Just saw this. Perfect timing!
MAJOR NEWS FROM KBOX coming up. Radar to be shutdown for technical upgrades...starting tomorrow..
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
207 PM EDT THU OCT 10 2019
...THE TAUNTON /KBOX/ WSR-88D RADAR WILL BE OFFLINE FOR
TRANSMITTER REFURBISHMENT FROM OCTOBER 15TH TO 19TH...
BEGINNING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, THE KBOX WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED
BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTON, MA WILL BE DOWN
FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE
TRANSMITTER. ALTHOUGH THE FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION OF THE
TRANSMITTER WILL REMAIN THE SAME, OLD BREAKERS AND CABLES ORIGINAL
TO THE RADAR WILL BE REPLACED WITH MODERN FUSES AND NEW CABLES.
THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE 20-YEAR-OLD RADAR OPERATING SMOOTHLY FOR
ANOTHER 20 YEARS.
THE TRANSMITTER UPDATE IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROJECT OF THE NEXRAD
SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM, A SERIES OF UPGRADES AND
REPLACEMENTS 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 ARE INVESTING $150
MILLION IN THE 7-YEAR PROGRAM. THE FIRST PROJECT WAS THE
INSTALLATION OF A NEW SIGNAL PROCESSOR. THE TWO REMAINING PROJECTS
ARE THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PEDESTAL AN EQUIPMENT SHELTERS. THE
SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2022.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS INCLUDE: ALBANY, NY (KENX),
UPTON, NY (KOXK), GRAY, ME (KGYX). FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF
THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/INDEX.HTM
THE KBOX 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.
FOR A RADAR MOSAIC LOOP OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES, GO TO:
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/RIDGE/CONUS/NORTHEAST_LOOP.PHP
THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S
BOSTON/NORTON FORECAST OFFICE CAN BE FOUND AT:
WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON
FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV
TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
ANDY NASH, METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
[email protected]
508-622-3250 EXT. 222
GLENN FIELD, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
[email protected]
508-622-3250 EXT. 223
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