980609: Radar Decommis-Chattanooga-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980609: Radar Decommis-Chattanooga-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:14:42 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
350 PM EDT ... TUESDAY ... JUNE 9 ... 1998
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS
 
SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             CHATTANOOGA ... TENNESSEE
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
SINCE THE MORRSITOWN AND OLD HICKORY ... TENNESSEE ... AND HYTOP
... ALABAMA ... DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS (WSR-88D)
HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... USERS
NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR
DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT CHATTANOOGA ... TENNESSEE ...
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - CHA) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE
CHATTANOOGA WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
WEDNESDAY ... JUNE 10 ... 1998.
 
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.
 
END