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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
114 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
..KCLX RADAR TO BE DOWN SEPTEMBER 16-18TH FOR RADAR UPGRADES
BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2025, THE KCLX WSR-88D OPERATED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN CHARLESTON, SC, WILL
BE UNAVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS DUE TO ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE AND THE INSTALLATION OF UPGRADED HARDWARE (MODIFICATION
NOTE 245). A SYSTEM CALIBRATION WILL BE PERFORMED FOLLOWING THE
HARDWARE CHANGE OUT. THIS WORK IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A TWO TO
THREE DAY OUTAGE OF THE KCLX RADAR.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS WILL BE
AVAILABLE. THESE INCLUDE:
KCAE: COLUMBIA, SC
KLTX: WILMINGTON, NC
KJAX: JACKSONVILLE, FL
KVAX: MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA
KJGX: ROBBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA
FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, VISIT THE
FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV. A SINGLE RADAR
SITE CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO THE "SELECT VIEW" MENU OPTION AND
CLICKING "LOCAL RADAR" TO SELECT A SINGLE RADAR SITE.
ONCE THE RADAR IS TAKEN OFFLINE, IT WILL REMAIN OFFLINE UNTIL THE
UPGRADES ARE COMPLETED. NWS METEOROLOGISTS WILL UTILIZE SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA TO MONITOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER, INCLUDING ADJACENT
RADARS, SURFACE OBSERVATIONS, SATELLITE DATA, AND LIGHTNING
DETECTION NETWORKS. YOUR PATIENCE DURING THE OUTAGE IS APPRECIATED.
THE KCLX WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS.
THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) IN NORMAN, OK, PROVIDES SUPPORT
FOR ALL WSR-88DS.
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