KGRB Radar Outage: March 18 - 25

The WSR-88D Doppler radar operated by the NOAA National Weather Service in Green Bay (KGRB) will be down until Thursday, March 25, 2021 for the equipment shelter refurbishment, which includes the replacement of the generator, fuel tanks, and accompanying components. This activity is important to support the radar’s operation during periods of commercial power outages, specifically when hazardous weather is present.

This generator update is the fourth and final project of the NEXRAD Service Life Extension Program, a series of upgrades and replacements that will keep our nation’s radars viable into the 2030’s. NOAA National Weather Service, the United States Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration are investing $150 million in the seven year program. The first project was the installation of the new digital signal processor, the second project was the transmitter refurbishment, and the third was the refurbishment of the pedestal. The Service Life Extension Program will complete in 2022. For more info on the SLEP, please visit: https://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/SLEP/SLEP.aspx

During the downtime, adjacent radars than can be utilized include KMKX, KARX, KMQT, KDLH, and KMPX. For direct access to any of these surrounding radar sites, go to the following web page: https://radar.weather.gov.

The KGRB WSR-88D is part of a network of 159 operational radars. The Radar Operations Center in Norman, Oklahoma, provides lifecycle management and support for all WSR-88Ds.

For a radar mosaic loop of the Western Great region, click here.

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