Overview
- FAA ordered a regional ground stop for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport until 11:15 a.m. CST, delaying all domestic departures bound for DFW by about an hour on average.
- The Dallas area saw more than 1,000 combined delays and cancellations between DFW and Love Field by afternoon, with ground delays set through 11 p.m. and average waits exceeding two hours.
- By 10:30 a.m., FlightAware counted 400-plus delays and nine cancellations at DFW, while Love Field recorded 83 delays and 10 cancellations; departures faced average waits of 45 minutes at DFW and 75 minutes at Love Field.
- Austin-Bergstrom was placed under a ground stop until 4:15 p.m., with arrivals expected to be delayed about 54 minutes on average and FlightAware logging 56 inbound and 46 outbound delays plus five cancellations by midafternoon.
- Forecasters warned of heavy rain, embedded severe storms and flash flooding into the evening, with Austin’s heaviest downpours expected around 7 p.m. and a flood watch in place until 6 a.m. Friday.