The Midwest's most potentially dangerous weather season is here

Where to turn for weather and safety information         

[MARCH 25, 2005]  Recommended actions to protect you and your family in the event of severe weather were published earlier this month and are available at these links:

• Thunderstorms
• Flooding
• Tornadoes

For additional information on severe weather or other hazards, contact the following:

• Your local emergency management agency or ESDA

• Your local chapter of the American Red Cross or www.redcross.org

• The nearest office of the National Weather Service

• National Weather Service Forecast Office websites:

• Davenport, Iowa
  www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn

• Romeoville
  www.crh.noaa.gov/lot

• Lincoln
  www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx

• St. Louis, Mo.
  www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx

• Paducah, Ky.
  www.crh.noaa.gov/pah

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency website at http://www.state.il.us/iema

NOAA Weather Radio

Listen to NOAA Weather Radio for the latest weather forecasts. The National Weather Service broadcasts weather information, including watches, warnings and advisories 24 hours a day. Weather radio transmitters have a range of about 40 miles. Weather radio transmitters that cover Illinois are shown in below. A map depicting the coverage of each transmitter is available at  www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/nwr/nwrexpand.htm.

City	Station	Frequency
Bloomington	KZZ-65	162.525 MHz
Cape Girardeau, Mo.	KXI-93	162.550 MHz
Champaign	WXJ-76	162.550 MHz
Chester	KXI-42	162.450 MHz
Chicago	KWO-39	162.550 MHz
Crescent City	KXI-86	162.500 MHz
Crystal Lake	KXI-41	162.500 MHz
DeKalb	WNG-536	162.550 MHz
Dixon	KZZ-55	162.525 MHz
Dubuque, Iowa	WXL-64	162.400 MHz
Edwardsport, Ind.	WWG-82	162.425 MHz
Evansville, Ind.	KIG-76	162.550 MHz
Freeport	KZZ-56	162.450 MHz
Galesburg	KZZ-66	162.400 MHz
Hannibal, Mo.	WXK-82	162.475 MHz
Hillsboro	KXI-79	162.425 MHz
Jacksonville	WXM-90	162.525 MHz
Jerseyville	KXI-70	162.450 MHz
Kankakee	KZZ-58	162.525 MHz
Lockport	KZZ-81	162.425 MHz
Macomb	WXJ-92	162.500 MHz
Maquoketa, Iowa	KZZ-83	162.500 MHz
Marion	WXM-49	162.425 MHz
Mayfield, Ky.	KIH-46	162.475 MHz
McLeansboro	KXI-52	162.400 MHz
Medill, Mo.	WXL-99	162.450 MHz
Newton	KXI-48	162.450 MHz
Odell	WXK-24	162.450 MHz
Paris	KXI-47	162.525 MHz
Peoria	WXJ-71	162.475 MHz
Plano	KXI-58	162.400 MHz
Princeton	WXL-22	162.425 MHz
Putnamville, Ind.	WXK-72	162.400 MHz
Racine, Wis.	KZZ-76	162.450 MHz
Rock Island (Moline)	WXJ-73	162.550 MHz
Rockford	KZZ-57	162.475 MHz
Salem	KXI-49	162.475 MHz
Shelbyville	KXI-46	162.500 MHz
Springfield	WXJ-75	162.400 MHz
St. Louis, Mo.	KDO-89	162.550 MHz
West Burlington, Iowa	WXN-83	162.525 MHz

[From booklet prepared by the National Weather Service, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross]