NOAA weather radios won't work until sometime Wednesday

 (From the City of Joplin)

Joplin Emergency Manager Dave Holden alerts area residents that an update to the National Weather Service weather system will create an outage of NOAA weather radios. This outage is expected to be short-term, from Monday, June 16, through sometime on Wednesday, June 18. Holden reminds all citizens to have alternative ways to receive weather warning information during this time.

“There are multiple sources to access for weather warnings, including local TV and radio stations, weather apps on a mobile device, and the NWS website at weather.gov/sgf,” he said. “This is a short period of time to utilize these sources; however, it is strongly encouraged to keep two or three options throughout the year in case one goes out of service due to technical issues, or for an update such as the one which is currently taking place with the NOAA radios.”

Holden received notification from the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri, stating, ”The National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) system from Monday, June 16 through Wednesday, June 18. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public.”

Springfield officials also noted that this work will not impact their core services of forecast products, and weather watches, warnings and advisories are expected during this period. The KSGF radar will remain operational and products will continue to be distributed as normal.

Any questions can be sent to Science and Operations Officer Jason Schaumann at Jason.Schaumann@noaa.gov