More than 4,000 flights delayed and 3,000 canceled by winter storm in the United States

More than 4,000 flights were delayed and about 3,000 were canceled in the middle of the snow and rain storm that hit much of the east coast today and left its effects in Washington, New York. York and New Jersey.

According to the website flightaware.com, which tracks flights until noon (local time) There were 4,033 delays and 2,138 cancellations across the country.

At the Washington-Dulles airport, where delays took a little more than an hour on average, there were 79 deferrals and 237 cancellations, while at Ronald Reagan, at the time of the day, there was no delay. Outside the capital, there were 152 delayed flights. and 360 canceled.

In addition, the Baltimore-Washington Airport, in the state of Maryland, recorded 228 cancellations and 91 delays.

The website indicated that the Newark Airport, in the state of New Jersey and serving New York, was experiencing delays of about three hours and 55 minutes of arrivals and departures. about 30 minutes of departures.

The John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia air terminals also reported landing delays of about two hours and 20 minutes.

About 200 million people are alert to weather conditions.

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The US National Meteorological Service (NWS) today reported on Twitter that heavy rains and winter weather will affect much of the country until next Thursday. , and indicated that more snow would be expected in the west.

On the east coast and surrounding areas, several inches of snow are expected to begin falling Tuesday night and will remain on Wednesday.

According to the NWS, it is foreseeable that the storm that will sweep the area will depart this Friday, but it is likely that a new storm will cause additional heavy rain from the southeast.

Between the end of January and the beginning of the month, an extreme cold wave hit the United States. Temperatures reached -38 ° F and a thermal sensation of -49 in the west-central regions of the country, killing at least 21 people.