Work on replacing a NOAA weather radio tower downed in a January ice storm continues. The completion date for the tower has been moved twice. The tower was supposed to be back in pre-blizzard condition on August 1st, but Don Beck at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls expects a few more weeks of waiting…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/08/dbeck1.mp3|titles=dbeck1]Bad weahter not only brought the tower down but continues to slow construction…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/08/dbeck2.mp3|titles=dbeck2]The 1000 watt NOAA weather radio transmiter is located in the Wessington Hills near Vayland and covers an area from Hyde to Kingsbury County and south to Brule and Jerauld counties. If you own a weather radio and can not get recepton, officials say you should move the radio to different locations to try and get a better signal.