Topic: Critical Weather Day Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: May 16, 2026 2015Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: May 17, 2026 1200Z JDAY(137)

Date/Time Expected End: May 19, 2026 1200Z  JDAY(139)

Length of Event: 48 Hours

Requester: NCEP, NCF, NWS Southern, Central Regions

Details/Specifics:  Severe thunderstorm ops from the Great Plains into the Upper Midwest and wildfire ops across portions of the Southwest and Southern Plains.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

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