![]() Several area colleges and schools closed Tuesday because of inclement weather. The Seattle region is opening warming centers across King County, including overnight shelters for families experiencing homelessness. David Zalubowski / AP Lines of cots for people seeking refuge from the intense cold fill the walkways in the Denver Coliseum, in Denver, on Wednesday. People stand ready to distribute care bags for people seeking refuge from the intense cold, in the Denver Coliseum, in Denver, on Wednesday. Recreation centers and libraries will also remain open during regular operating hours and function as warming centers on Thursday and Friday. ![]() ![]() The Denver Office of Emergency Management transformed the Denver Coliseum into a 24-hour warming center starting Wednesday afternoon. There were also 192 flights scheduled to arrive at O'Hare on Thursday that had been canceled as of Wednesday night, as well as 88 scheduled to arrive at Midway and 125 scheduled to arrive at Denver, according to FlightAware.Ĭities throughout the country are opening warming centers this week, including Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The arctic front is forecast to hit the Chicago area Thursday, the National Weather Service said. There were also 317 delays and 68 cancellations in Denver on Wednesday, according to FlightAware. People wait in a security line at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago, on Wednesday. In Chicago, 159 flights scheduled to depart O’Hare International Airport and 66 scheduled for Midway Airport on Thursday had been canceled, according to the website. There were 130 flights out of Denver International Airport scheduled for Thursday that had been canceled as of Wednesday night, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. More than 220 flights out of Chicago’s two airports and 130 from Denver scheduled for Thursday have been canceled as much of the country was suffering or preparing for a major winter storm.ĭenver was in the throes of an arctic blast Wednesday evening, with temperatures dropping more than 30 degrees in one hour. The wind chill will make it feel worse.Īirlines have pledged to waive change fees or to take other steps to help passengers in anticipation of travel disruptions. A low of 11 degrees was forecast for Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday. More than 59 million people, including most of Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota east to parts of Ohio, were under winter storm warnings Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.Īnother 7 million were under blizzard warnings, and wind chill warnings covered 57 million people, as far west as Washington state and including Texas and Tennessee, according to the agency. Wednesday, there were more than 200 vehicle crashes and 189 spinouts, the State Patrol said. Snow began falling in Minnesota on Wednesday. Memphis, Tennessee, and Little Rock, Arkansas, could get rain and snow Thursday afternoon and evening, and Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City could get heavy rain, according to NBC News’ Climate Unit.įreezing temperatures have already been felt farther west. Louis and Chicago could be among the major cities most affected Thursday by a freezing winter storm that is blanketing large parts of the country, according to forecasters.
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