970630: decomiss-Jackson, KY

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 970630: decomiss-Jackson, KY
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 09:44:46 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT MON JUN 30 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 ..... 
             JACKSON ... KENTUCKY
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
SINCE THE JACKSON ... KENTUCKY ... 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-74S AT JACKSON /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - JKL/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE JACKSON
WSR-74S RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON TUESDAY ...
JULY 1 ... 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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