an Long-lasting winter storms, historic snowfall in some parts of the United States, and power outages in many areas this Christmas are facing travel disruptions.
At least 24 storm-related deaths have occurred, mostly due to exposure, car crashes or falling tree branches.
As of Christmas Eve, over 1.6 million people faced power outages, mostly affecting the East Coast. North Carolina has the most power outages, with 415,588 residents reported having power outages.
Starting Friday, Buffalo, New York reported 22.3 inches of snow cover. An additional 17.9 inches was added on Christmas Eve. In Buffalo alone, he had seven fatalities in the storm’s nearly four-foot snowfall. Three of his fatalities were medical emergencies that could not be reached due to weather conditions.
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The lake band is still raging, but is now south of the airport. Here’s a view of our office with some pretty impressive snowy mountains in the foreground. Many (many) cars are still buried throughout the area. pic.twitter.com/owto22GbF6
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) December 25, 2022
Washington DC had its coldest Christmas Eve day on record Saturday. The highest temperature in the area was 22 degrees, breaking the old record of 23 degrees set in 1983. Several other U.S. cities predicted what could be a record cold Christmas in preparation for forecasts in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Tallahassee, Florida. Eve and Christmas day.
Plus airports in New York City and New Jersey Recorded The coldest Christmas Eve ever.
Travel complications surrounding the storm continue. On Christmas Eve alone, 8,545 US flights were delayed and 3,488 were canceled. By 11 a.m. on Christmas morning, his US flights were delayed 2,407 times, plus he had 1,494 cancellations.
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Some travelers are stranded on vacation with a spate of flight delays and cancellations. “I came here with a few kids, my niece and other kids. It’s heartbreaking. It’s Christmas,” one of her LAX travelers told local media. rice field. “We got to the gate with a few minutes to spare. They filled all our seats with people waiting. can’t go until Monday.”
“We had a lot of trouble rescheduling our flights, and because it was last minute,” explained another. “It’s getting harder to find tickets at the same price as before.”