Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by Winter Storm Fern January 26, 2026 This report provides information on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by Winter Storm Fern as of 10:00 a.m. EST on January 26, 2026. This report incorporates network outage data submitted by communications providers to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). On January 23, 2026 the Commission activated the Disaster Information Reporting System for communications impacted by the severe related to Winter Storm Fern. We note that the operational status of communications services may evolve rapidly during a disaster. The FCC will provide daily updates to this report until DIRS data collection is deactivated for this region. On January 24, 2026 DIRS was expanded to include additional counties in Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia. On January 25, 2026 DIRS was expanded to include additional counties in Kentucky and was partially deactivated for certain counties in South Carolina. The following counties and municipalities are in the current geographic area that is part of the DIRS activation area (the “disaster area”) for today’s report. Alabama: Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Walker, and Winston Georgia: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Clarke, Coweta, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Dade, Dawson, Dekalb, Douglas, Elbert, Fayette, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jefferson, Lamar, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Meriwether, Monroe, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Spalding, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker, Walton, Warren, White, Whitfield, and Wilkes Kentucky: Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carter, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Fleming, Greenup, Floyd, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marshall, Martin, Mason, McCracken, McCreary, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, and Woodford Maryland:  Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carolina, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, and Talbot Mississippi: Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Itawamba, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tishomingo, Tippah, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha, and Yazoo New Jersey:  Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean, and Salem New York:  Nassau, Richmond, and Suffolk North Carolina: Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, EBCI, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, and Yancey South Carolina: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Barnwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, and York Tennessee: Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Coffee, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Moore, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, and Wilson Virginia: Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, City of Galax, City of Hopewell, City of Lynchburg, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, City of Martinsville, City of Norton, City of Petersburg, City of Radford, City of Richmond, and City of Williamsburg, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Goochland, Grayson, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, James City, King & Queen, King George, King William, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montogomery, Nelson, New Kent, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Pulaski, Richmond County and City of Richmond, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Washington, Westmoreland, Wise, Wythe, and York West Virginia:  Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Summers, Webster, and Wyoming 911 Services The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) learns the status of communications services provided to each Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) through the filings of 911 Service Providers in DIRS, reporting to the FCC’s Public Safety Support Center, coordination with state and territory 911 Administrators, and, if necessary, direct contact with individual PSAPs. There are no PSAPs reported in DIRS as being affected. Wireless Services Percent of Cell Sites Out of Service The following section describes the status of wireless communications services in the disaster area as reported in DIRS. The following tables provide information on cell sites out of service by county. There is less than 1.7% of the cell sites in the affected area reported in DIRS as being out of service. Alabama: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power AL BLOUNT 94 1 1.1% 0 1 0 0 AL CHEROKEE 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL COLBERT 88 0 0% 0 0 0 1 AL CULLMAN 144 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL DEKALB 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL ETOWAH 125 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL FAYETTE 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL FRANKLIN 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL JACKSON 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL LAMAR 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL LAUDERDALE 140 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL LAWRENCE 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL LIMESTONE 123 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL MADISON 364 9 2.5% 0 9 0 0 AL MARION 56 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL MARSHALL 83 0 0% 0 0 0 0 AL MORGAN 150 1 0.7% 0 1 0 0 AL WALKER 105 1 1% 0 1 0 0 AL WINSTON 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 1806 12 0.7% 0 12 0 1 There is 0.7% (up from 0.1% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Alabama impacted by the severe winter weather. Georgia: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power GA BANKS 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA BARROW 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA BARTOW 98 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA BUTTS 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA CARROLL 104 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA CATOOSA 47 3 6.4% 0 3 0 0 GA CHATTOOGA 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA CHEROKEE 201 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA CLARKE 311 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA CLAYTON 170 