Emergency Management

NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Teton County has a NWR repeater at the top of Snow King Mountain. With a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio you can tune to 162.525 MHz, which is channel 6 on most models, and receive 24/7 weather information for Teton County and other nearby areas directly from the National Weather Service office in Riverton,WY.

If your NOAA Weather Radio has an alert function, you can also receive alerts even when the radio is silent for events such as severe winter weather, avalanche warnings, AMBER alerts, tornados, chemical spills, flash floods, 911 telephone outages, evacuation notices, and many others. For more information on NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio across Wyoming, go to www.weather.gov/riverton/nwr. Teton County Emergency Management only recommends radios that have an alert function.

Teton County Emergency Management works closely with the National Weather Service in Riverton to provide timely and informative alerts over NWR. NWR is one of the main methods Teton County will use to inform the public of any significant disaster, either weather or non-weather related. Teton County will also use NWR to give the public instructional information prior to, during, and after disasters. For these reasons, Teton County Emergency Management suggests every home and business should have a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio. Look for the Public Alert logo on any weather radio you purchase. The logo means that it is certified by the Consumer Electonics Association to function correctly with National Weather Service and Emergency Alert System warnings.

If you would like to purchase a radio, local Jackson businesses stock different models of NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radios that range in price from $10.00 to $70.00. Contact Teton County Emergency Managememt for more details.

For a limited time, Knobe's Radio Shack is offering a 20% discount on the Midland WR-100 Weather Radio. Teton County Emergency Management recommends the WR-100 radio due to its functionality and price point. You can get a quick instruction guide prepared by the National Weather Service for the Midland WR-100 here.

• Click here to listen to NOAA Weather / All-Hazards Radio. (Quicktime plugin required.)

• Click here for Teton County Emergency Management's NOAA Radio pamphlet. (Adobe Reader required.)

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