Northeast Winter Storm Prompts New York and New Jersey Emergencies, Disrupts Thousands of Flights

Overview

• FlightAware reported more than 1,600 U.S. flight cancellations and over 7,800 delays on Friday, with roughly 650 additional flights scrubbed for Saturday.
• New York City’s three major airports accounted for a large share of Friday’s cancellations, and American, United, and JetBlue offered change-fee waivers.
• The National Weather Service issued winter storm and ice warnings across New York and Connecticut, with localized snowfall up to 30 centimeters expected on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley.
• New York and New Jersey declared weather emergencies as officials warned of dangerous roads, and New Jersey and Pennsylvania imposed restrictions on some commercial vehicles.
• California’s earlier atmospheric river flooding briefly closed Santa Barbara’s airport, which reopened Friday after crews cleared water as forecasters signaled easing rainfall.