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA COBB 630 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA COLUMBIA 135 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA COWETA 137 1 0.7% 0 0 1 0 GA DADE 32 2 6.3% 0 2 0 0 GA DAWSON 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA DEKALB 603 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA DOUGLAS 102 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA ELBERT 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FANNIN 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FAYETTE 111 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FLOYD 94 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FORSYTH 165 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FRANKLIN 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA FULTON 2629 3 0.1% 0 1 2 3 GA GILMER 45 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA GLASCOCK 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA GORDON 66 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA GREENE 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA GWINNETT 480 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA HABERSHAM 43 3 7.0% 0 0 3 2 GA HARALSON 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA HART 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA HEARD 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA HENRY 185 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA JEFFERSON 39 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA LAMAR 31 0 0% 0 0 0 2 GA LINCOLN 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA LUMPKIN 43 7 16.3% 0 3 2 2 GA MADISON 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA MCDUFFIE 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA MERIWETHER 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA MONROE 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA MURRAY 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA OCONEE 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA OGLETHORPE 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA PAULDING 111 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA PICKENS 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA PIKE 32 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA POLK 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA RABUN 24 5 20.8% 0 0 5 11 GA ROCKDALE 62 0 0% 0 0 0 1 GA SPALDING 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA TOWNS 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA TROUP 107 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA UNION 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA WALKER 64 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA WALTON 82 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA WARREN 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA WHITE 33 14 42.4% 0 2 12 8 GA WHITFIELD 76 0 0% 0 0 0 0 GA WILKES 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 8031 38 0.5% 0 11 25 34 There is .05% (no change from yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Georgia impacted by the severe winter weather. Kentucky: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power KY ADAIR 28 1 3.6% 0 0 1 1 KY ALLEN 20 3 15% 1 0 2 10 KY ANDERSON 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BARREN 40 1 2.5% 0 0 1 7 KY BATH 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BELL 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BOURBON 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BOYD 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BOYLE 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BREATHITT 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BRECKINRIDGE 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BULLITT 54 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY BUTLER 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY CALDWELL 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY CALLOWAY 33 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY CARTER 46 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY CASEY 14 2 14.3% 0 0 0 0 KY CHRISTIAN 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY CLARK 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY CLAY 25 3 12% 0 0 3 6 KY CLINTON 13 1 7.7% 0 0 1 3 KY CUMBERLAND 13 0 0% 0 0 0 3 KY EDMONSON 17 1 5.9% 0 0 0 0 KY ELLIOTT 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY ESTILL 6 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY FAYETTE 284 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY FLEMING 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY FLOYD 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY FRANKLIN 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY FULTON 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY GARRARD 9 1 11.1% 0 0 0 0 KY GRAVES 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY GRAYSON 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY GREEN 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY GREENUP 35 1 2.9% 0 1 0 0 KY HARDIN 105 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY HARLAN 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY HARRISON 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY HART 33 4 12.1% 2 0 1 0 KY HICKMAN 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY HOPKINS 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY JACKSON 15 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY JEFFERSON 1057 1 0.1% 0 0 1 0 KY JESSAMINE 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY JOHNSON 19 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY KNOTT 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY KNOX 31 1 3.2% 0 1 0 2 KY LARUE 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LAUREL 53 2 3.8% 2 0 0 1 KY LAWRENCE 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LEE 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LESLIE 20 1 5% 0 0 0 3 KY LETCHER 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LEWIS 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LINCOLN 22 1 4.5% 0 0 0 1 KY LOGAN 31 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY LYON 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MADISON 54 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY MAGOFFIN 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MARSHALL 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MARTIN 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MASON 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MCCRACKEN 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MCCREARY 