Tens of thousands of people in Texas woke to power outages on Saturday morning as the winter storm barreled through the South.
Air travel was disrupted in parts of the United States on Jan. 24 as a “catastrophic” weekend storm plowed through the Southern Rocky Mountains and into New England.
As of 2:30 p.m. ET, nearly 12,000 flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday were canceled, according to flight tracker FlyAware.
Over 3,700 flights were cancelled on Saturday, with the most impacted airports including Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Dallas Love Field Airport, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia.
Airlines scrapped over 8,170 flights flights on Jan 25, with the most affected airports being New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
American Airlines—which has its flagship hub at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport—had the most flights cancelled this weekend, followed by Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Republic Airlines, and United Airlines.
Tens of thousands of people in Texas woke to power outages on Saturday morning as the winter storm barreled through the South. As of 2:30 p.m. ET, over 56,443 customers were without power in the Lone Star State.
The power outages could worsen as Dallas is forecast to experience “life-threatening cold” with a “mix of freezing rain,” “heavy thundersleet” and snow through Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Counties across the state line in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas also started reporting outages by 11:30 a.m. ET.
By 2:30 p.m. ET, nearly 24,000 customers in Louisiana lost power. Around 2,900 restoration workers from one of Louisiana’s top electric utility providers mobilized ahead of the storm, but warned “restoration may take additional time due to hazardous weather conditions and increased system demand.”
Mississippi opened over 40 warming shelters for people, as animal activists with the non-profit Paws of War rushed to save 200 dogs found on a rural property in Tupelo, before the ice storm swept through.
One of the rescued dogs gave birth to puppies shortly after receiving a foster home, according to a Jan. 23 Facebook post from Paws of War.
By Jacki Thrapp
