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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
132 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2025 /1232 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2025/
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DODGE CITY, KANSAS WILL BE
CONDUCTING A REQUIRED, SCHEDULED UPDATE TO THEIR ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM (AWIPS) SYSTEM FROM MONDAY 9 JUNE
2025 THROUGH APPROXIMATELY WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2025. THE NWS USES
THE AWIPS COMPUTER SYSTEM TO DISPLAY AND INTEGRATE WEATHER AND
WATER INFORMATION, AND TO SEND LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION, SUCH AS
WEATHER AND WATER WARNINGS, TO THE PUBLIC.
DURING THE TIME OF THE UPDATE, FORECAST OPERATIONS WILL BE
CONDUCTED BY OUR SERVICE BACK-UP OFFICE IN WICHITA, KANSAS ALONG
WITH REMOTE SUPPORT FROM NWS DODGE CITY TO MINIMIZE ANY POTENTIAL
INTERRUPTION TO SERVICES. NO IMPACTS TO OUR CORE SERVICES OF
FORECAST PRODUCTS AND WEATHER WATCHES, WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.
THE KDDC WSR-88D RADAR WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL AND ITS PRODUCTS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS NORMAL. THE NWS WICHITA OFFICE
WILL REMAIN OPEN AND STAFFED AT ALL HOURS THROUGHOUT THIS UPDATE
PERIOD TO ANSWER PUBLIC AND PARTNER PHONE CALLS, AND ADDITIONAL
FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WHILE OUR AWIPS IS UPGRADED.
WHENEVER THERE ARE PERIODS OF PLANNED OR UNPLANNED OUTAGES IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WARNING INFORMATION.
THESE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES INCLUDE: LOCAL TELEVISION/RADIO,
WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS (WEA) ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER APPS, SUCH AS THE FEMA OR RED CROSS APP, AND AT THE
NWS WEBSITE AT (WEATHER.GOV/DDC/).
HOWEVER, LIMITED IMPACTS WILL OCCUR TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
1: NOAA WEATHER TRANSMITTERS: ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
MAINTAINED BY NWS DODGE CITY WILL BE OFF AIR THROUGH THE TIME OF
THE INSTALL. A LISTING OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS THAT
WILL BE IMPACTED CAN BE FOUND
AT (WEATHER.GOV/NWR/WFO_LIST?WFO=DDC).
2: LOCAL GRAPHICAL FORECAST MAPS THAT ARE HOSTED IN NUMEROUS
PLACES ON (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DDC) WILL NOT BE UPDATED.
THE FORECAST OFFICE IN DODGE CITY KANSAS WILL REMAIN OPEN AND
STAFFED THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER PHONE CALLS
AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHOUT AWIPS.
POINT OF CONTACT:
NWS.DODGECITY@NOAA.GOV
RICK LEUPOLD, ACTING METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
OR
AARON JOHNSON, SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
620 225 6514
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