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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1010 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025 /910 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2025/
..PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA WILL BE
CONDUCTING A REQUIRED, SCHEDULED UPDATE TO THEIR ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM (AWIPS) SYSTEM FROM 7:00 AM TUESDAY,
MAY 6 THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM THURSDAY, MAY 8. 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 SIOUX FALLS, SD 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. HOWEVER, LIMITED
IMPACTS WILL OCCUR TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
NOAA WEATHER TRANSMITTERS: ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
MAINTAINED BY NWS ABERDEEN WILL BE OFF AIR THROUGH THE TIME OF THE
INSTALL. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TRANSMITTERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
AND MINNESOTA: ABERDEEN, PIERRE, FIRESTEEL, LOWRY, RELIANCE,
SOUTH SHORE, AND APPLETON. DUE TO THIS OUTAGE, THE WEDNESDAY
WEEKLY TEST WILL NOT BE PERFORMED THIS WEEK.
THE FORECAST OFFICE IN ABERDEEN, SD WILL REMAIN OPEN AND STAFFED
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER PHONE CALLS AND
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHOUT AWIPS.
SRF
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