NWS offices around the country utilize various spotter networks for severe and other inclement weather verification and reporting. The various spotter networks are comprised of emergency management officials, law enforcement, fire fighters, EMS personnel, and road crews. We also utilize the general public with training taking place during the late winter and early spring as NWS personnel travel to various counties to provide training. A final group of spotters utilized by our NWS office are amateur radio operators.

For now, we will not list 2 meter and 70 cm repeaters outside of our 51 county warning area (depicted by the purple outline), unless they also serve some of our counties. If you notice errors or omissions, know of new repeaters that need to be added, need to change your spotter address or phone number, or just have a SKYWARN/spotting question, drop us a line at dmx.spotteradmin@noaa.gov and we take care of your request ASAP. Note: This email address is not for sending severe weather reports, but instead is for administrative tasks. For severe weather reporting via the internet, please click here.

Keep in mind the maps depict approximate signal coverage with radio propagation characteristics, geography, equipment reliability, etc. all affecting coverage of a given repeater. Since many of these repeaters are linked please give them a second or two to connect.

Here's a three page pdf file of the same information in a format that will print nicely on three pages.

Location Output RX Input TX Tx Tone Grimes 146.610 MHz 146.010 MHz 114.8 Hz Williams 444.500 MHz 449.500 MHz 151.4 Hz Mason City 146.760 MHz 146.160 MHz 103.5 Hz Scranton 444.300 MHz 449.300 MHz 151.4 Hz
	Location Output RX Input TX Tx Tone Sheldahl 147.075 MHz 147.675 MHz 114.8 Hz Storm Lake 146.775 MHz 146.175 MHz 110.9 Hz Humboldt 442.400 MHz 447.400 MHz 110.9 Hz Notes: The Storm Lake repeater is linked to the She Dahl repeater via the ICN while Humboldt is linked to Storm Lake via RF.
Location Output RX Input TX Tx Tone Menlo 147.045 MHz 147.645 MHz 114.8 Hz Creston 146.790 MHz 146.190 MHz 136.5 Hz Elk Horn 444.900 MHz 449.900 MHz 151.4 Hz Prescott 145.510 MHz MHz 127.3 Hz Avoca 147.255 MHz 147.855 MHz 151.4 Hz Greenfield 444.700 MHz 449.700 MHz 173.8 Hz Atlantic 147.150 MHz 147.750 MHz 151.4 Hz Clarinda 444.750 MHz 449.750 MHz 127.3 Hz Bedford 443.700 MHz 448.700 MHz 136.5 Hz
	Location Output RX Input TX Tx Tone Grimes 443.400 MHz 448.400 MHz 151.4 Hz Gilman 444.150 MHz 449.150 MHz 151.4 Hz Baxter 444.225 MHz 449.225 MHz 151.4 Hz Newton 442.300 MHz 447.300 MHz 151.4 Hz Afton 442.400 MHz 447.400 MHz 151.4 Hz Marshalltown 443.325 MHz 448.325 MHz 110.9 Hz Chelsea 442.125 MHz 447.125 MHz 151.4 Hz
Location Output RX Input TX Tx Tone Bedford 147.135 MHz 147.735 MHz 203.5 Hz Des Moines 146.820 MHz 146.220 MHz 203.5 Hz Pella 145.170 MHz 144.570 MHz 203.5 Hz Waterloo 444.900 MHz 449.900 MHz 203.5 Hz Davenport 146.940 MHz 146.340 MHz 203.5 Hz Mason City 147.315 MHz 147.915 MHz 203.5 Hz Note #1:  For local use only (no ICN access) on the Waterloo repeater, use a PL tone of 136.5. Note #2:  For local use only of the Des Moines Hub, use a PL tone of 114.8. Note #3:  For local use only of the Bedford repeater, use a PL tone of 127.3. Note #4:  For local use only of the Davenport repeater, there is no PL tone. Note #5:  For local use only of the Mason City repeater, use a PL tone of 103.5. These repeaters are linked to the main Des Moines Hub via the Iowa Communications Network fiber optic system.  You must have the PL tone turned on to access the ICN Hub and the remote repeaters.