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On Monday, practically two thousand flights have been canceled and hundreds extra have been delayed within the United States winter storm it devastated a lot of the nation with heavy snow and ice.
According to flight monitoring web site FlightAware, as of 11:50 a.m. ET, a complete of 1,726 flights have been canceled and three,233 flights have been delayed.
Southwest Airlines canceled 371 flights, probably the most amongst carriers, adopted by Republic Airways with 221 and American Airlines with 176. Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., canceled 255 flights, the very best quantity amongst airports and makes up 64% of all flights scheduled there, in keeping with the information.
Major US airlines have issued journey advisories between Saturday and Monday, together with Delta, American, United Airlines and Southwest.
Monday, because the storm moved towards the Mid-Atlantic area, greater than a dozen states from Kansas and Missouri to New Jersey they have been underneath a winter storm warning and warning.
Southwest Airlines canceled 265 flights on Monday, probably the most amongst carriers. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, file/Getty Images)
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“For areas on this area receiving the very best snow totals, this may very well be the heaviest snowfall in at the very least a decade,” the National Weather Service mentioned.
NWS reported that at the very least 18 inches of snow fell close to I-70 in Kansas, whereas components of New York state reported having extra ft of snow.
A automobile travels westbound in blizzard situations throughout a winter storm on Interstate 70 in Topeka, Kansas, on January 5, 2025. (Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal/USA Today Network by way of REUTERS/Reuters Photos)
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Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a snow emergency till at the very least the tip of the day Tuesday, whereas Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency and warned residents to keep away from journey.
Reuters contributed to this report.
