Radar back in action after annual maintenance
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has said that the Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is now fully operational following its annual maintenance. The work was done earlier this month between 4 and 6 December. The radar plays an important part of regional weather forecasting but has been plagued with technical issues as well as sustaining damage from stormy weather. The facility was only returned to service in May of this year after it was out of action for more than seven months.
The radar, which was installed in 2013 through a grant provided by the European Union, has a life span of 15 years and will, therefore, likely need to be replaced within the next five years.
Members of the public can now access the radar by visiting www.weather.gov.ky/radar.
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Oh boy. Just in time for the official end of hurricane season.
It only got taken down for maintenance at the end of hurricane season. There’s a lot to be upset about with Cayman’s Government (over the last few decades if we’re being honest), but actually trying to finally keep up with preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure is not on that list.
If it has a lifespan of 15 years it should be good until at least 2035, given that it hasn’t operated for more than 4 years since 2013.
Yawn!