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[February 01, 2012]  From the 2009 Severe Weather Preparedness Guide, a joint effort between the National Weather Service and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency:

• Your local Emergency Management Agency -- EMA or ESDA

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

• The nearest office of the National Weather Service

• Web pages for National Weather Service forecast offices:

• Lincoln
  www.weather.gov/lincoln

• Romeoville
  www.weather.gov/chicago

• Davenport, Iowa
  www.weather.gov/davenport

• St. Louis, Mo.
  www.weather.gov/stlouis

• Paducah, Ky.
  www.weather.gov/paducah

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency site at www.state.il.us/iema

Listen to NOAA Weather Radio -- All Hazards 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 below. To find the weather radio transmitter that serves your location, go to http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/CntyCov/nwrIL.htm.

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City	Station	Frequency
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

[Text from file from National Weather Service, Lincoln office]

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