Update #2:
- CWD will be extended for Central Region until 29/1200Z for the ongoing risk of severe weather over the central Plains.
- Southern Region will be added to the current CWD effective 26/1500Z and remain on through 27/1200Z due to the moderate risk of severe weather over the central/southern Plains.

Update #1: CWD has been extended until 0000Z May 28. This is due to a multi-day svr wx and excessive rainfall threat over the Central U.S. as well as providing Indy 500 support this weekend.

Central Region will participate until 28/00Z
Southern Region will participate until 24/12Z.

Topic: Critical Weather Day has been declared

Date/Time Issued: May 26, 2019 1515Z

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 22, 2019 1630Z J-day 142

Date/Time of Expected End: May 23, 2019 1800Z J-day 143 (May 28, 2019 0000Z J-day 148)

Length of Outage: 25 hours 30 min

Type: Regional

Who: NCEP, NWSTG, NCF, Central Region, and Southern Region

Reason: Moderate risk of severe weather and moderate risk of excessive rainfall across portions of MO, KS, and OK.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 or Senior Duty Meteorologist at Sdm@noaa.gov at 301-683-1500

Web Site(s) for applicable Information: Users can get CWD status on the NCEP web page: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/cwd/

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