Winter storms hit 34 US states
Icy winter storm in the US continue to cause thousands of flight cancellations, even in the Deep South.
Residents across southern states are experiencing the rare sight of freezing rain, snow and dangerously icy roads as flight cancellations and weather advisories continue to pile up.
The states of Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Carolinas were put under a state of emergency with motorists urged to stay off the roads.
The fast moving band of freezing air has even reached Florida and, in all, 34 states have a weather advisory in effect.
Up to 50 million people across the region could be affected as temperatures plummet with schools and public offices closed.
Freezing temperatures continued to grip the Midwest, even as the cold front headed south.
Since Monday, more than 5,000 flights had been cancelled nationwide, around half of which were classed as ‘preemptive.’
Some 1,700 flights across the US were grounded yesterday (Wednesday).
The biggest impact in the south was felt at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport with almost 900 flights postponed on Tuesday.
New Orleans’s main airport, which was closed on Tuesday, has reopened with a reduced service.
At least 10% of flights at over 20 other airports were a victim of the weather, including at Birmingham, Charlotte, Kansas City and Houston.
The knock-on effect is expected to continue nationwide, even affecting airports on the west coast, as aircraft and flight crews remain grounded across the country.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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