Update # 2: Enhanced Caution Event ended early for flooding ops across Hawaii on March 11, 2026 2300Z.

Update #1: The Critical Weather Day in support of severe weather ops over Illinois and Indiana has ended as scheduled at 1200Z Wed Mar 11. Enhanced Caution continues through 0600Z Thu Mar 12 in support of Flooding ops in Hawaii associated with a Kona storm.

Topic: Enhanced Caution Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: March 11, 2026 2345Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: March 10, 2026 1700Z J/DAY (068)

Date/Time of Expected End: March 11, 2026 2300Z J/DAY (069)

Length of Event: 29 Hours

Requester: NWS IT Enterprise

Details/Specifics: Enhanced caution has been declared from 1200Z Fri Mar 06 to 1200Z Sat Mar 07 in support of Severe Thunderstorm ops from parts of northern Texas into eastern Oklahoma and Kansas, western Arkansas and Missouri, and southwest Iowa.

Pause all operational changes. Request Regional or Center management approval prior to moving forward with any operational change. Managers should consider the critical resources outlined in the NWS IT Playbooks prior to authorizing any operational system, data, or application changes.

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

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