WSR-1
The upper air and radar (WSR-1) site at the North Omaha Airport from 1954 to 1974
The WSR-1 or Weather Surveillance Radar-1 was one of the first weather radars. The WSR-1 series was a modified version of the AN/APS-2F radar, which the Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) acquired from the Navy. The WSR-1A, WSR-3, and WSR-4 were also variants of this radar.[1] The first WSR-1 in the USA was at Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C.[1]
Radar Sites
| Location | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | August 16, 1955 | 1973? | |
| Burrwood, LA | 1956 | 1960 | WSR-4 |
| Fort Worth, TX | April 21, 1954 | April 1961 | WSR-57 |
| Hartford, CT | 1955 | 1959 | WSR-3 |
| Dodge City, KS | June 13, 1954 | July 25, 1963 | WSR-3 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1954 | August 1972 | WSR-74C |
| Norfolk, NE | July 27, 1947 | 1976 | WSR-74C |
| North Omaha, NE | 1955 | 1977 | WSR-74C |
| Oklahoma City, OK | March 1, 1955 | 1960 | WSR-57 |
| Philadelphia, PA | November 20, 1959 | ? | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1952? | October 4, 1963 | |
| Port Arthur, TX | July 15, 1955 | ? | |
| St. Louis, MO | June 1955 | 1960 | WSR-57 |
| Shreveport, LA | November 1955 | 1976 | WSR-74C |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 1956 | 1976? | WSR-74C |
| Springfield, MO | June 28, 1957 | ? | |
| Tampa, FL | 1956 | 1960 | WSR-57 |
| Topeka, KS | 1953 | 1957 | WSR-3 |
| Tulsa, OK | May 4, 1956 | 1976 | WSR-74C |
| Waco, TX | April 28, 1955 | 1976 | WSR-74C |
| Washington, DC | March 12, 1947 | ? | |
| Wichita, KS | June 1, 1947 | June 5, 1956 | WSR-3 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | April 25, 1956 (Replaced a military APS-2F radar) |
1977 | WSR-74C |
| Worcester, MA | March 16, 1956 | 1976 | WSR-74C |
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roger C. Whiton, et al. "History of Operational Use of Weather Radar by U.S. Weather Services. Part I: The Pre-NEXRAD Era." Weather and Forecasting: Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 219–243. 19 February 1998. American Meteorological Society. 5 April 2006 <http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0434%281998%29013%3C0219%3AHOOUOW%3E2.0.CO%3B2>.
- ↑ http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=nws-wb-history