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Service disruption / severe weather delay
Also described officially as: weather delay; natural disaster delay
UPS publishes service alerts when severe weather, natural disasters, or other conditions beyond its control delay or disrupt service. Affected shipments may lose Service Guarantee coverage.
- Act or wait
- Wait
- Who must act
- Carrier
- Official deadline or hold
- no official deadline found
- Last checked
- (Asia/Shanghai)
Official wording
Severe weather, natural disasters, and other conditions beyond our control can occasionally delay or disrupt our UPS services. If there is an active service disruption, it will appear below.
Source: UPS Service Alerts
What to do
Check UPS Service Alerts for active disruptions covering origin or destination. Track the package on ups.com for the latest status. An Exception status may also appear with a reason in Shipment Progress. No action is usually required unless tracking asks for address or pickup changes.
Sources
- UPS Service Alerts Accessed 2026-11-10
- UPS Understanding Tracking Status Accessed 2026-11-10