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USPS tracking may show a status of Alert when a delay could have occurred because of weather-related or other natural disasters or events. This is not the same as an unverified scan wording such as Delivery Exception, Local Weather Delay. Check USPS Service Alerts and wait for tracking updates.

Act or wait
Wait
Who must act
Carrier
Official deadline or hold
no official deadline found
Last checked
(Asia/Shanghai)

Official wording

If your item has a status of "Alert," a delay could have occurred because of weather-related and other natural disasters or events. In this case, please check USPS Service Alerts first.

Source: USPS Tracking — The Basics

What to do

Check official tracking and USPS Service Alerts first, then wait for updates. The official wording says a delay could have occurred because of weather-related and other natural disasters or events; it does not name a specific weather-scan title. You may look at Service Alerts, but the official sentence does not require the recipient to act.

Open official USPS tracking

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