Hurricane Debby is causing travel hell for millions of Americans as more than 2,000 flights have been cancelled due to the deadly storm.
More than 20,000 flights were also delayed as of 2 p.m. Monday when the Category 1 storm hit Florida in the morning, according to FlightAware.
Most forecasters agree the storm will continue to batter the Sunshine State before heading northeast Tuesday through Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
Passengers wait in line at American Airlines in Terminal B at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday morning, Aug. 5, 2024, as they deal with canceled flights south due to Hurricane Debby.
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 8:16 a.m. EDT and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Debby, bottom left, a Category 1 storm over northern Florida, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.
The 80 mph Category 1 storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Monday morning, leaving more than 220,000 homes without power across the state.
American Airlines has delayed 14 percent of its flights scheduled for Monday and canceled 10 percent.
Southwest has canceled 13 percent of its flights and 5 percent, while Delta has seen delays on 12 percent of its flights and canceled 3 percent.
About 22 percent of Spirit flights are delayed and 14 percent are canceled.
JetBlue has canceled 26 percent of its flights and delayed 11 percent.
Florida airports are the hardest hit.
At Orlando International Airport, 123 flights have been delayed and 126 cancelled.
At Miami International Airport, 112 flights have been delayed and 67 have been cancelled. In Tampa, 56 flights have also been delayed and 85 have been cancelled.
More travel chaos is likely as the storm moves northeast toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Some forecasters have warned that the storm system could continue moving northward through Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts through the rest of the week into Saturday.
The full list of flight cancellations and delays is available at FlightAware Website.
Hurricane Debby is causing travel hell for millions of Americans as more than 2,000 flights have been cancelled due to the deadly storm.
Hurricane Debby is forecast to move through 10 US states after making landfall in Florida, according to a terrifying model
Hurricane Debby is forecast to move through 10 US states after making landfall in Florida, according to a terrifying model
In an aerial view, a Florida National Guard vehicle moves down a street flooded by rain and storm surge caused by Hurricane Debby on August 5, 2024, in Cedar Key, Florida.
A 13-year-old boy living near Fanning Spring died after a tree crushed the roof of his home. There were other adults inside, but they were unharmed.
“Storm surge, strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact a wide area of the Florida coastline tonight and tomorrow,” said hurricane expert Dr. Levi Cowan.
Dr. Cowan compiles projections of the storm’s path from reliable sources to create a map of all possible outcomes. His latest map for Debby shows the storm will move across most of the East Coast as it weakens to storm level.
Dramatic photos show parts of Florida battered by torrential rain and hurricane-force winds as the hurricane made landfall on Monday morning.
The storm hit Steinhatchee with winds of 80 mph at 7 a.m. EDT according to the National Hurricane Center.
The landfall came just 20 miles from where Hurricane Idalia struck in August 2023 as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds, causing 12 deaths.
Hurricane Debby has the potential to bring record rainfall, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves across northern Florida.
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