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985 ABUS34 KRAP 291645 PNSRAP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 945 AM MDT TUE OCT 29 1996 ...RAPID CITY ASOS DATA NOT AVAILABLE... ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF SATURDAYS SNOW STORM IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WAS THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM...ASOS...AT THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE ELECTRIC POWER TO THE SYTEM WAS LOST AS THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES AND POLES ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE DATA FROM THE SENSORS CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED TO USERS... WEATHER OBSERVERS AT THE AIRPORT ARE USING BACKUP INSTRUMENTS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL WEATHER INFORMATION TO ENSURE AIRCRAFT SAFETY. THE LOCAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WILL RESTORE POWER AS SOON AS THEY ARE ABLE. ANDERSON
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