Nationwide travel chaos as hurricane-force winds rip through US

"Extreme winds ripping across the US could bring hurricane levels of destruction and impact thousands of air travelers flying across the country. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued high wind warnings throughout more than 10 states in the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Southwest throughout Tuesday. Wind gusts are expected to reach hurricane strength in parts of Colorado, Montana, Texas, New Mexico, and Wyoming, exceeding 75mph."

"NWS has even said that Americans in the skies may be at risk of injury as air turbulence is expected to be particularly extreme, especially over Texas and New Mexico. The addition of blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains, including in Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas, is expected to compound the travel misery through Wednesday, bringing several inches of snow, 60mph wind gusts, and little to no visibility on roads."

"The wind gusts are expected to be so extreme that NWS officials fear large trucks and tractor-trailers could be blown over on their sides while driving. Meanwhile, flights at Denver International Airport have already been delayed by more than two hours due to wind conditions on the runway. As of 10am ET, 190 flights leaving Denver International have been delayed due to the powerful winds and another 265 flights arriving have been delayed as well."

Extreme winds will affect more than ten states across the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Southwest, with gusts exceeding 75 mph in parts of Colorado, Montana, Texas, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Sustained winds above 30 mph and gusts of 60 to 70 mph are likely in Oklahoma, Kansas, California, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Alaska. Severe air turbulence, especially over Texas and New Mexico, may injure airborne passengers. Blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains will bring several inches of snow, 60 mph gusts, and near-zero visibility. Red Flag Warnings warn of critical fire weather and officials expect large trucks to be blown over and widespread flight delays at Denver.

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