12 1 8.3% 0 0 1 1 KY MENIFEE 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MERCER 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY METCALFE 20 1 5% 0 1 0 2 KY MONROE 15 4 26.7% 0 0 4 3 KY MONTGOMERY 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MORGAN 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY MUHLENBERG 34 2 5.9% 0 2 0 0 KY NELSON 51 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY NICHOLAS 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY OHIO 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY OWSLEY 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY PERRY 28 1 3.6% 0 0 0 2 KY PIKE 73 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY POWELL 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY PULASKI 62 5 8.1% 1 0 4 8 KY ROBERTSON 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY ROCKCASTLE 24 0 0% 0 0 0 2 KY ROWAN 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY RUSSELL 21 1 4.8% 0 0 1 2 KY SCOTT 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY SHELBY 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY SIMPSON 16 0 0% 0 0 0 1 KY TAYLOR 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY TODD 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY TRIGG 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY WARREN 88 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY WASHINGTON 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY WAYNE 21 1 4.8% 0 0 1 2 KY WHITLEY 40 2 5% 0 0 2 3 KY WOLFE 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 KY WOODFORD 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 3948 42 1.1% 6 5 23 72 There is 1.1% (up from 0.3% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Kentucky impacted by the severe winter weather. Maryland: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power MD ANNE ARUNDEL 472 1 0.2% 0 0 1 0 MD BALTIMORE CITY 723 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD CALVERT 94 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD CAROLINE 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD CECIL 74 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD CHARLES 150 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD DORCHESTER 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD HARFORD 214 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD KENT 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD PRINCE GEORGE'S 344 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD QUEEN ANNE'S 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD ST. MARY'S 104 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MD TALBOT 56 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 2379 1 0.01% 0 0 1 0 There is .01% (down from .04% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Maryland impacted by the severe winter weather. Mississippi: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power MS ADAMS 32 2 6.3% 0 0 2 2 MS ALCORN 42 19 45.2% 2 0 10 21 MS AMITE 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS ATTALA 25 3 12% 0 0 3 2 MS BENTON 18 6 33.3% 0 1 4 10 MS BOLIVAR 27 8 29.6% 0 2 4 5 MS CALHOUN 18 3 16.7% 0 0 2 3 MS CARROLL 22 8 36.4% 2 0 5 10 MS CHICKASAW 22 1 4.5% 1 0 0 1 MS CHOCTAW 16 6 37.5% 0 1 3 2 MS CLAIBORNE 14 4 28.6% 0 0 4 8 MS CLARKE 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS CLAY 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS COAHOMA 22 4 18.2% 0 3 1 0 MS COPIAH 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS COVINGTON 26 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS DESOTO 134 6 4.5% 0 3 3 0 MS FRANKLIN 27 2 7.4% 0 0 2 0 MS GRENADA 32 9 28.1% 1 0 8 15 MS HINDS 211 0 0% 0 0 0 3 MS HOLMES 29 8 27.6% 1 0 7 18 MS HUMPHREYS 8 5 62.5% 0 1 4 1 MS ISSAQUENA 4 1 25% 0 0 1 1 MS ITAWAMBA 34 2 5.9% 0 2 0 1 MS JASPER 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS JEFFERSON 33 5 15.2% 0 0 4 6 MS JEFFERSON DAVIS 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS JONES 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS KEMPER 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS LAFAYETTE 99 34 34.3% 2 2 28 21 MS LAUDERDALE 97 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS LAWRENCE 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS LEAKE 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS LEE 85 2 2.4% 0 0 2 5 MS LEFLORE 27 9 33.3% 0 3 6 7 MS LINCOLN 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS LOWNDES 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS MADISON 113 2 1.8% 0 0 2 2 MS MARION 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS MARSHALL 48 13 27.1% 0 2 9 14 MS MONROE 51 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS MONTGOMERY 20 9 45% 0 0 8 9 MS NESHOBA 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS NEWTON 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS NOXUBEE 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS OKTIBBEHA 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS PANOLA 36 11 30.6% 2 0 7 12 MS PIKE 47 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS PONTOTOC 46 16 34.8% 1 0 12 22 MS PRENTISS 25 8 32% 0 0 6 7 MS QUITMAN 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS RANKIN 177 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS SCOTT 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS SHARKEY 10 5 50% 0 0 4 4 MS SIMPSON 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS SMITH 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS SUNFLOWER 20 8 40% 0 1 7 2 MS TALLAHATCHIE 15 5 33.3% 0 0 4 8 MS TATE 52 2 3.8% 0 0 2 1 MS TIPPAH 28 8 28.6% 0 0 8 15 MS TISHOMINGO 25 7 28.0% 0 1 5 13 MS TUNICA 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS UNION 35 9 25.7% 0 1 7 20 MS WARREN 60 6 10% 0 0 6 10 MS WASHINGTON 32 5 15.6% 0 0 5 2 MS WAYNE 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS WEBSTER 19 2 10.5% 0 0 2 7 MS WINSTON 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 MS YALOBUSHA 22 6 27.3% 0 0 5 9 MS YAZOO 44 12 27.3% 1 1 10 14 Total 2807 281 10.0% 13 24 212 313 There is 10% (up from 3.9% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Mississippi impacted by the severe winter weather. New Jersey: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power NJ ATLANTIC 330 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NJ BURLINGTON 318 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NJ CAMDEN 285 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NJ CAPE MAY 272 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NJ CUMBERLAND 107 