Verizon outage map: Which states are affected by the phone SOS issue?

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Verizon users are in the middle of a major disruption as a massive nationwide outage has left millions of people without a connection. Whether you're working remotely, taking virtual classes, or just trying to get through Monday with a working phone, Verizon's widespread network outage has made everyday life difficult for many.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has already signaled its intention to investigate the outage to get to the bottom of the problem.

But while we all wait for that elusive signal to come back (I'm at AT&T, so no complaints here), here's a look at the states hit hardest by the outage, according to DownDetector (which has the same parent company as Mashable). :

Outage map: States impacted by Verizon's network issues

Photo credit: DownDetector.com

• Alabama

• Alaska

• Arizona

• Arkansas

• California

• Colorado

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• Florida

• Georgia

• Hawaii

• Idaho

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Maine

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Montana

• Nebraska

• Nevada

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New Mexico

• new York

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Oklahoma

• Oregon

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• Texas

• Utah

• Vermont

• Virginia

• Washington

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

Cities hit hardest by Verizon outage

According to DownDetector, the cities that filed the most Verizon outage reports are:

• Chicago

• Seattle

• Minneapolis

• Phoenix

• Los Angeles

• Omaha

• Denver

• Indianapolis

• Las Vegas

DownDetector has not arranged these cities in any particular order.

States NOT affected by a Verizon outage

• North Dakota

• South Dakota

• Wyoming

Note: This does not mean that these states are not feeling the impact, just that there is no one reporting an outage in these areas.

Be sure to check back with our live blog for more updates on Verizon outages as more news flows into Mashable.