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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
300 PM EDT THU SEP 22 1994
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES,
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: WSR-57 Decommissioning Notice - Amarillo, Texas
***** DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE *****
With the Doppler, Weather Surveillance Radar, (WSR-88D)
commissioned by the National Weather Service (NWS) at Amarillo,
Texas, users notified, and services confirmed, the major criteria
for decommissioning the WSR-57 at Amarillo, Texas, (call letters
AMA) have been completed. As a result, the WSR-57 radar was
officially decommissioned as of September 15, 1994.
Decommissioning means that this radar is no longer issuing
products, such as the Radar Observation (ROB) message, in an
official capacity.
Persons wishing more information concerning the current radar
network should contact their local National Weather Service
office or call (301) 713-0722.
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