Santa Tracker Problem Leaves Millions in the Dark Over His Whereabouts

NORAD’s much loved “Santa tracker” went down early on Saturday morning, leaving millions of Americans in the dark about his progress.

Visitors to the site were greeted by a dark blue screen, which would usually feature a world map showing Santa’s journey across the world, complete with details about his travel.

An actor dressed as Santa Claus waves from a suspended sleigh over a Christmas market as the Dom cathedral stands behind on November 25, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. NORAD’s Santa tracking website went down on Saturday morning. Sean Gallup/GETTY

The apparent technical issues caused consternation on social media, with Twitter users expressing frustration that they couldn’t see how far Santa had reached.

One tweeted: “The NORAD santa tracker isn’t working this is devastating.”

Another wrote: “Why isn’t the santa tracker working, i might be 17 but i’ve watched this every year of my life.”

A third posted “NORAD Santa tracker appears to be down today,” followed by a crying face emoji.

They added: “Much prefer it to the Google version but having to revert to that one for now.”

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is responsible for protecting the airspace of the United States and Canada.

Since 1955 it has run a Santa tracker as a community outreach program.

Newsweek has contacted NORAD for comment.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.