The FlightAware flight tracking portal reports that this Monday there were 2,240 flight cancellations from, to and within the US territory, while another 8,400 suffered delays.
By this Wednesday morning, 745 cancellations and 658 flight delays in the US had already been reported.
The airports most affected by bad weather are those serving New York City (LaGuardia, Newark, John F. Kennedy), Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which serves Atlanta, and O’Hare Airport. in Chicago, according to FlightAware.
The airlines that have had the most cancellations or delays are United Airlines, with 29% of flights affected, followed by Republic, with 23%, and Endeavor Air, with 16%.
The storm continues this Tuesday hitting the Mid-Atlantic
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that the strong storm system will continue to pound this Tuesday from the Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley to the Southern Plains with dangerous winds and large hail.
In turn, the Midwest will also be affected by heavy rains, which will last even until Wednesday night, according to the NWS.
Inclement weather this week has left at least four dead in the states of Arkansas, Indiana and Georgia, where tornadoes have also been reported.
In Ohio, strong storms spawned tornadoes that left an estimated 400,000 homes and businesses without power.
The PowerOutage portal, which monitors the electric power service, reflects this Tuesday morning that more than 68,000 subscribers have lost power in Tennessee, another 42,000 in Arkansas, 28,000 in Kentucky, 23,000 in North Carolina and almost 20,000 in Michigan.
With the storm system moving east, more than 90 million people are on alert for severe weather.
Cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washington, DC are included in the highest risk area.
2023-06-27 10:22:00
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