A winter storm warning blankets North and Central Texas, prompting widespread flight cancellations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field. Over 1,400 flights have been canceled as the storm forecasts up to five inches of snow in the DFW area and potentially eight inches in surrounding regions. A statewide emergency has been declared as Texas braces for a polar vortex bringing frigid temperatures and hazardous driving conditions.
Hundreds of flights into and out of Dallas-Fort Worth airport were cancelled Thursday as Texas braces for a winter storm that could bring up to five inches of snow.The ContextThe National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning and winter weather advisory for North and Central Texas Thursday and into early Friday.
An additional 124 flights out of Dallas Love Field Airport were also canceled, as were 126 flights heading into the airport, per FlightAware's real-time data.American Airlines, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, saw 659—19 percent—of its flights canceled as of Thursday afternoon. Southwest, which is based in Dallas, canceled 8 percent of its flights, FlightAware said.
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