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National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois

April 13, 2024

National Weather Service Chicago, currently based in Romeoville, Illinois, is a weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 23 counties in Northern Illinois, the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana.[1] The Army Signal Service established the first federal weather office in the region in Chicago on October 15, 1870.[2] During May 1894 the Chicago Weather Bureau was given a new forecast area extending from the Great Lakes region all the way to the Rocky Mountains.[2] The current National Weather Service Chicago is located in Romeoville and is in charge of issuing local forecasts and weather warnings for the Chicago area.[2] It is one of only two National Weather Service offices in Illinois, the other being National Weather Service Central Illinois in Lincoln, Illinois. The National Weather Service Chicago forecast office is located adjacent to the Lewis University Airport in Romeoville, Illinois.[3]

NOAA Weather Radio edit

 

National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, currently provides programming for 11 NOAA Weather Radio stations.

KWO39 Chicago edit

 
Coverage Area of KWO39 in Chicago
KWO39
Frequency162.550 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatWeather/Civil Emergency
History
First air date
1954
Technical information
ClassC
Power300 Watts
HAAT452 M
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KWO39 regular programming serves marine interests on southern Lake Michigan and the Illinois and Indiana lake-shore. KWO39 also carries severe weather watches and warnings for Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties in Illinois, plus Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.[4]

History edit

This station first began in 1954 as the first weather radio system in the Chicago area dedicated to the aviation user and continued until 1958 when the aviation broadcast went dark. Ivan Brunk, meteorologist in charge of the Chicago U.S. Weather Bureau (now National Weather Service) office at that time, suggested that the radio service be reinstated and put to Marine usage on an experimental basis. The marine weather broadcast was an immediate success, and the service became permanent two years later.

Throughout the 1960s, programming was expanded to include weather information for the general public, as well as the marine community. In the early 1970s, the forecast office moved from the University of Chicago to a location on West Pershing Rd. The 300 watt transmitter was located on the roof of the six-story building where it remained until 1975 when the transmitter was relocated to the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower).[5]

KZZ81 Lockport edit

 
Coverage Area of KZZ81 in Lockport
KZZ81
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency162.425 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatWeather/Civil Emergency
Technical information
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts
HAAT91 M
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KZZ81 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, & Will counties in Illinois as well as Lake County in Indiana.[6]

Hourly conditions on this station are reported for the following locations: O'Hare Airport, The Lakefront, Joliet, Aurora, Waukegan, Illinois, Springfield, Bloomington, Midway Airport, Rockford, Kankakee.

KXI41 Crystal Lake edit

 
Coverage Area of KXI41 in Crystal Lake
KXI41
Frequency162.500 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
ClassC
Power300 Watts
HAAT96 M
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KXI41 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Boone, Cook, Kane, Lake, & McHenry counties in Illinois, plus Kenosha & Walworth counties in Wisconsin.[7]

KXI58 Plano edit

KXI58
Frequency162.400 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatWeather/Civil Emergency
Technical information
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KXI58 broadcasts weather and hazard information for DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, & Will counties in Illinois.[8]

KZZ57 Rockford edit

KZZ57
Broadcast areaRockford / Northern Illinois / Southern Wisconsin
Frequency162.475 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
Power1,000 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KZZ57 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, DeKalb, Lee & Stephenson counties in Illinois, plus Green & Rock counties in Wisconsin.[9]

Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, with warnings for Stephenson County being issued by the National Weather Service office in Davenport, Iowa, and Green and Rock counties in Wisconsin being issued by the National Weather Service office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[9]

WXK24 Odell edit

WXK24
Broadcast areaPontiac / Gibson City / Morris / Ottawa, Illinois
Frequency162.450 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

WXK24 broadcasts weather and hazard information for LaSalle, Grundy, Livingston, Ford, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, Marshall, Woodford & McLean counties in Illinois.[10]

Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, with warnings for Marshall, Woodford, and McLean Counties being issued by the National Weather Service Central Illinois located in Lincoln, Illinois.[10]

WNG536 DeKalb edit

WNG536
Frequency162.550 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
ClassC
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

WNG536 broadcasts weather and hazard information for DeKalb, Boone, Winnebago, Ogle, Lee & Kane counties in Illinois.[11]

KXI86 Crescent City edit

KXI86
Frequency162.500 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KXI86 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Ford, Kankakee, Iroquois, & Vermilion Counties in Illinois, as well as Newton & Benton Counties in Indiana.[12]

Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, with warnings for Vermilion County being issued by the National Weather Service Central Illinois located in Lincoln, Illinois.[12]

KZZ55 Dixon edit

KZZ55
Frequency162.525 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KZZ55 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Ogle, Lee, Carroll, Whiteside & Bureau Counties in Illinois.[13]

