Threat Pulse 62High
Ground stop knock-on: Amtrak website and app fail under diverted-traveler demand; Downdetector spikes for 911, National Weather Service, Google, Starlink, Steam and Workday
Severity 3ResolvedreportedLogistics and transportCloud and SaaS

Amtrak confirmed website and app problems from about 5:03 PM EST, attributed to unusually high traffic from the nationwide ground stop; trains kept running. Downdetector also flagged user-report spikes for 911 (4:13 PM EST), the National Weather Service, Google, Starlink, Steam, Gateway Fiber and Workday; the NWS denied a radar outage. None of these is confirmed as a separate provider incident.

What to do: The ground stop was lifted the evening of Nov 13.

· 6 h ago · fox5dc.com
Sourcesfox5dc.com
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@sentdefenderverifiedNov 13, 23:33 UTC

Amtrak has now confirmed reports of outgoing outages on both its website and app, likely the result of higher than usual web traffic caused by the nationwide ground stop in the United States.

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@downdetectorverifiedNov 13, 22:24 UTC

User reports indicate problems with Amtrak since 5:03 PM EST. How is it affecting you? #AmtrakDown

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@downdetectorverifiedNov 13, 22:01 UTC

User reports indicate problems with 911 since 4:13 PM EST. How is it affecting you? #911Down

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@downdetectorverifiedNov 13, 21:48 UTC

User reports indicate problems with National Weather Service since 4:37 PM EST. How is it affecting you? #NationalWeatherServiceDown

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@sentdefenderverifiedNov 13, 23:26 UTC

The National Weather Service (NWS) denies reports of a weather radar outage amid the ongoing nationwide ground stop across the United States.

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@downdetectorverifiedNov 13, 21:57 UTC

User reports indicate problems with Google since 4:43 PM EST. How is it affecting you? #GoogleDown

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