Nearly 3,100 flights have been canceled over two days as a 'bomb cyclone' makes its way across parts of the US, unleashing blizzard conditions and hurricane-force winds
Nearly 3,100 flights have been canceled over two days as a"bomb cyclone" makes its way across parts of the country, unleashing blizzard conditions and hurricane-force winds.
More than 2,000 flights were canceled Wednesday and an additional 1,021 had been dropped by the early morning Thursday, according to data from Flightaware.com.Most of the cancellations are at Denver International Airport where all runways were closed Wednesday because of icy conditions and extremely poor visibility caused by the intense winter storm, the airport tweeted. Roads around the airport were also closed or blocked by traffic accidents for much of the day.
— Denver Int'l Airport March 14, 2019 "For those passengers joining us overnight, we want you to be as comfortable as possible. Please stop by the customer service booths on Concourses A, B or at baggage claim 9 in the terminal and pick up a blanket," the airport tweet Wednesday evening. Read MoreThe airport announced on Twitter early Thursday morning, that four of its six terminals have reopened.
— NWS WPC March 13, 2019 From blizzards to tornadoesAs the storm moves across the US, a mix of severe weather is expected to accompany it.While the bomb cyclone has brought blizzard conditions to Colorado, it has caused flooding in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri -- mostly along the Mississippi River.It also has unleashed high winds across several states. Hurricane force winds could be felt from Colorado all the way to Amarillo, Texas.
— NWS Quad Cities March 14, 2019 125,000 without powerTrees snapped by high winds from a late winter storm packing hurricane-force winds and snow cover the Eugene Field house in Washington Park Wednesday, in Denver. High winds have knocked out power to 125,000 people, most of them in Colorado and Texas. Multiple Colorado school districts were closed Wednesday, including Denver Public Schools, which cited"severe storm, power outages across the city and poor road conditions.
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