The United States was hit by a snowstorm, which affected airport flights and Chicago.

According to the latest news, many parts of the United States have been hit by snowstorms. Among them, Chicago 1009 flight was cancelled more than 1000 times. Then the snowstorm continued, and many States in the midwest of the United States suffered snowfall. The snowstorm made American flights nervous.

Chicago was hit by a snowstorm.

Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, was hit by a snowstorm on the night of 18. 19, two local international airports cancelled more than 1000 flights.

In the northern suburbs of Chicago, it is reported that the thickness of snow exceeds 20 cm overnight. Although it snowed a little in the city, the strong wind mixed with snowflakes made it difficult to walk.

According to the statistics of Flightradar24, a professional website that tracks the flight status of global flights, about 60% of the take-off and landing flights at O 'Hare International Airport in northwest Chicago were cancelled that day, and other flights were delayed by nearly 50 minutes on average. An American domestic flight skidded off the runway when landing, but fortunately no casualties were caused.

19 in the evening, the second wave of snow fell in Chicago, and the weather forecast said that the temperature would drop below-10 degrees Celsius. Chicago Mayor Emmanuel called on residents to stay at home on weekends.

According to local media reports, the snowstorm also caused traffic jams in parts of the central United States and triggered a series of car collisions.

The meteorological department said that the impact of this snowstorm on Chicago will begin to weaken during the day on the 20th, and the snow belt will continue to move to the northeastern states of the United States.

The midwest of the United States also suffered from snowstorms.

The snowstorm in the midwest of the United States covered 15 states, with 25 cm of snow in some areas, killing at least one person. Hong Kong Eastern Network 65438+1October 20th reported that nearly a thousand flights were grounded at Chicago Airport on Saturday (19). A United Airlines passenger plane skidded off the runway in heavy snow when landing at O 'Hare International Airport. Fortunately, 100 passengers and crew were safe and sound.

Chicago Fire Department revealed that on Saturday morning, planes with flight numbers UA656 and Boeing 737 flew from Phoenix to Chicago with 129 people on board. The passenger recalled that the passenger plane seemed to land smoothly at first, but then it shook. The passenger plane stopped and looked up, only to find that it was trapped in a snowdrift. A United spokesman said that the landing equipment of the passenger plane encountered problems and no one was injured in the incident. All the passengers were sent to the passenger station. The snow in O'Hare Airport is 20 cm, and the average delay time of each flight is as long as one hour.

The snowstorm brought 25 centimeters of snow to parts of the central and western regions. From Missouri in the southeast corner to Maine in the north, 15 states have issued winter storm warnings or suggestions, and strong winds are expected to hit the northeast on Sunday (20th). Last Saturday night, the temperature in Iowa dropped to-17 degrees Celsius, and on Sunday, the somatosensory temperature dropped to -29 degrees Celsius. Meteorologist Hoffman said that the collision between the Arctic high and the Ohio valley low triggered a big storm, which happened to hit densely populated areas.

On Saturday, 250 flights were cancelled at Boston Logan International Airport, and dozens of flights were also cancelled at JFK International Airport in new york, Reagan National Airport in Washington State and Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.

The snowstorm caused great confusion to the land traffic in the United States. A man in Kansas died in an accident while driving a snow shovel. Last Saturday, the 15 bus collided on the Missouri section of Interstate 55, and the flights of American National Railway Passenger Transport Company to Chicago, Washington, new york, Boston and Pennsylvania were reduced.