NOAA and the National Weather Service are spending millions to keep the nation's current network of weather radars operating for years to come.

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The radars -- designed in the 1980s and built in the 1990s -- each need about a million dollars worth of refurbishment to continue operating through the year 2030 and beyond.

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, we talk with Jessica Schultz, the deputy director of the Radar Operations Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

Want to see a radar being repaired? Revisit our on-location episode when the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina had their radar repairs: https://youtube.com/live/4yNqgFhXesE?feature=share

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The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible.