As thunderstorms were approaching lga; amass was placed in limited mode.

Attributes
ACN	697955
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 9
ASRS Report	697955
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Navigational Facility Weather
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Amass was set in limited mode due to approaching thunderstorms; rendering the equipment ineffective.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AS TSTMS WERE APCHING LGA; AMASS WAS PLACED IN LIMITED MODE.

Narrative: AMASS WAS SET IN LIMITED MODE DUE TO APCHING TSTMS; RENDERING THE EQUIP INEFFECTIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.