Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

The KLVX WSR-88D radar operated by the NOAA National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, will be down for approximately two weeks, July 12-26, for pedestal refurbishment. The radar pedestal has been removed from the tower and replaced with a remanufactured pedestal.

This update is part of the NEXRAD Service Life Extension Program project, 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 Service Life Extension Program will complete in 2023.

During the downtime, adjacent radars include:

TSDF – Louisville, Kentucky TWDR

TCVG – Covington, Kentucky TWDR

KIND – Indianapolis, Indiana WSR-88D

KOHX – Nashville, Tennessee WSR-88D

KVWX – Evansville, Indiana WSR-88D

KJKL – Jackson, Kentucky WSR-88D

KHPX – Hopkinsville, Kentucky WSR-88D

For a radar mosaic loop of the region and country, please visit: https://radar.weather.gov/#/

The KLVX WSR-88D is part of a network of 159 operational radars. The Radar Operations Center in Norman, Oklahoma, provides lifecycle management and support for all WSR-88Ds.

The National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky, can be found on social media at:

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Twitter – @NWSLouisville