Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through Monday. For Hawaii, gusty trade winds a drier weather could result in any fires that start to spread rapidly. 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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Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

National Weather Service Bismarck Weather Radar Out Of Service For Maintenance