More severe weather warnings as Thanksgiving getaway begins

Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2013 0

Thanksgiving holiday travelers are being warned Storm Boreas will cause more problems today as it sweeps eastwards across the country.

Heavy rain is expected to cause further disruption this morning in the New York area, while the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning through to Wednesday afternoon when up to nine inches of snow could fall in northern parts of West Virginia.

Sleet, snow and freezing rain have already caused severe flight disruptions in the west, Texas and Arkansas regions.

Flightstats.com reported more than 6,000 delays and 271 cancellations yesterday, while American Airlines and American Eagle canceled 300 flights in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday.

New York airports have already endured more than 300 delays and problems are are also predicted at Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and Charlotte N.C., today.

So far, 14 people have died in storms and, as it continues to sweep eastwards, there are fears that the East Coast will see up to three inches of rain, causing delays on the busy Interstate 95 corridor.

Some travelers have already managed to move to earlier flights, after airlines waived their normal charge fees. However, today is still expected to be the second-busiest day for travel over the Thanksgiving period, with 2.42 million passengers attempting to getaway.

The busiest day is expected to be Sunday, when an estimated 2.56 million passengers will travel.

Lisa

Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.

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