
Chicago Weather Alert: More than 100 flights canceled amid severe storms, tornado warnings
As strong storms cross the Chicago area, airlines are reporting flight cancellations and delays at O'Hare and Midway airports.
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As strong storms cross the Chicago area, airlines are reporting flight cancellations and delays at O'Hare and Midway airports.
Hundreds of flights were canceled at O'Hare and Midway international airports Thursday afternoon as snow pounded the Chicago area.
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Arriving flights were delayed by up to two and a half hours at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday afternoon as severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago area.
A Southwest Airlines spokesman said the company is "is in the process of resuming normal operations after a brief pause in our flight activity.
Some flights at O'Hare and Midway international airports were delayed by over an hour Tuesday evening as a snowstorm pounded the Chicago area.
The worst of the snow was over for most of the Chicago area as of 3 p.m. Sunday, with rain taking the place of the snow from south to north.
The departure board at O'Hare looking fairly decent Monday morning, most flights on-time, a far cry from what holiday travelers saw on Sunday. Severe weather causing stress coast to coast Sunday.
Flight delays and cancellations were reported Sunday amid persistent rain, as well as weather issues elsewhere in the country.
More than 50 flights were canceled out of Chicago Monday morning due to a ground stop for dense fog. There is a dense fog advisory in place in the area through 9 a.m.
O'Hare airport has reported flight delays and cancellations amid thunderstorms in the area.
Stormy weather canceled more than 350 flights from Chicago airports Sunday.
Technical issues with a software system called Aerodata caused delays for several airlines nationwide Monday morning.
Chicago O'Hare has canceled about 253 flights and Midway canceled 98 as of 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, as the Chicago area continues to deal with a winter storm.
A snowy Monday morning in Chicago has cancelled flights at O'Hare and Midway.
As Chicago braces for the coldest days of the season so far, operations are running smoothing at O'Hare and Midway airports.
Passengers from American Airlines Flight 2354 from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth were bracing for a long night.
The pop-up storms created a free for all on the way to O'Hare Monday. Some people opted to get out of their cars in an effort to get to the airport on time for their flights.
(CBS) -- Some flights have been delayed or cancelled at Chicago's airports because of weather conditions, officials say.
The effects from Thursday night's thunderstorms were still being felt Friday morning at Midway and O'Hare airports.
About 200 flights have been canceled at Midway airport and 1,000 flights canceled at O'Hare airport, including a flight to Mexico City that left many passengers in limbo.
Flights at both O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have been canceled Saturday ahead of the weekend snowstorm.
Delta Air Lines has resumed a limited number of flights Monday morning, after a major computer outage brought its operations to a stop.
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