After the harsh winter Storm brings travel chaos to travelers over Thanksgiving and Christmas, you’d be forgiven for thinking The worst of winter weather may be over. But sometimes it snows in February, and a heap of white snow is about to fall in the western states, bring travel chaos back to the US.
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm, blizzard and high wind warnings for areas across the western United States, NBC News report that bad weather canceled more than 1.400 flights throughout the region. Reporting website:
More than 1,400 flights in and out of the United States were canceled on Wednesday as destructive weather and severe storms threatened to bring record snowfall across the United States.
Residents across the Northern Plains will gather as the storm makes landfall, with schools across the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin announcing closures ahead of a severe weather system that is expected to affect millions of people while California faces strong winds and widespread power outages.
Much as two feet of snow is forecast In some areas across the country, airlines had to cancel or delay flights. NBC News report that 1,434 canceled flights in the US recorded before 2pm EST due to inclement weather.
Afterward lead with cancellation After travel chaos over the holidays, low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is once again leading the cancellation game. Reuters report that it’s grounded 248 flights, followed by Delta Air Lines, which canceled 246 flights. Regional carrier SkyWest has also canceled 312 flights across the US.
Regarding the airports hardest hit by the storm, NBC News reported that “at least 416”” of affected flights wbefore exiting Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Extra 243 arriving from Denver International Airport.
During the storms, snow is expected across east-central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin, with the heaviest snowfall in higher ground. High winds are also expected, with Weather warning in place for gusts above 50 mph over much of the California and Oregon coast.
