# US National Weather Service reports nationwide internet, communications issues

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Hacker News, Nov 13, 2026, 4:46 PM · Read it: <https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-national-weather-service-reports-nationwide-internet-communications-issues-2026-11-13/>

AI summary (may contain mistakes): The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications outage and “extraordinary circumstances.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a “telecommunications outage” and there was no indication of a “nefarious” act, ABC News reported; TechRadar said officials could not yet rule out a cyberattack. ABC News reported 1,000 flights canceled, and MarketWatch reported more than 10,000 delayed.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 3:32 PM: [FAA grounds US flights nationwide after ‘communication issue’](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/us-grounds-all-flights-after-communication-issue>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says federal aviation agency is ‘investigating the issue’.
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:46 PM: [US National Weather Service reports nationwide internet, communications issues](<https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-national-weather-service-reports-nationwide-internet-communications-issues-2026-11-13/>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)