Buckle up for snow-induced flight delays across the East Coast and the Midwest

"This will result in heavy snow and blizzard conditions across the upper Midwest to the Great Lakes, freezing rain across New England, and thunderstorms across the East Coast and the South, the notice said. "Across the central Great Lakes, wind-swept rain and embedded thunderstorms later today into tonight are forecast to turn into a blizzard by early on Monday with blowing snow," the weather service said on Sunday."

"Bad weather during the post-Christmas weekend resulted in more than 11,000 flight delays and 1,000 cancellations within, into, or out of the US on Saturday, according to aircraft tracking website FlightAware. Trouble persisted on Sunday, with more than 9,300 flight delays and 780 cancellations as of press time. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, and Chicago's O'Hare International saw the highest number of canceled flights in the US on Sunday."

"A map by the service on Sunday showed winter weather and storm warnings for most of the Northeast. The warnings come after New York City received more than four inches of snowfall on Saturday, the most since January 2022. Photos showed Central Park under a thick blanket of snow. Airports in the city, including John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty, issued travel advisories on Friday, warning passengers of potential travel disruptions because of poor weather."

An intense cyclone will bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, freezing rain, and thunderstorms across the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, New England, the East Coast, and the South over the next 48 hours. Post-Christmas weekend storms caused severe travel disruption, producing more than 11,000 delays and 1,000 cancellations on Saturday and over 9,300 delays and 780 cancellations on Sunday. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, and Chicago O'Hare recorded the highest cancellations on Sunday. New York City received more than four inches of snow, its heaviest since January 2022, while Central Park was shown blanketed in snow. Major New York airports issued travel advisories and the National Weather Service posted widespread winter and storm warnings.

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