970429: Abilene, TX radar decommiss

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• Subject: 970429: Abilene, TX radar decommiss
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 16:09:00 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT TUE APR 29 1997
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS
 
SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             ABILENE ... TEXAS
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
SINCE THE SAN ANGELO ... TEXAS 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 ABILENE ... TEXAS /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - ABI/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE ABILENE
WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON WEDNESDAY ...
APRIL 30 ... 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 OF CALL /301/ 713-0070.
 
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