NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Weather alerts to NOAA weather radios are suspended from Monday through Wednesday evening across Middle Tennessee as the National Weather Service Nashville conducts an update.

The required maintenance of the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) was scheduled long before this week's possible strong storms.

According to a release, the NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public.

Forecast operations will be conducted by the service back-up office in NWS Knoxville/Morristown during the down time. Forecast service products, weather watches and warnings and advisories are not expected to be impacted.

However, all NOAA weather radio transmitters will be off the air during installation, including sites in Clarksville, Waverly, Nashville, Centerville, Lobelville, Clifton, Lawrenceburg, Hickman, LaFayette, Cookeville and Spencer.

According to a release, local graphical forecast, climate, and probabilistic maps that are hosted in numerous places on weather.gov/Nashville will not be updated.

The NWS Nashville office will remain open and staffed throughout this upgrade period.

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