The Service Life Extension Program will be complete in 2023.
The first project was the installation of the new signal processor, the second project was the refurbishment of the transmitter, and the third project was the refurbishment of the equipment shelters. NOAA’s National Weather Service, the United States Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration are investing $135 million in the eight year program. The pedestal refurbishment is the fourth and final major project of the NEXRAD Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), a series of upgrades that will keep our nation’s radars viable into the 2030s. This activity is necessary to keep the radar functioning for another 20 years or more. The radar and pedestal were designed to last 25 years, and this radar has exceeded its life span. The components are extremely heavy and will require the radome to be removed by crane and replaced when the work is completed.
Technicians will refurbish and replace the pedestal, one of the most critical components of the radar, which is necessary for antenna rotation and positioning to capture the data in all directions. Thanks for the link thats a great map! The totals seem off from actual gauges quite a bit but seems accurate showing where the least/most was.Beginning Monday, March 7, 2022, the WSR-88D operated by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Cleveland, Ohio will be down for approximately two weeks for an important upgrade. Heres a good one to see the rainfall totals for the past 24-72 hours.You can scroll in to see your area up close.Several places in Kansas have had 5-10 inches of rain in the past 3 days with flooding.The Salina are has been hard hit.
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