WASHINGTON – Airlines have canceled some 5,000 domestic and international flights in the United States due to the severe winter storm that is sweeping through several states from Texas to Maine, as indicated today by the National Weather Service (NWS).
According to the NWS bulletin, this “enormous and large-scale” winter storm will affect the central, eastern and southern regions of the United States in the coming days.
“Heavy snowfalls are expected from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England, while there will be intense frosts from Texas to Pennsylvania”, adds this prediction.
According to data from FlightAware, which observes the regularity of commercial air traffic, this morning the airport most affected by delays and cancellations was Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas), followed by O’Hare International Airport in Chicago (Illinois).
In the regions where, for On the contrary, there are Warm conditions NWS forecasts strong storms with heavy rains and flooding along the central Gulf Coast of Mexico.
The storm, which forecasters have dubbed “Landon,” has caused heavy snowfalls in Kansas towns such as Topeka and Augusta and heavy rains in other towns such as Louisville (Kentucky), while keeping other areas such as the state of Vermont on alert, where snowfalls of up to 30 centimeters.
The media have reminded the population of the need to take measures to prevent the freezing of pipes and the Red Cross recommended that a stable temperature be maintained, day and night, inside the houses.
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