by Donald Wood
Last updated: 1:57 PM ET, Wed February 22, 2023
Update: February 24, 2023 at 8:10 a.m. ET
While the heavy snow conditions associated with Winter Storm Olive have moved out, power outages are being reported across the United States, impacting well over a million people.
According to FlightAware.com, more than 215 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled and another 990 have been delayed, as of 8:10 a.m. ET on Friday. Yesterday, 1,166 flights were canceled and over 7,722 were delayed.
In total, the winter storm resulted in the cancellation of over 2,000 flights and delays for over 12,000 flights.
Update: February 23, 2023 at 8:15 a.m. ET
Winter Storm Olive continues to spread snow and ice across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes and into parts of the Northeast. Blizzard conditions are expected to continue in parts of the Northern Plains due to strong winds and snow.
While the winter storm impacts flights and snarls traffic as snow coats highways, record high temperatures are expected to be broken in cities in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast on Thursday.
According to FlightAware.com, more than 750 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled and another 900 have been delayed, as of 8:15 a.m. ET on Thursday. Yesterday, 1,772 flights were canceled and over 6,800 were delayed.
Travelers preparing to take to the skies or hit the open roads should be aware that Winter Storm Olive is dumping heavy snow and ice all the way from the Rockies to parts of the Northeast United States.
According to Weather.com, the winter storm is already bringing snow and strong winds to the Rockies, Northern Plains and upper Midwest, with some areas expecting blizzard conditions.
Snowfall is expected to spread through the Northeast and New England late Wednesday night, while sleet and ice are forecasted for areas from Iowa into the southern Great Lakes and parts of the Northeast.
Major carriers in the U.S.-including American, Delta, Southwest and United-have issued travel advisories in response to the storm, allowing passengers to reschedule their flights without change fees.
Several major cities are being impacted by the storm waivers, including Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Toronto.
According to FlightAware.com, more than 1,400 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled and another 2,629 have been delayed, as of 1:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday. On Tuesday, over 4,900 flights were delayed.
Amtrak has not announced any changes to scheduled services.
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