Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

WHAT

The National Weather Service Bismarck Weather Radar (WSR-88D) experienced an issue with its elevation motor. This requires an extensive repair with new parts and help from a specialized team.

TIMELINE

This radar will likely be down until further notice. However, it is likely to return to service between Wednesday January 22nd through Friday January 24th. Check back here for updates.

Additional Resources

During the outage you can monitor adjacent radars including: KMBX near Minot, ND, KMVX near Mayville, ND, KABR at Aberdeen, SD, KUDX near Rapid City, SD, and KGGW at Glasgow, MT. For direct access to any of these surrounding radars, go to: https://radar.weather.gov.

CONTACT

The National Weather Service in Bismarck can be found online at: www.weather.gov/bis and on social media at: www.facebook.com/NWSBismarck and www.twitter.com/NWSBismarck.

Or contact us any time at: 701-250-4224

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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

National Weather Service Bismarck Weather Radar Out Of Service For Maintenance