Tracking flight cancellations, delays at Detroit Metro Airport amid winter storm
Detroit Metro Airport is dealing with hundreds of cancellations and delays as a winter storm hits Southeast Michigan and portions of the U.S., according to FlightAware.
As of Sunday at 10:45 p.m., 140 flights that were scheduled to depart the Romulus-based airport on Sunday have been canceled, and 215 have been delayed.
As of Sunday at 10:45 p.m., 145 flights scheduled to arrive at DTW have been canceled, and 149 have been delayed on Sunday, according to FlightAware.
CBS News Detroit spoke with travelers at DTW on Saturday.
"Our first flight got delayed out of Saginaw, Bay City actually, and then we drove here because we would have missed our connecting flight," said one traveler heading to Las Vegas.
One to three inches of snowfall was expected for the northern half of Sanilac County, cutting diagonally across Lapeer County. Three to five inches of snow was expected in areas around Pontiac, Mount Clemens and Port Huron. Four to six inches of snow was expected in parts south of Michigan Highway 59.
A winter storm warning was in effect on Sunday from 5 a.m. to midnight in Monroe County.