National Weather Service Reports Nationwide Outage Amid FAA Ground Stop

The National Weather Service (NWS) has reported nationwide internet and communication issues that are currently preventing users from accessing real-time weather products and forecasts on its official websites. While the agency's online presence is compromised, local offices are still functioning to issue critical weather alerts, though the lack of a restoration timeline leaves the duration of the outage uncertain.

Scope of the NWS Communication Outage

The NWS issued a notice stating that nationwide internet and communication issues are affecting the availability of weather products on its webpages. Technicians are actively working to resolve the disruption, but the agency has not yet provided a specific timeline for when normal operations will resume.

The disruption specifically includes the online radar platform, radar.weather.gov. Users may find that products on the website are either completely unavailable or are displaying outdated information.

“The NWS has been experiencing nation-wide internet and communications issues. You may not be able to access products on our webpages, or these products will be old.”

— National Weather Service reports nationwide radar website outage amid FAA ground stop

Continued Local Operations

Despite the nationwide internet issues, local National Weather Service offices remain operational. These offices continue to issue watches, warnings, and forecasts, which remain accessible to the public through various external websites.

The agency apologized for the inconvenience caused by the outage but emphasized that the primary goal of technicians is to restore service as quickly as possible.

Simultaneous FAA Ground Stop

The NWS outage occurred alongside a nationwide FAA ground stop that took effect at 2:54 p.m. Central Time. This stop affected departing flights across the country and was prompted by communication issues specifically affecting Air Route Traffic Control Centers.

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While both the NWS and the FAA reported significant communication failures on the same day, officials have stated there is no confirmed connection between the two incidents. The FAA's advisory initially listed an estimated end time of 10 p.m. Central Time, though flight resumption remains unconfirmed.