EMQX Cloud deployments in Azure West US 2 experienced service degradation for 16.5 hours due to severe weather causing power outages and cooling issues at Azure datacenters. Customers experienced increased latency, intermittent connectivity, connection timeouts, and elevated error rates when accessing EMQX Cloud services. The incident was resolved after Azure restored power and confirmed recovery of underlying infrastructure services.
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The service degradation affecting some EMQX Cloud deployments in the Azure West US 2 region has been resolved.
According to Azure’s latest update, the underlying Azure service disruption occurred between 04:24 UTC and 20:18 UTC on 29 May 2026 and was caused by severe weather in the region, including lightning strikes, which resulted in utility power loss and related cooling issues across multiple datacenter buildings.
During the incident, customers with EMQX Cloud deployments in this region may have experienced increased latency, intermittent connectivity, connection timeouts, elevated error rates, or temporary service accessibility issues.
Azure has confirmed that power has been fully restored and that the remaining affected services have recovered after continued monitoring. We have also observed that affected EMQX Cloud services in this region have returned to normal operation.
For more information, please refer to the Azure status page: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Azure has provided an update indicating significant improvements following the power event that impacted underlying datacenter infrastructure in the West US 2 region.
Several dependent Azure services have recovered, including Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Container Registry, and other infrastructure services.
We are continuing to observe service recovery for affected EMQX Cloud deployments in this region and are monitoring service health closely. Customers may still experience intermittent latency or connectivity issues while Azure continues mitigation efforts for remaining affected services.
For more information, please refer to the Azure status page: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as progress is made.
Thank you for your understanding.
We have detected elevated network and infrastructure-related alerts affecting some EMQX Cloud deployments in the Azure West US 2 region.
Customers with deployments in this region may experience increased latency, intermittent connectivity, or connection timeouts when accessing EMQX Cloud services.
According to Azure’s service health update, the issue is related to a power event impacting underlying infrastructure in the West US 2 region. We are continuously monitoring the affected EMQX Cloud services and Azure’s mitigation progress.
For more information, please refer to the Azure status page: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as progress is made.
Thank you for your understanding.
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