The WSR-88D weather radar in Shallotte, NC will be down for approximately four days beginning February 20th for technicians to install an important technological upgrade. The work on the WSR-88D has been scheduled to minimize any potential impacts and will be delayed if hazardous weather is forecast.
During the outage, radar coverage is available from adjacent radar sites including Morehead City, Raleigh, Columbia and Charleston, SC.
This is the first of four major upgrades planned in the next five years to replace and refurbish major components of the 20 year old WSR-88D radars and to keep them operational into the 2030s.
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