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Polar vortex brings freezing temperatures, snow and ice to US
Arctic air brings very cold temperatures and the threat for snow and ice into the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic through late this week.
Accuweather
Airlines have issued a fresh round of waivers for Thursday and Friday travel ahead of a winter storm targeting a region that stretches from Texas to the mid-Atlantic.
Cities in the path of the ice storm include Little Rock, Arkansas; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Paducah, Kentucky; and Lexington, Kentucky, weather.com said.
Further northeast, multiple rounds of light snow will fall from the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians to the mid-Atlantic through Friday, the weather service said. The highest snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches will be found across the mountains of far western Maryland and West Virginia.
American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United have all issued waivers to prevent passengers and planes from becoming stranded. The destinations covered, travel dates and other fine print vary by airline and are likely to change with the storms’ projected path and severity.
While FlightAware reported a little over 300 cancellations for Thursday as of noon EST, it counted o
American Airlines
Dates covered: Feb. 11-12
Destinations covered: 13, stretching from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.
Details: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp
Delta Air Lines
Dates covered: Feb. 11-12
Destinations covered: 12, including all of the Washington, D.C. area airports as well as most major airports in Pennsylvania.
Details: https://www.delta.com/us/en/advisories/weather-alerts/mid-atlantic-winter-weather
JetBlue
Dates covered: Feb. 11-12
Destinations covered: Four, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington (DCA) and Richmond
Details: https://www.jetblue.com/travel-alerts
Southwest Airlines
Dates covered: Feb. 11-12
Destinations covered: 10, covering a wider area that includes Dallas (DAL); Little Rock, Arkansas; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee
Details: https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa_travel_advisory_2021191612912849782.html
United Airlines
Dates covered: Feb. 11-12
Destinations covered: 15, covering multiple airports in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland
Details: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/notices.html
Contributing: Doyle Rice
