The U.S. Government has entered a shutdown, meaning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will not update its accounts, as announced via the NOAA X account (formerly Twitter) at 3:37 PM UTC on October 1st, 2025. Critical weather information will continue to be available through NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) website. The announcement states that NOAA's websites and social media necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. The public is directed to visit weather.gov for critical weather information from the NWS. A link to a Commerce Department blog post was also provided for further information regarding the shutdown's implications. The timing of the shutdown is not specified beyond this announcement occurring within the reporting window. This U.S. government shutdown comes after previous reports indicated significant weather events in other regions, including record rainfall flooding cities in northern Japan, specifically Sendai and Shiogama, on October 1st, 2025. Met Éireann had also issued yellow warnings for rain and wind in Ireland earlier that day.