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NJ OCEAN 543 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NJ SALEM 66 0 0% 0 0 0 2 Total 1921 0 0.0% 0 0 0 8 There are no cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of New Jersey impacted by the severe winter weather. New York: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power NY NASSAU 901 2 0.2% 0 2 0 1 NY RICHMOND 414 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NY SUFFOLK 954 1 0.1% 1 0 0 1 Total 2269 3 0.1% 1 2 0 2 There is 0.1% (no change from yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of New York impacted by the severe winter weather. North Carolina: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power NC ALEXANDER 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC ALLEGHANY 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC ASHE 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC AVERY 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC BEAUFORT 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC BERTIE 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC BUNCOMBE 237 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC BURKE 94 0 0% 0 0 0 3 NC CABARRUS 166 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CALDWELL 93 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CASWELL 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CATAWBA 176 0 0% 0 0 0 3 NC CHATHAM 93 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CHEROKEE 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CLAY 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CLEVELAND 82 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC CUMBERLAND 331 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC DAVIDSON 134 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC DAVIE 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC DURHAM 476 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC EDGECOMBE 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC FORSYTH 384 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC FRANKLIN 60 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC GASTON 165 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC GATES 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC GRAHAM 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC GRANVILLE 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC GREENE 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC GUILFORD 919 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC HALIFAX 77 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC HARNETT 102 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC HAYWOOD 83 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC HENDERSON 99 3 3% 0 0 3 6 NC HERTFORD 27 1 3.7% 0 0 1 1 NC HOKE 46 2 4.3% 0 0 2 0 NC IREDELL 132 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC JACKSON 57 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC JOHNSTON 167 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC LEE 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC LENOIR 69 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC LINCOLN 73 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MACON 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MADISON 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MARTIN 34 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC MCDOWELL 66 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MECKLENBURG 1333 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MITCHELL 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC MONTGOMERY 35 1 2.9% 0 1 0 0 NC MOORE 112 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC NASH 118 1 0.8% 0 1 0 1 NC NORTHAMPTON 30 1 3.3% 1 0 0 1 NC ORANGE 190 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC PERSON 44 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC PITT 220 1 0.5% 0 1 0 0 NC POLK 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC RANDOLPH 119 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC RICHMOND 64 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC ROBESON 138 0 0% 0 0 0 2 NC ROCKINGHAM 97 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC ROWAN 100 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC RUTHERFORD 111 0 0% 0 0 0 1 NC SCOTLAND 42 0 0% 0 0 0 3 NC STANLY 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC STOKES 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC SURRY 95 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC SWAIN 22 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC TRANSYLVANIA 28 1 3.6% 0 0 1 1 NC UNION 178 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC VANCE 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC WAKE 1269 2 0.2% 0 1 1 3 NC WARREN 30 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC WATAUGA 138 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC WAYNE 131 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC WILKES 97 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC WILSON 81 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC YADKIN 46 0 0% 0 0 0 0 NC YANCEY 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 10164 13 0.1% 1 4 8 38 There is 0.1% (up from .04% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of North Carolina impacted by the severe winter weather. South Carolina: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power SC ABBEVILLE 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC AIKEN 205 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC ALLENDALE 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC ANDERSON 223 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC BARNWELL 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC CALHOUN 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC CHEROKEE 65 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC CHESTER 52 1 1.9% 0 1 0 0 SC CHESTERFIELD 69 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC DARLINGTON 74 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC DILLON 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC EDGEFIELD 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC FAIRFIELD 68 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC GREENVILLE 473 7 1.5% 0 0 7 9 SC GREENWOOD 90 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC KERSHAW 80 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC LANCASTER 89 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC LAURENS 115 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC LEE 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC