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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1005 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
..PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD ANNOUNCES RADAR OUTAGE
CURRENTLY, THE KAKQ WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR OPERATED BY NOAA’S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA IS OFFLINE DUE TO A
SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL FAILURE. TECHNICIANS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE
LIKELY SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THEY ARE AWAITING
PARTS TO BE DELIVERED AND A REPAIR TEAM FROM THE RADAR OPERATIONS
CENTER, IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA, TO ARRIVE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE
RADAR. AT THIS TIME, A RETURN TO SERVICE ESTIMATE IS STILL
UNKNOWN.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS WILL BE AVAILABLE,
INCLUDING:
KDOX - DOVER, DE
KLWX - STERLING VA
KDIX - PHILADELPHIA, PA
KRNK - BLACKSBURG, VA
KRAH - RALEIGH, NC
KMHX - NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, VISIT
THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/
THE RADAR, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 1994, HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT
UPGRADES OVER THE LAST 5 - 10 YEARS THROUGH THE NEXRAD SERVICE
LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS A SERIES OF UPGRADES THAT
WILL KEEP OUR NATION’S RADARS VIABLE INTO THE 2030S. NOAA’S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INVESTED $135 MILLION IN THE
PROGRAM. THE PROJECT INCLUDED:
THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SIGNAL PROCESSOR
THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE TRANSMITTER
THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PEDESTAL
THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT SHELTERS.
THE SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN 2023.
FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THE RADAR REPAIRS PLEASE SEE OUR FREE
TEXT MESSAGES AT:
HTTPS://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/PRODUCT.PHP?SITE=AKQ&ISSUEDBY=AKQ&PRODUCT=FTM
CONTACTS:
MIKE DUTTER, SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
MICHAEL.DUTTER@NOAA.GOV, 757-899-4200 X224
ERIC SEYMOUR, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
ERIC.SEYMOUR@NOAA.GOV, 757-899-4200 X223
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON
SOCIAL MEDIA AT:
TWITTER -- HTTPS://WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSWAKEFIELDVA
FACEBOOK -- HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSWAKEFIELDVA
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