Reporter stated controllers were told to reduce radar data due to system overload of excessive WX.

Attributes
ACN	336227
Time
Date	199605
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lit
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	336227
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

At XX15 EST ZMA controllers were instructed to reduce radar data due to a system overload. This overload was caused by excessive WX in the south florida area. Controllers need to see all information and not be subject to computer limitations. The host computer is unable to handle the amount of radar data provided by existing sites.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR STATED CTLRS WERE TOLD TO REDUCE RADAR DATA DUE TO SYS OVERLOAD OF EXCESSIVE WX.

Narrative: AT XX15 EST ZMA CTLRS WERE INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE RADAR DATA DUE TO A SYS OVERLOAD. THIS OVERLOAD WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE WX IN THE S FLORIDA AREA. CTLRS NEED TO SEE ALL INFO AND NOT BE SUBJECT TO COMPUTER LIMITATIONS. THE HOST COMPUTER IS UNABLE TO HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF RADAR DATA PROVIDED BY EXISTING SITES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.