NWS Radar Upgraded

The National Weather Service is in the process of upgrading the WSR-88D radars around the country to the newest radar technology, Dual-Polarization. This is a short blurb about the upgrade. For more information, please visit our local National Weather Service website. You will find all of the radar sites listed below are available under the Radar link on DaculaWeather.com.

"The exciting dual-polarization radar upgrade to the KFFC WSR-88D will begin on November 28 and will last approximately two weeks.

During this installation period, KFFC radar will be unavailable. 

However, neighboring radars in Greer SC,  Columbia, SC, Charleston, SC, Moody Air Force Base, GA, Fort Rucker, AL, Birmingham, AL, Huntsville, AL and Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN will still be operational.

This much anticipated upgrade will incorporate a new technology called dual-polarization, or dual-pol, which is part of the NWS vision to build a weather-ready nation to better protect lives and livelihoods. This new technology will provide 14 new radar products that will support our mission to serve our partners and customers in North and Central Georgia.

We strongly encourage users of our current radar information to become familiar with these new products through a series of online training modules provided by the Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB). Modules are available for non-NWS meteorologists and non-meteorologists here.

The dual-polarization upgrade to the KJGX WSR-88D at Robins Air Force Base, GA is anticipated to begin February 27, 2012. More information on the deployment and availability of the radar data will be provided as this upgrade approaches."

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