Thousands Of U.S. Flights Have Been Canceled This Week Due To A Wild Winter Storm

Your vacation may need to be re-scheduled.
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The Northeastern United States continues to go through extreme winter weather, which has brought up to two feet of snow in some areas.

This storm, dubbed Winter Storm Olena, is also forcing thousands of Americans to search for new travel plans, as flights set to fly through the northeast continue to be canceled.

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1,641  Flights in the U.S. canceled as of writing

In addition to the continuous snowfall, the National Weather Service has also issued a high wind warning, with northeast winds reaching 35-40 miles per hour and some powerful wind gust even reaching 60 miles per hour.

The National Weather Service also suspects another round of heavy snow is on the way to the northeast.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has even declared a state of emergency, which has shut down all transit hubs and six vaccine mega-sites for Monday.

With more snow on the way, many airlines are already canceling flights scheduled for tomorrow.

As of writing, 442 flights scheduled for tomorrow in the United States have been canceled. 

  • Noah Borden was an Associate Editor for Narcity Media.

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