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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1221 AM EDT Mon Mar 24 2025

...NWS CHARLESTON RADAR WILL UNDERGO EXTENDED MAINTENANCE...

To:  Subscribers:
  -NOAA Weather Wire Service
  -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
  -NOAAPORT
  Other NWS Partners and Employees

From:Brian Haines, Meteorologist in Charge
        WFO Charleston, SC

Subject:  Extended maintenance to the KCLX radar

The Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) located in
Grays, SC, will undergo maintenance to the radar dome. Work on
the dome is expected to take about 9 days and is scheduled to occur
from March 24, 2025 to April 1, 2025. During this period, radar data
will not be available from the KCLX radar.

Users of KCLX radar data are urged to use adjacent WSR-88D sites
which also cover much of Southeast South Carolina, Southeast
Georgia and the adjacent coastal waters. These include:

KCAE - Columbia, SC
KLTX - Wilmington, NC
KJAX - Jacksonville, FL
KVAX - Moody AFB, GA
KJGX - Robbins AFB, GA

If you have questions or comments, please contact:

 Steven Taylor
 Radar Focal Point
 WFO Charleston, SC
 steven.taylor@noaa.gov
 843-747-5860

 or

 Art Patrick
 Electronic Systems Analyst
 WFO Charleston, SC
 arthur.patrick@noaa.gov
 843-744-2236 ext. 228

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