503RADARINCIDENT ARCHIVEMETHODOLOGY
RESOLVED

Cloudflare outage — August 7, 2026

Network Performance Issues in Chicago (ORD)

Cloudflare’s Multiple services was disrupted for 9h 45m on August 7, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 04:39 UTC, 8h 44m before the official status page acknowledged impact.

Key facts

DetectedAugust 7, 2026 · 04:39 UTC
Confirmed13:23 UTC · lead time 8h 44m
Resolved14:24 UTC
Duration9h 45m
ServiceMultiple services
Official recordhttps://stspg.io/3plfwsnk8vg0

Timeline

  1. 04:39Z

    Detected · Signal

    2 crowd signals for Multiple services on CLOUDFLARE crossed the signal threshold.
  2. 13:23Z

    Confirmed · Official

    An official CLOUDFLARE status-page notice corroborated the event — 8h 44m after detection.
  3. 14:24Z

    Resolved

    Signal volume fell back below the threshold; the event was closed.

How this was detected

1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on CLOUDFLARE. 2 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=+0.2σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 8h 44m after the crowd.