The National Weather Service in Reno reports that the KRGX radar that services portions of western Nevada and northeast California, including the Reno-Carson City areas and the Lake Tahoe basin, will be down for a prolonged period due to destruction of the radar dome during strong wind events of December 19th and December 25th, 2008.

Initial damage occurred during strong winds with 140 mph gusts on Friday morning, December 19th. Another storm system with high winds moved through the area Christmas eve into Christmas morning. Peak gusts to 95 mph destroyed the previously damaged radar dome, and damaged the now-unprotected radar dish.

The radar is located in western Nevada at 8299 feet MSL atop Virginia Peak, south of Pyramid Lake. Return to service is unknown at this time. Additional updates will be posted as information becomes available.

We thank you for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience to our partners and customers.
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Below are links to information and photos of the destroyed radar dome.

• Reno/Virgina Peak (KRGX) Dome Failure (pdf)
• Reno/Virginia Peak (KRGX Dome Failure (PowerPoint)