NWS says radar.weather.gov is fully operational amid nationwide outage rumors

— Rumors spreading on social media Friday afternoon claimed weather radars were down nationwide amid grounded flights across the country due to communication issues at FAA offices.

Official response and confirmed impact

The National Weather Service said Friday afternoon that radar.weather.gov is fully operational and that no outage exists.

The NWS says radar.weather.gov is fully operational, and outdated webpages shared online fueled the claims.

Incident under investigation

Rumors said a nationwide weather radar outage grounded flights due to FAA comms issues.

The agency said outdated content from isolated webpages has been circulating and spreading online, leading some people to believe the radar network is down.