LEXINGTON 272 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC MARLBORO 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC MCCORMICK 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC NEWBERRY 86 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC OCONEE 112 17 15.2% 0 0 9 11 SC ORANGEBURG 140 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC PICKENS 151 15 9.9% 0 2 10 6 SC RICHLAND 732 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC SALUDA 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC SPARTANBURG 323 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC SUMTER 135 0 0% 0 0 0 1 SC UNION 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC WILLIAMSBURG 93 0 0% 0 0 0 0 SC YORK 192 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 4237 40 0.9% 0 3 26 27 There is .9% of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of South Carolina impacted by the severe winter weather. Tennessee: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power TN BEDFORD 46 2 4.3% 0 2 0 0 TN BENTON 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN CANNON 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN CARROLL 38 0 0% 0 0 0 1 TN CHEATHAM 38 7 18.4% 1 0 5 6 TN CHESTER 20 1 5% 0 0 1 1 TN CLAY 23 4 17.4% 1 0 2 1 TN COFFEE 66 7 10.6% 0 7 0 0 TN CROCKETT 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN DAVIDSON 1132 112 9.9% 2 11 68 62 TN DECATUR 15 3 20% 0 0 3 2 TN DEKALB 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN DICKSON 62 8 12.9% 0 0 4 3 TN DYER 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN FAYETTE 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN FRANKLIN 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN GIBSON 41 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN GILES 54 3 5.6% 0 2 1 0 TN GRUNDY 25 2 8% 0 2 0 0 TN HARDEMAN 37 2 5.4% 0 0 2 2 TN HARDIN 27 13 48.1% 0 0 4 0 TN HAYWOOD 34 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN HENDERSON 39 5 12.8% 0 0 2 1 TN HENRY 37 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN HICKMAN 34 11 32.4% 0 0 6 5 TN HOUSTON 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN HUMPHREYS 37 5 13.5% 0 0 4 2 TN JACKSON 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN LAKE 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN LAUDERDALE 21 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN LAWRENCE 35 2 5.7% 0 1 1 0 TN LEWIS 7 2 28.6% 0 0 1 2 TN LINCOLN 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN MACON 20 8 40% 1 0 6 2 TN MADISON 110 1 0.9% 0 0 0 0 TN MARION 48 1 2.1% 0 1 0 0 TN MARSHALL 37 1 2.7% 0 1 0 0 TN MAURY 79 13 16.5% 2 1 6 1 TN MCNAIRY 37 12 32.4% 0 0 7 4 TN MONTGOMERY 137 1 0.7% 0 0 1 0 TN MOORE 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN OBION 39 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN OVERTON 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN PERRY 12 3 25% 0 0 2 2 TN PICKETT 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN PUTNAM 87 5 5.7% 0 5 0 0 TN ROBERTSON 62 5 8.1% 0 0 3 1 TN RUTHERFORD 222 2 0.9% 0 0 1 0 TN SEQUATCHIE 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN SHELBY 1152 1 0.1% 0 1 0 0 TN SMITH 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN STEWART 22 0 0% 0 0 0 1 TN SUMNER 133 35 26.3% 0 3 20 17 TN TIPTON 45 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN TROUSDALE 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN VAN BUREN 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN WARREN 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN WAYNE 17 5 29.4% 0 2 1 1 TN WEAKLEY 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN WHITE 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 TN WILLIAMSON 216 51 23.6% 1 28 9 5 TN WILSON 120 1 0.8% 0 0 1 1 Total 4968 334 6.7% 8 67 161 123 There is 6.7% (up from 0.6% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Tennessee impacted by the severe winter weather. Virginia: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power VA BEDFORD CITY 62 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA BLAND 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA BRUNSWICK 36 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA BUCHANAN 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA BUCKINGHAM 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CAMPBELL 78 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CAROLINE 71 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CARROLL 50 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CHARLES CITY 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CHARLOTTE 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA CHESTERFIELD 319 2 0.6% 0 1 1 3 VA CUMBERLAND 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA DICKENSON 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA DINWIDDIE 49 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA ESSEX 23 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA FLOYD 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA FLUVANNA 33 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA FRANKLIN CITY 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA GOOCHLAND 82 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA GRAYSON 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA GREENSVILLE 16 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA HALIFAX 86 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA HANOVER 188 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA HENRICO 358 0 0% 0 0 0 2 VA HENRY 90 0 0% 0 0 0 1 VA HOPEWELL CITY 8 0 0% 0 0 0 1 VA JAMES CITY 71 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA KING AND QUEEN 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA KING GEORGE 43 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA KING WILLIAM 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA LEE 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA LOUISA 69 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA LUNENBURG 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA LYNCHBURG CITY 84 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MANASSAS CITY 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MANASSAS PARK CITY 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MARTINSVILLE CITY 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MECKLENBURG 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MIDDLESEX 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA MONTGOMERY 89 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA NELSON 52 0 0% 0 0 0 1 VA NEW KENT 55 