970109: Rochester, MN

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• Subject: 970109: Rochester, MN
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 06:58:51 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT WED JAN 8 1997
 
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS
 
SUBJECT:       DECOMMISSIONING THE ROCHESTER...
               MINNESOTA... WSR-74C
 
 
SINCE THE MINNEAPOLIS...MINNESOTA...AND LA CROSSE...WISCONSIN...
DOPPLER WEATHER SURVILLANCE RADARS /WSR-88D/ HAVE BEEN
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...USERS NOTIFIED AND
SERVICE CONFIRMED...THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE
WSR-74C AT ROCHESTER...MINNESOTA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - RST/ 
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE THE ROCHESTER WSR-74C RADAR WILL
BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICALLY ON THURSDAY...JANUARY 9...1997.
 
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 OR CALL /301/ 713-0070.
 
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