Astoria, OR – Residents along the northern Oregon Coast may experience interruptions in emergency weather alerts this morning as a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter undergoes scheduled maintenance.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) Portland, the Astoria NOAA Weather Radio transmitter (KEC91) has been down periodically since 9:45 a.m. Thursday and is expected to experience intermittent outages for roughly an hour or more while maintenance work is completed.
The outage affects parts of Astoria and Clatsop County, including surrounding coastal communities that rely on NOAA Weather Radio for real-time alerts about severe weather, tsunamis, coastal hazards, and emergencies. The Astoria transmitter also serves as a critical backup alert system during power outages and storms.
NWS officials emphasized that the outage is temporary and encouraged residents to rely on alternative methods to receive weather and emergency information during the maintenance window. These include:
- The weather.gov/portland website
- Local TV and radio stations
- Smartphone weather apps and emergency alert notifications
- Official NWS social media channels
The interruption comes during the late morning hours, a time when coastal weather conditions can change rapidly, especially during winter storm systems.
No severe weather warnings were immediately impacted by the outage, according to NWS Portland, but officials stress the importance of having multiple alert sources available at all times, particularly for coastal residents.
Service is expected to return to normal once maintenance is completed.
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