Update#5: Critical Weather Day ended at 12Z Fri Jan 29th as scheduled.
Update #4: CWD has ended for Central Region. CWD will continue for Western Region until 12Z Fri Jan 29th.
Update #3: CWD for Central Region has been extended until 21Z Tue Jan 26th due to Winter Storm Warnings still in effect across the Midwest. CWD will still continue for Western Region until 12Z Fri Jan 29th.
Update #2 :CWD for Western Region has been extended to 12Z Fri Jan 29th due to another storm system expected to bring additional heavy rain, accumulating snow, and high winds to the Western U.S. this week.
Update #1: Western Region has been added to CWD due to Winter Storm Warnings across the Southwestern United States. CWD is still scheduled to end at 12Z Tue Jan 26th.
Topic: Critical Weather Day has been declared.
Date/Time Issued: January 29, 2021 1223Z
Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 25, 2021 0000Z J/DAY 025
Date/Time of Expected End: January 26, 2021 1200Z J/DAY 026 (January 29, 2021 1200Z/JDAY
Length of Outage: 108 hours
Who: WHO: NCEP, NWSTG, NCF, Central Region, Western Region
Reason: Heavy snow and freezing rain (winter storm warnings across portions of the central Plains)
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