Programming for Ogle and Lee counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, with warnings for Carroll Whiteside & Bureau counties being issued by the National Weather Service office located in Davenport, Iowa.[13]

KZZ58 Kankakee edit

KZZ58
Frequency162.525 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

KZZ58 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Kankakee, Iroquois & Will Counties in Illinois, as well as Newton & Lake Counties in Indiana.[14]

WNG689 Hebron edit

WNG689
Frequency162.450 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Technical information
Power300 Watts
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

WNG689 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, LaPorte, Starke & Pulaski Counties in Indiana.[15]

Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville, Illinois, with warnings for LaPorte, Starke, and Pulaski Counties being issued by the National Weather Service Northern Indiana located in Syracuse, Indiana.[15]

First-order/climate sites edit

[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "NWS Map". National Weather Service Chicago. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Brief History of the National Weather Service in Chicago". National Weather Service Chicago. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. ^ "NWS Forecast Office Chicago, IL". NOAA. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ^ KWO39 NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  5. ^ History of NOAA Weather Radio KWO-39 in Chicago NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  6. ^ NOAA KZZ-81 Query NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  7. ^ KXI41 NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  8. ^ KXI58 NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  9. ^ a b KZZ57 Rockford, 162.475 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  10. ^ a b WXK24 Odell, 162.450 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  11. ^ WNG536 DeKalb, 162.550 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  12. ^ a b KXI86 Crescent City, 162.500 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  13. ^ a b KZZ55 Dixon, 162.525 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  14. ^ KXI86 Kankakee, 162.525 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  15. ^ a b WNG 689 Hebron, 162.450 MHz NOAA.gov. Accessed August 24, 2012
  16. ^ "Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Romeoville, IL. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

