{"id":61267,"date":"2022-01-03T14:13:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61267"},"modified":"2022-01-03T14:13:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:13:29","slug":"flights-canceled-800000-without-power-as-fast-moving-winter-storm-pounds-mid-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61267","title":{"rendered":"Flights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__11o5_\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__2cUI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/monday-flight-delays-top-1800-amid-hard-hitting-winter-storm-mid-atlantic\">Flights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__38L44\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p><em><strong>Update (1217ET):<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0A fast-moving winter storm pounded the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, resulting in 800,00 customers without power.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\">PowerOutage.US<\/a>, the highest concentration of power outages spanned across Virginia (378k customers without power) and North Carolina (163k customers without power).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-06-17.png?itok=03E_MPvJ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-06-17.png?itok=03E_MPvJ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-06-17.png?itok=03E_MPvJ\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"408\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"965f934f-bba4-4dbe-befe-4e36090dffac\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\" data-google-query-id=\"CIbmx6mklvUCFRMbwwod0D0G-Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>AccuWeather reports parts of Tennessee and North Carolina have received nearly a foot of snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/snow_2.jpg?itok=0vlJPO8r\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/snow_2.jpg?itok=0vlJPO8r\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/snow_2.jpg?itok=0vlJPO8r\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"3e460e88-b896-49b0-80b8-f13f8d555ec4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Metropolitan Area is expected to receive 4-6\u00a0inches of snow by late evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-14-41.png?itok=iHEZOxzJ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-14-41.png?itok=iHEZOxzJ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-14-41.png?itok=iHEZOxzJ\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9dd398c4-7f52-4915-b62a-5c6e849d9b2e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wintry conditions unleashed travel hell, with at least 2,330 flight cancellations within, into, or out of the US. Most cancellations are at Reagan National, Baltimore\/Washington International, and LaGuardia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-02-41.png?itok=T719xyOf\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-02-41.png?itok=T719xyOf\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_12-02-41.png?itok=T719xyOf\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"466\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ede16846-d594-455c-8b6c-f5ba4090939b\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Monday&#8217;s winter storm for Mid-Atlantic states isn&#8217;t great as more flights have been canceled or delayed due to staffing issues and inclement weather.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm warning for Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Deleware, and South Jersey. The storm could blanket D.C. with a foot of snow by Monday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_06-58-23.png?itok=UswXx39A\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_06-58-23.png?itok=UswXx39A\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_06-58-23.png?itok=UswXx39A\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c31ebe56-aaf5-476a-aa50-5391e1e095d5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NWS warns that some areas could see upwards of 2 inches of snow per hour. Total snowfall could reach 10 inches in certain areas, but a large swath of the Mid-Atlantic could see 4-8 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Adverse weather conditions worsened the travel situation amid a crew staffing shortage. Flight tracking firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flightaware.com\/live\/cancelled\">FlightAware.com<\/a>\u00a0reports (as of 0700 ET) 1,800 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. were canceled, with nearly 672 delays. That follows Sunday&#8217;s 2,709 cancellations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-06-34.png?itok=WrQvGSnA\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-06-34.png?itok=WrQvGSnA\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-06-34.png?itok=WrQvGSnA\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"238\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"cc7f9e4e-9d21-4e80-92b4-8e962659b838\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reagan National, LaGuardia, Denver International, Baltimore\/Washington International, Newark Liberty International, and Washington Dulles International had some of the highest flight cancellations this morning. Southwest, SkyWest, Endeavor Air, and JetBlue were the most affected airlines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-07-07.png?itok=9FTschlD\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-07-07.png?itok=9FTschlD\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-01-03_07-07-07.png?itok=9FTschlD\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a027a951-5f68-4b76-b70d-0d7b55d6ef02\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Christmas Eve, at least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/airlines-cancel-1900-sunday-flights-amid-snowstorm-staffing-shortages\">12,000 flights have been canceled<\/a>\u00a0around the country, making this past holiday travel season an absolute mess for airline passengers. It appears the travel chaos will be extended for the next few days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic Update (1217ET):\u00a0A fast-moving winter storm pounded the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, resulting in 800,00 customers without power. According to\u00a0PowerOutage.US, the highest concentration of power outages spanned across Virginia (378k customers without power) and North Carolina (163k customers without power). 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