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NOUS43 KOAX 181711
PNSOAX
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-190515-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1211 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..KOAX RADAR UPDATE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AUG 19
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 19, THE KOAX RADAR LOCATED IN VALLEY, NE WILL
UNDERGO REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. TECHNICIANS WILL INSTALL NEW PARTS
AND CALIBRATE THE RADAR DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS. THIS UPDATE IS
NECESSARY TO FACILITATE OPTIMAL RADAR PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY.
THE UPDATE PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026, AT WHICH TIME THE RADAR WILL BE
OFFLINE AND NOT TRANSMITTING DATA. THE START TIME MAY BE ADJUSTED
SLIGHTLY IF THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS NEARBY. THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS, AND MAY LINGER INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS WILL BE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING:
KUEX (HASTINGS, NE), KTWX (TOPEKA, KS), KEAX (PLEASANT HILL, MO),
KDMX (DES MOINES, IA), KFSD (SIOUX FALLS, SD), AND KLNX (NORTH
PLATTE, NE). FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING RADAR
SITES, VISIT HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV
THE KOAX WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS.
THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA PROVIDES
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WSR-88DS.
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