Miami Radar Out of Service

From the NWS:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
340 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009

...LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MIAMI
DOPPLER RADAR...

A LIGHTNING STRIKE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED
THROUGH SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AROUND 1145 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT SEPTEMBER 9 CAUSED SOME ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DAMAGE TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN MIAMI. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ELECTRONICS PERSONNEL HAVE ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY NOON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11. ONCE THE PARTS COME
IN AND ARE INSTALLED THE RADAR SHOULD BE BACK IN OPERATION SOMETIME
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

RADAR COVERAGE OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED AS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AT KEY WEST, MELBOURNE, AND TAMPA BAY WILL BE AVAILABLE ALONG
WITH FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION LOCAL AIRPORT RADARS AT PALM
BEACH INTERNATIONAL, FORT LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL, AND
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS.

FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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