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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
358 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2020
..PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
..NWS AMARILLO RADAR OUTAGE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 15
CONTACT: MICHAEL GITTINGER, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
MIKE.GITTINGER@NOAA.GOV, 806-335-1121
BEGINNING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 THE KAMA WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED BY
THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO, TEXAS WILL BE DOWN
FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS TO REPLACE OLD AND/OR DAMAGED RADOME
PROTECTIVE PANELS. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE 23 YEAR OLD RADAR
OPERATING SMOOTHLY INTO THE FUTURE.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE TO THE
REGION INCLUDE: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, LUBBOCK, FREDERICK, VANCE AIR
FORCE BASE, DODGE CITY, AND PUEBLO. FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF
THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/INDEX.HTM
THE KAMA 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-88D RADARS.
FOR A RADAR MOSAIC LOOP OF THE PANHANDLES:
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/RIDGE/CONUS/SOUTHPLAINS_LOOP.PHP
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO, TEXAS CAN BE FOUND ON
SOCIAL MEDIA AT HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSAMARILLO AND
HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/NWSAMARILLO
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