US EditionAlmost 10,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US
Nearly 10,000 flights canceled and over 120,000 power outages reported as the storm brings snow, ice, and freezing rain across a wide U.S. region, officials said.
- Over the weekend, more than 8,000 flights across the United States were canceled as a major storm threatened power outages and disrupted travel for airline passengers.
- The National Weather Service warned of widespread heavy snow and catastrophic ice from east Texas to North Carolina, while by Friday night freezing rain and sleet hit parts of Texas and snow fell in Oklahoma.
- Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning as the federal government put nearly 30 search-and-rescue teams on standby and FEMA staged more than seven million meals, 600,000 blankets and 300 generators.
- Utility companies braced as about 68,000 power outages were reported at 8 a.m. ET, roughly 27,600 in Texas, while governors in more than a dozen states urged residents to stay home.
- Five years ago, a severe cold snap took down much of the Texas power grid, leaving millions without power and causing hundreds of deaths, while in at least 11 Southern states most homes rely on electric heating.
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Massive winter storm takes aim across big chunk of the country
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 11,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and threatened to knock out power for…
On the weekend, a heavy winter storm has paralyzed flight traffic in large parts of the USA. More than 4000 flights were cancelled on Saturday, on Sunday, according to flight tracking service FlightAware, it was already more than 9400. Large airlines warned the passengers of sudden flight schedule changes. Delta Air Lines announced that they were transferring experts from their northern...
Winter Storm Slams U.S. With Over 100,000 Power Outages, Thousands of Flight Cancellations - Real News Now
A massive winter storm barreled across the United States on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 utility customers and grounding over 4,000 flights—just as forecasters warned the worst is yet to come. Snow, ice, and brutally cold temperatures are expected to sweep across the eastern two-thirds of the country through Sunday and into next week, threatening to paralyze major cities and entire states under dangerous conditions. Calling …
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