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA NORTON CITY 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA NOTTOWAY 40 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PATRICK 29 1 3.4% 0 1 0 0 VA PETERSBURG CITY 32 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PITTSYLVANIA 96 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA POWHATAN 44 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PRINCE EDWARD 58 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PRINCE GEORGE 63 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PRINCE WILLIAM 265 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA PULASKI 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA RADFORD CITY 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA RICHMOND CITY 115 1 0.9% 0 0 1 0 VA RUSSELL 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA SCOTT 28 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA SMYTH 23 1 4.3% 0 0 1 0 VA SOUTHAMPTON 39 0 0% 0 0 0 1 VA SPOTSYLVANIA 95 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA STAFFORD 110 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA SURRY 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA SUSSEX 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA TAZEWELL 48 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA WASHINGTON 45 6 13.3% 0 1 5 3 VA WESTMORELAND 28 0 0% 0 0 0 1 VA WILLIAMSBURG CITY 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA WISE 38 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA WYTHE 52 0 0% 0 0 0 0 VA YORK 77 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 4013 11 0.3% 0 3 8 13 There is 0.3% (up from 0.1% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of Virginia impacted by the severe winter weather. West Virginia: State Affected Counties Cell Sites Served Cell Sites Out Percent Out Cell Sites Out Due to Damage Cell Sites Out Due to Transport Cell Sites Out Due to Power Cell Sites Up but On Back-up Power WV BOONE 24 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV FAYETTE 85 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV GREENBRIER 60 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV KANAWHA 220 18 8.2% 0 6 12 24 WV LOGAN 29 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV MCDOWELL 18 1 5.6% 0 0 1 0 WV MERCER 85 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV MINGO 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV MONROE 25 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV NICHOLAS 51 3 5.9% 2 0 1 2 WV PENDLETON 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV POCAHONTAS 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV PRESTON 35 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV RALEIGH 106 1 0.9% 0 1 0 0 WV RANDOLPH 27 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV SUMMERS 42 0 0% 0 0 0 0 WV WEBSTER 8 1 12.5% 0 0 1 1 WV WYOMING 20 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Total 859 24 2.8% 2 7 15 27 There is 2.8% (up from .2% yesterday) of cell sites reported as being out of service in the areas of West Virginia impacted by the severe winter weather. The number of cell site outages in a specific area does not necessarily correspond to the availability of wireless service to consumers in that area. See Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks, Order, 31 FCC Rcd 13745, para. 10 (2016) (recognizing the difficulties in accurately depicting the ongoing status of a wireless provider’s service during emergencies). Wireless networks are often designed with numerous, overlapping cell sites that provide maximum capacity and continuity of service even when an individual site is inoperable. In addition, wireless providers frequently use temporary facilities, such as cells-on-wheels (also known as COWs), increase power at operational sites, initiate roaming agreements, or take other actions to maintain service to affected consumers during emergencies or other events that result in cell site outages. Cable Systems and Wireline (Combined) Cable and wireline companies reported 169,873 (up from 12,433 yesterday) subscribers out of service in the disaster area. This includes the loss of telephone, television, and/or Internet services. Broadcast: Television station status: · There are 3 TV stations reported as being out of service. FM Radio station status: · There are 8 FM stations reported as being out of service. AM Radio station status: · There is 1 AM station reported as being out of service. Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative The Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative was activated for Winter Storm Fern response activities on January 23, 2026. As a reminder, all facilities-based mobile wireless providers operating in the above-referenced areas are hereby notified and required to: (1) provide for reasonable roaming under disaster arrangements when technically feasible; See 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(i) (detailing criteria for activating roaming under disaster arrangements). (2) activate mutual aid arrangements with other facilities-based mobile wireless providers for providing aid upon request to those providers during emergencies; See 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(ii) (explaining what mutual aid arrangements must include). (3) take reasonable measures to enhance municipal preparedness and restoration; (4) take reasonable measures to increase consumer readiness and preparation; and (5) take reasonable measures to improve public awareness and stakeholder communications on service and restoration status. 47 CFR § 4.17(a)(3)(i)-(v); see also FCC, Wireless Network Resiliency During Disasters (June 4, 2024), https://www.fcc.gov/wireless-network-resiliency-during-disasters. Special Temporary Authority (STA)/Waivers/Extensions The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may grant Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit immediate or temporary operation of certain radio facilities during emergencies or other urgent conditions, as well as waivers to support emergency communications and service restoration. · On January 23, 2026, the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau conditionally granted Federated Wireless, Inc.’s request for a precautionary, limited, and conditional emergency waiver of sections 96.67(c)(2) and (3) of the Commission’s rules governing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service. The link(s) for the document are as follows: DA-26-73A1.docx , DA-26-73A1.pdf , DA-26-73A1.txt