A scaffolding has been lifted by the crane that will be used to assist in assembling the radar dish. In this photograph, the pedestal which turns the radar dish has been raised into place and attached to the top section. Once the top section was in place, additional equipment was raised onto the platform to be used in assembling the radar dish. The dome was lifted from this section and placed on the ground while the top section was raised into place.ģ.

The top section was built on the ground and used to build the outer radar dome. The lower tower sections were built from the ground up one piece at a time. Four men can be seen at each corner guiding the top section into its proper place as the crane slowly lowers it. The top section of the radar tower is placed on top of the tower.

The two buildings at the base of the tower house the computer equipment that controls the dish and the emergency generator.Ģ. The top section of the 30-meter tower on which the radar dish will sit is raised into place. To view a larger image, simply click on the thumbnail itself.ġ. Īll of the images shown below were taken by Chris Smith, Public Affairs Officer for the National Weather Service, Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX, during the dome raising and dedication on Friday, April 25, 1997.Ī brief description appears with each thumbnail image. The radar will be operated by the National Weather Service Forecast Office located in Alabaster with additional usage by the NWS offices at Nashville, Tennessee, Morristown, Tennessee, and Peachtree City, Georgia. A map is available showing the approximate range rings for the 124 nautical mile coverage area. This new radar will cover portions of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee including the cities of Chattanooga and Huntsville. The following pictorial report documents the initial phase in the installation of the newest Doppler radar in Alabama, the WSR-88D at Hytop in Jackson County. Special Report on the Hytop WSR-88D Radar

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