Based on materials from the Associated Press.
Travelers returning home from the Thanksgiving holiday found hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago on Sunday as a winter storm hit the region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow hit the Northeast.
In Wisconsin, utility crews worked to restore power to thousands of people, and the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, resumed operations on a crucial business day after a Delta Connection plane landing from Detroit slid off an icy runway. There were no injuries; passengers were taken to the terminal by bus.
Hundreds of churches in West Michigan have asked parishioners to stay home or watch services online. Areas near Lake Michigan have received up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow since Saturday.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport received 8.4 inches (21.3 centimeters) of snow on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, setting a record for the airport's heaviest one-day snowfall in November. The previous record was 20.3 centimeters (eight inches) and was set on November 6, 1951.
As of midday, more than 270 flights to and from O'Hare had been canceled and more than 1,200 had been delayed, according to tracking website FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported one day Sunday that flights at O'Hare were delayed by an average of nearly an hour due to snow or ice, and departures from the airport were delayed by an average of 15 minutes.
Airplanes were being de-iced Sunday at several airports across the country, including Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, according to the FAA.
As of Sunday afternoon, nearly 400 flights to and from Detroit Metro Airport were delayed and more than 300 cancelled, according to FlightAware.
In Wisconsin, We Energies reported more than 6,000 power outages, more than half of them in Milwaukee and South Milwaukee. Mark Paladino wrote on Facebook that he was clearing snow Sunday when the power went out at his Fredonia apartment complex. Others said power lines buckled under the weight of the snow.
Elsewhere in Iowa, high winds on Sunday again kicked up snow on roads, creating hazardous travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
“We had areas of Iowa and Illinois that received more than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow,” including 15 inches (38 centimeters) in Fort Dodge, Iowa, meteorologist Andrew Orrison said.
He added that snowfall in the Great Lakes region was easing, but a new storm was heading toward the northeast and central East Coast, dumping 30 centimeters of snow by Tuesday.
“For many of these areas, this will be the first snow of the season and it will be quite significant,” Orrison said. “The good news is that major cities are not expected to see significant snowfall at this time.”
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor using a generative artificial intelligence tool.
