Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
871 NOUS42 KCHS 220704 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-251200- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Charleston SC 304 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Brian Haines, Meteorologist in Charge, NWS Weather Forecast Office Charleston, SC Subject: Planned KCLX Radar Outage April 23-26, 2024 The KCLX radar will undergo maintenance April 23-26, 2024. Critical electrical work is planned at the radar site which will require the radar to be offline until the work is completed. Once the radar is taken down, it will remain offline until all electrical work is finalized. The radar is tentatively scheduled to return to service by April 26. During the outage, users are encouraged to use radar data from neighboring radars: KLTX - Wilmington, NC KCAE - Columbia, SC KJGX - Warner Robins Air Force Base, GA KVAX - Moody Air Force Base, GA KJAX - Jacksonville, FL For more information, please contact: Brian Haines Meteorologist in Charge NWS Weather Forecast Office Charleston, SC phone: 843-744-2236 ext. 222 email: brian.haines@noaa.gov or Steven Taylor Lead Meteorologist/Radar Focal Point NWS Weather Forecast Office Charleston, SC phone: 843-747-5860 email: steven.taylor@noaa.gov $$