The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed that some products, forecasts and the like, had gone dark or were not being updated on its websites because of a radar outage.
The reason given? Problems with “internet and communication issues.”
The development came virtually at the same time the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a halt to all flights in the U.S. because of agency communications issues.
The NWS said in an online statement techs were working toward a solution.
BREAKING: The National Weather Service is investigating a nationwide radar outage.
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) November 13, 2026
🚨🇺🇸 The National Weather Service is reporting a NATIONWIDE RADAR OUTAGE in the United States. An official notice on weather .gov says its national radar website is experiencing problems and that technicians are investigating. This follows separate reports of a nationwide FAA ground stop linked to communication issues. The cause of the radar disruption remains unclear. Source: rnintel on TG / Writer: Oliver
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 13, 2026
Hours after the FAA’s nationwide ground stop, the National Weather Service says it’s experiencing nationwide internet and communications issues. Local offices are still issuing watches, warnings, and forecasts, which are available on some outside websites. https://t.co/ucTEjaKuBS
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) November 13, 2026
🚨 NOW: The National Weather Service is reportedly confirming a NATIONWIDE RADAR OUTAGE. This comes less than an hour after the FAA grounded every departing flight in America over a communication issue at every Air Route Traffic Control Center. That means TWO NATIONWIDE SYSTEMS went down on the same afternoon. Nobody has said yet whether the two are connected, and Americans deserve a straight answer fast. Washington needs to tell us exactly what is going on.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 13, 2026
A report posted by News9 in Oklahoma said the agency revealed, “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. Technicians are actively working to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
Local officers were expected to continue to issue watches, warnings and forecasts.
There was no confirmed connection between the National Weather Service’s communication issues and the FAA’s ground stop.
