The National Weather Service experienced a major data outage during severe weather outbreaks, affecting radar systems and forecast offices' ability to issue timely warnings. The outage lasted for about five hours, impacting the central U.S. and Midwest regions. Service was restored by 6:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
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As severe weather moved through parts of the US overnight, a major data outage (and not the first one with this agency, either) affected NWS offices across the country. https://t.co/JKLGmQm7eX
A network outage knocked out National Weather Service radar systems and many forecast offices’ capability to issue tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts early Tuesday, as dangerous weather moved across the Midwest. Follow here for live updates: https://t.co/VQ9CwV5W2j
A network outage knocked out National Weather Service radar systems and many forecast offices’ capability to issue tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts early Tuesday, as dangerous weather moved across the Midwest. https://t.co/1PPxiEHht7
Radar data sites for the National Weather Service experienced “an intermittent network outage,” as severe weather moved through the central part of the U.S. overnight. By 6:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, service had returned to normal, officials said. https://t.co/QSTS8Ux7Y2
The National Weather Service suffered a major data outage early Tuesday, during the middle of severe weather outbreak, preventing meteorologists from being able to issue timely warnings in some cases. Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/yWk5jApe0c