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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
406 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2022

...UPCOMING WORK ON NWS BOSTON/NORTON 88D DOPPLER RADAR (KBOX)...

BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, THE KBOX WSR-88D 
RADAR OPERATED BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTON MA WILL 
BE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS FOR 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 ONE OF FIVE MAJOR PROJECTS 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 SIGNAL PROCESSOR 
IN 2017. THE SECOND PROJECT, THE TRANSMITTER REFURBISHMENT, OCCURRED 
IN 2018 WITH THE PEDESTAL REPLACEMENT BEING DONE IN 2020. THE FINAL 
PROJECT WILL BE THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT SHELTER.  THE SERVICE 
LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE 88D NETWORK WILL COMPLETE IN 2023.

DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS INCLUDE: GRAY ME (KGYX), 
ALBANY NY (KENX), BROOKHAVEN NY (KOKX) AND THE BOSTON FAA TERMINAL 
DOPPLER RADAR (TBOS). FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING 
RADAR SITES, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV    
A SINGLE RADAR SITE CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO THE “SELECT VIEW” MENU 
OPTION THEN CLICKING ON “LOCAL RADAR” TO SELECT A SINGLE RADAR SITE.

THE KBOX WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS. 
THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER (HTTPS://WWW.ROC.NOAA.GOV/WSR88D/) IN 
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDES LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR 
ALL WSR-88DS.

CONTACT: ANDY NASH, METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE, NWS BOSTON/NORTON
ANDY.NASH@NOAA.GOV

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