Travelers flying within, to, or from Florida today are advised to expect potential flight delays due to a storm system impacting the eastern United States.
The storm system is bringing a mix of rain, snow, and strong winds to various parts of the state and country, which could lead to flight disruptions and delays.
“A storm system impacting the eastern U.S, including Florida, may cause flight delays throughout the day. Please check directly with your airline for your latest flight schedule,” posted Tampa International Airport on X.
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The storm system impacting air travel is also causing dangerous conditions across the eastern United States, with heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes reported in several states.
Nighttime water rescue teams have been deployed in areas impacted by heavy rainfall as a powerful storm races across the eastern US early Sunday. The storm has the potential for life-threatening flooding and dangerous tornadoes.
Video footage captured in multiple states shows toppled trees, vehicles submerged in floodwaters, and inundated houses.
Waters are already reaching historic levels in Kentucky as the storm gained momentum Saturday, officials said, just two years after catastrophic flooding left 43 people dead and nearly leveled parts of the state.
“First responders have completed nearly 30 water rescues today and counting,” the Louisville Metro Police Department said in a Facebook post late Saturday. Crews in Hopkinsville in western Kentucky were seen assisting a driver in a partially submerged vehicle.
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Parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee are under flash flood emergencies and warnings through Sunday morning. Flood watches in some areas will continue into Monday.
Several tornado warnings were issued across Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee late Saturday. The storm pushed into Georgia Sunday morning.
According to PowerOutage.us, as of early Sunday, at least 260,000 customers in Georgia, 175,000 customers in Alabama, around 63,000 in Mississippi, and more than 20,000 in Louisiana were without power. More than 40,000 were also left in the dark across Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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