961017: Radar Decomiss-

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• Subject: 961017: Radar Decomiss-
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 10:46:58 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU OCT 17 1996
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS
 
SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             SIOUX FALLS ... SOUTH DAKOTA
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
SINCE THE SIOUX FALLS ... SOUTH DAKOTA DOPPLER WEATHER
SURVEILLANCE RADAR /WSR-88D/ HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... USERS NOTIFIED AND SERVICES
CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C
AT SIOUX FALLS /RADAR IDENTIFIER - FSD/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 
THEREFORE ... THE SIOUX FALLS WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE
DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON THURSDAY ... OCTOBER 17 ... 1996.
 
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THIS RADAR IS NO LONGER ISSUING
PRODUCTS ... SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION /ROB/ MESSAGE ... IN
AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
 
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT RADAR
NETWORK SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF CALL /301/ 713-0070.
 
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