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Over 10,000 flights canceled from storm
So far, more than 10,000 flights have been canceled, with up to 15,000 cancellations possible through Monday. Today will go down in history as one of the days with the most weather-related flight cancellations in US aviation history.
The cancellations include all flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and most flights at the Philadelphia International Airport. Thousands of flights from major NYC airports LaGuardia, JFK and Newark have also been canceled.
Power outages across the country have already surged to nearly 900,000 according to PowerOutage.usa giant leap from Saturday when the number sat at about 85,000.
Tennessee is currently reporting by far the largest number of outages with more than 300,000 homes and businesses affected.
Outages in Mississippi and Texas have risen to more than 130,000. Louisiana is nearing 125,000 outages.
After spending most of Saturday in the midwestern and southern US, winter storm Fern made its way to the Northeast in the early hours of Sunday morning. The DC-area is expected to receive 5-9 inches of snow from the massive storm.
Here’s a look at the snow-covered US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Hazardous Hello, and welcome to our live blog coverage of the winter storm system currently moving across much of the US. My name is Marina Dunbar and I will be bringing you the latest news lines.
Winter storm Fern continues to hit large parts of the country, dumping snow, sleet and freezing rain. Frigid temperatures, power outages, and treacherous road conditions were widespread. The ice and snowfall are expected to continue through Monday in much of the country, followed by very low temperatures, causing “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts” to linger for several days, the National Weather Service said.
