National Weather Service experiences significant data outage

[dixiegrrrrl]

as Alberto targets US Gulf Coast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is experiencing a major outage in data communications. The issue started on Sunday evening and has not been resolved as of Monday morning.

A statement from the NWS early on Monday morning stated that technical support is actively engaged in resolving the situation.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/national-weather-service-experiences-significant-data-outage-as-alberto-targets-us-gulf-coast/70005061

Ironically, this news is on "my" weather site, Accuweather, which says they use local data so are not affected by the outage.

Which is very funny, considering their reports have been miles off of reality. They have been announcing imminent rain for our area for 24 hours, their radar shows the rain in our area,
but
dry as a bone all day and most of the night. Which happens very frequently.

[babylonsister]

1. I wonder if this has anything to do with the outages...

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/02/12/president-trump-proposes-shocking-cuts-noaa-budget/


President Trump Proposes Shocking Cuts to NOAA Budget
February 12, 2018

[malaise]

2. The truth is that Cuba continues to face more rain than anywhere in the Gulf of Mexico

I'd like to see that data.