External links edit

  • NWS Chicago Main Page
  • NOAA Weather Radio Coverage Maps

April 13, 2024
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National Weather Service Chicago currently based in Romeoville Illinois is a weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 23 counties in Northern Illinois the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana 1 The Army Signal Service established the first federal weather office in the region in Chicago on October 15 1870 2 During May 1894 the Chicago Weather Bureau was given a new forecast area extending from the Great Lakes region all the way to the Rocky Mountains 2 The current National Weather Service Chicago is located in Romeoville and is in charge of issuing local forecasts and weather warnings for the Chicago area 2 It is one of only two National Weather Service offices in Illinois the other being National Weather Service Central Illinois in Lincoln Illinois The National Weather Service Chicago forecast office is located adjacent to the Lewis University Airport in Romeoville Illinois 3 Contents 1 NOAA Weather Radio 1 1 KWO39 Chicago 1 1 1 History 1 2 KZZ81 Lockport 1 3 KXI41 Crystal Lake 1 4 KXI58 Plano 1 5 KZZ57 Rockford 1 6 WXK24 Odell 1 7 WNG536 DeKalb 1 8 KXI86 Crescent City 1 9 KZZ55 Dixon 1 10 KZZ58 Kankakee 1 11 WNG689 Hebron 2 First order climate sites 3 References 4 External linksNOAA Weather Radio edit nbsp National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois currently provides programming for 11 NOAA Weather Radio stations KWO39 Chicago edit nbsp Coverage Area of KWO39 in ChicagoKWO39Chicago IllinoisFrequency162 550 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatWeather Civil EmergencyHistoryFirst air date1954Technical informationClassCPower300 WattsHAAT452 MLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKWO39 regular programming serves marine interests on southern Lake Michigan and the Illinois and Indiana lake shore KWO39 also carries severe weather watches and warnings for Cook DuPage and Lake counties in Illinois plus Lake and Porter counties in Indiana 4 History edit This station first began in 1954 as the first weather radio system in the Chicago area dedicated to the aviation user and continued until 1958 when the aviation broadcast went dark Ivan Brunk meteorologist in charge of the Chicago U S Weather Bureau now National Weather Service office at that time suggested that the radio service be reinstated and put to Marine usage on an experimental basis The marine weather broadcast was an immediate success and the service became permanent two years later Throughout the 1960s programming was expanded to include weather information for the general public as well as the marine community In the early 1970s the forecast office moved from the University of Chicago to a location on West Pershing Rd The 300 watt transmitter was located on the roof of the six story building where it remained until 1975 when the transmitter was relocated to the Sears Tower now Willis Tower 5 KZZ81 Lockport edit nbsp Coverage Area of KZZ81 in LockportKZZ81Lockport IllinoisBroadcast areaChicago metropolitan areaFrequency162 425 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatWeather Civil EmergencyTechnical informationClassCPower1 000 WattsHAAT91 MLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKZZ81 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Cook DuPage Grundy Kane Kankakee Kendall Lake amp Will counties in Illinois as well as Lake County in Indiana 6 Hourly conditions on this station are reported for the following locations O Hare Airport The Lakefront Joliet Aurora Waukegan Illinois Springfield Bloomington Midway Airport Rockford Kankakee KXI41 Crystal Lake edit nbsp Coverage Area of KXI41 in Crystal LakeKXI41Crystal Lake IllinoisFrequency162 500 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationClassCPower300 WattsHAAT96 MLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKXI41 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Boone Cook Kane Lake amp McHenry counties in Illinois plus Kenosha amp Walworth counties in Wisconsin 7 KXI58 Plano edit KXI58Plano IllinoisFrequency162 400 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatWeather Civil EmergencyTechnical informationPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKXI58 broadcasts weather and hazard information for DeKalb DuPage Grundy Kane Kendall LaSalle amp Will counties in Illinois 8 KZZ57 Rockford edit KZZ57Rockford IllinoisBroadcast areaRockford Northern Illinois Southern WisconsinFrequency162 475 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationPower1 000 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKZZ57 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Winnebago Boone Ogle DeKalb Lee amp Stephenson counties in Illinois plus Green amp Rock counties in Wisconsin 9 Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois with warnings for Stephenson County being issued by the National Weather Service office in Davenport Iowa and Green and Rock counties in Wisconsin being issued by the National Weather Service office in Milwaukee Wisconsin 9 WXK24 Odell edit WXK24Odell IllinoisBroadcast areaPontiac Gibson City Morris Ottawa IllinoisFrequency162 450 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationClassCPower1 000 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteWXK24 broadcasts weather and hazard information for LaSalle Grundy Livingston Ford Will Kankakee Iroquois Marshall Woodford amp McLean counties in Illinois 10 Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois with warnings for Marshall Woodford and McLean Counties being issued by the National Weather Service Central Illinois located in Lincoln Illinois 10 WNG536 DeKalb edit WNG536DeKalb IllinoisFrequency162 550 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationClassCPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteWNG536 broadcasts weather and hazard information for DeKalb Boone Winnebago Ogle Lee amp Kane counties in Illinois 11 KXI86 Crescent City edit KXI86Crescent City IllinoisFrequency162 500 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKXI86 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Ford Kankakee Iroquois amp Vermilion Counties in Illinois as well as Newton amp Benton Counties in Indiana 12 Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois with warnings for Vermilion County being issued by the National Weather Service Central Illinois located in Lincoln Illinois 12 KZZ55 Dixon edit KZZ55Dixon IllinoisFrequency162 525 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKZZ55 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Ogle Lee Carroll Whiteside amp Bureau Counties in Illinois 13 Programming for Ogle and Lee counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois with warnings for Carroll Whiteside amp Bureau counties being issued by the National Weather Service office located in Davenport Iowa 13 KZZ58 Kankakee edit KZZ58Kankakee IllinoisFrequency162 525 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteKZZ58 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Kankakee Iroquois amp Will Counties in Illinois as well as Newton amp Lake Counties in Indiana 14 WNG689 Hebron edit WNG689Hebron IndianaFrequency162 450 MHzProgrammingLanguage s EnglishTechnical informationPower300 WattsLinksWebsiteOfficial websiteWNG689 broadcasts weather and hazard information for Lake Porter Newton Jasper LaPorte Starke amp Pulaski Counties in Indiana 15 Programming for most counties is provided from the National Weather Service Chicago Forecast Office in Romeoville Illinois with warnings for LaPorte Starke and Pulaski Counties being issued by the National Weather Service Northern Indiana located in Syracuse Indiana 15 First order climate sites edit 16 O Hare International Airport Chicago Chicago Rockford International Airport Rockford References edit NWS Map National Weather Service Chicago Retrieved 19 November 2009 a b c Brief History of the National Weather Service in Chicago National Weather Service Chicago Retrieved 19 November 2009 NWS Forecast Office Chicago IL NOAA September 7 2023 Retrieved September 7 2023 KWO39 NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 History of NOAA Weather Radio KWO 39 in Chicago NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 NOAA KZZ 81 Query NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 KXI41 NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 KXI58 NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 a b KZZ57 Rockford 162 475 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 a b WXK24 Odell 162 450 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 WNG536 DeKalb 162 550 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 a b KXI86 Crescent City 162 500 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 a b KZZ55 Dixon 162 525 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 KXI86 Kankakee 162 525 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 a b WNG 689 Hebron 162 450 MHz NOAA gov Accessed August 24 2012 Local Climatology Reporting Locations National Weather Service Romeoville IL Retrieved 2014 06 12 External links editNWS Chicago Main Page NOAA Weather Radio Coverage Maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Weather Service Chicago Illinois amp oldid 1174300698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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