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Work starting on Washington coastal Doppler radar

The Columbian
Published: February 9, 2011, 12:00am

ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) — The National Weather Service expects to have a Doppler radar station operating by September on the Washington coast to give forecasters a better looking a Pacific storms.

Construction should begin in the next few months at the site at Langley Hill in northern Grays Harbor County.

Forecasters have said mountains blocked other weather radar. The new station should help them better forecast the size and strengths of storms before they hit land.

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With information from: KXRO, KBKW

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