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Holiday Travel Upended as New U.S. Winter Storm Moves In

A follow-on system threatens blizzard conditions, likely extending disruptions into early week.

Overview

  • FlightAware reported more than 3,000 U.S. flights delayed and over 400 canceled Sunday morning, after more than 10,000 delays and about 1,000 cancellations Saturday.
  • The National Weather Service placed tens of millions under winter alerts and forecast blizzard conditions in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes with Arctic air to follow.
  • New York and New Jersey remain under states of emergency as major Northeast hubs—including JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and Boston Logan—face heavy operational impacts.
  • In the West, California authorities confirmed at least four deaths tied to flooding and landslides from recent torrential rains that also damaged roads and homes.
  • Airlines including American, United and JetBlue issued change-fee waivers as TSA projected a season-peak day of roughly 2.86 million air travelers.