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Overview
Tune a weather radio to 162.450 MHz to hear KWN47, the NOAA Weather Radio station serving the Storm Lake area of Iowa. It carries National Weather Service forecasts and warnings 24 hours a day.
The National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, SD programs the station and issues the warnings it airs. The transmitter site is listed as Lakeside. It transmits with 301 watts of power.
KWN47 covers 5 counties: Buena Vista County, Cherokee County, Ida County, Pocahontas County and Sac County. SAME-capable weather radios filter alerts by county: program the six-digit SAME code listed below for each county you want alerts for.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista County | IA | 019021 |
Entire area |
| Cherokee County | IA | 019035 |
Entire area |
| Ida County | IA | 019093 |
Entire area |
| Pocahontas County | IA | 019151 |
Entire area |
| Sac County | IA | 019161 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- KWN47
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Storm Lake, IA
- Transmitter site
- Lakeside
- Power
- 301 watts
- NWS office
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Office address
- 26 Weather Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Office phone
- 605-330-4247
- Coverage
- 5 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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Location
KWN47 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Storm Lake, IA
- NWS office
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Covers
- 5 counties
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