Paducah WSR-88D Doppler Radar Back to Operational Status with Repairs Complete

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Repairs and calibration of the Paducah (KPAH) WSR-88D Doppler radar have been completed. As a result, the radar is considered fully operational at this time. We would like to thank the folks from the NWS Radar Operations Center who worked long hours to get the radar back up ahead of the May 11 target date. We appreciate your patience and understanding during the radar outage.