Winter weather cancels dozens of Baltimore flights, causes outages, makes for potentially icy roads
BALTIMORE -- Severe winter weather across the United States has canceled hundreds of flights just before Christmas, including dozens of flights from Baltimore.
WJZ's Alexus Davila was at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport early Friday morning, where throngs of travelers faced delays and cancellations.
Flight Delays
According to FlightAware, 104 flights have been canceled at BWI as of 12:45 a.m., and another 125 delayed. Despite that, wait times didn't appear too bad at the airport, Davila said.
BWI officials say they expect to see 30,000 People depart from this airport between Thursday and Friday.
Careful on the roads
AAA says today is going to be one of the worst days to drive because of the 1000s of people they are expecting to hit the road, but Department of Transportation officials say if you are traveling by car Friday, expect to see worse weather conditions than Thursday.
Icy roads and sidewalks are possible as wet surfaces freeze from rain Thursday and overnight. A rapid freeze is expected as an Arctic front moves in, with temperatures going from the 40s to the upper teens just after lunchtime.
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— Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) December 23, 2022
Icy roads are possible today in the wake of this Arctic Front! Wet surfaces from rain yesterday and this morning and some snow showers we're expecting have the potential to rapidly freeze and create slick streets and sidewalks. #WJZAlertDay pic.twitter.com/VRWzaMWq5b
Power Outages
Power Outages
Many Marylanders have lost power due to inclement weather.
Here are the current outage stats from BGE by county as of 4:30 p.m.
Anne Arundel: 188
Baltimore: 483
Baltimore City: 262
Calvert: 1
Carroll: 70
Harford: 126
Howard: 165
Montgomery: 12
Prince George's: 42
You can find more information about outages in your area by visiting the BGE website.