Over 800 flights delayed at Denver International Airport due to severe weather in Colorado
There were over 800 flights delayed at Denver International Airport on Friday due to severe storms that swept the state.
Around 1:24 p.m. on Friday, officials with DIA posted on X issuing a travel advisory and urged passengers to check with the airlines they are traveling with due to severe storms causing delays.
There are more thunderstorms in the area this afternoon causing delays. Be sure to check with your airline for the latest information. ⚡️⛈️⚡️
— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) June 21, 2024
On Friday, there have been approximately 811 flights delayed and 56 total cancellations as of 9:51 p.m. The storms eventually caused a ground delay at DIA.
According to the First Alert Weather Team, there was another round of thunderstorms that's expected to fire up Colorado's Front Range and out onto the Eastern Plains.
Some of the storms were predicted to be possible severe -- mostly north of Denver and in the mountains -- and as a result, Friday was a First Alert Weather Day, according to First Alert Meteorologists Callie Zanandrie and Dayle Cedars.
The weather team also predicted a risk for some localized flooding in certain areas and a flash flood threat was elevated for Friday for the following burn scar areas: Cameron Peak, East Troublesome, Calwood and Williams Fork.
A flood watch was also in place for the Western Slope through midnight due to heavy rainfall.