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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1301Z MON APR 27 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

A Critical Weather Day has been declared for...

* NWS Central Region
- START: 1200Z Mon Apr 27 2026
- END: 1200Z Tue Apr 28 2026
- REASON: Severe Thunderstorms ops across portions of the
Mid-Mississippi Valley.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD to ensure a
  reliable flow of weather data.

All scheduled software/hardware/network changes for the
impacted offices will be postponed until the CWD has ended.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

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

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP