PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With the eastern United States bracing for the biggest winter storm of the season, airline passengers should keep a close eye on flight impact across the country.
That impact includes flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. As of 6 a.m. on Friday, 15 flights were delayed and 12 have been canceled.
Most of the canceled flights were headed east to cities like Dallas, Oklahoma City and Memphis in the evening, which is when the brunt of the weather is set to come through those areas.
If you plan to fly out of Sky Harbor in the coming days, be sure to look out for communication from your airline about potential impacts to your travel plans.
Texas and Oklahoma are bracing for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what forecasters predict will be some of the initial effects of the huge, dayslong winter storm.
The massive storm system is expected to bring a crippling ice storm from Texas through parts of the South, potentially around a foot of snow from Oklahoma through Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, and then a final punch of bitterly cold air that could drop wind chills to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Minnesota and North Dakota.
Forecasters are warning the damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival a hurricane. About 160 million people were under winter storm or cold weather watches or warnings — and in many places both. Ice can add hundreds of pounds to power lines and branches and make them more susceptible to snapping, especially in windy weather.
Freezing temperatures are expected all the way to Florida, forecasters said. Governors in Georgia and Mississippi have declared states of emergency.
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