter is southeast of Jerseyville.

KXI70 broadcasts weather and hazard information for several counties in Illinois. These include Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, and Madison counties.

KXI-42: Covering Southwest Illinois and Southeast Missouri

KXI-42 is located northwest of Chester, IL. It broadcasts on 162.450 MHz. This station serves Chester, Illinois, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and Perryville, Missouri.

KXI-79: Alerts for South-Central Illinois

KXI-79 is located east of Coffeen Lake near Hillsboro, IL. It broadcasts on 162.425 MHz. This station serves cities like Litchfield and Vandalia in south-central Illinois.

KWN-55: Central Missouri Coverage

KWN-55 is located west of Jamestown in Moniteau County. It broadcasts on 162.425 MHz. This station serves Columbia, Jefferson City, and California in central Missouri. KWN-55 works with WXL45 to cover the Columbia and Jefferson City areas.

WNG-728: East-Central Missouri Updates

WNG-728 is located north of Hawk Point in Lincoln County. It broadcasts on 162.425 MHz. This station serves parts of east-central Missouri. These areas include Bowling Green, Warrenton, Troy, and Wentzville. It also reaches areas from Hermann to Louisiana.

This station was moved in 2023 after being off the air for almost two years. The new location means some areas on the western side, like parts of Monroe, Audrain, Callaway, Osage, and Gasconade counties, might not get as strong a signal.