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

According to the latest news, many places in the United States have been hit by snowstorms. Among them, more than 1000 flights were cancelled in Chicago 19. Then the snowstorm continued, and many states in the midwest of the United States suffered from snowfall, which led to tight flights in the United States.

A snowstorm hit Chicago, USA.

Chicago 18, the third largest city in the United States, was hit by a snowstorm at night, and two local international airports cancelled more than 1000 flights on June 9.

It is reported that the snowfall in the northern suburbs of Chicago is more than 20 centimeters thick overnight. Although it snowed a little in the city, strong winds 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 the booked 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 as much as possible 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 round of snowstorm on Chicago will begin to weaken during the day on the 20 th, and the snowfall belt will continue to move to the northeastern States of the United States.

The midwest of the United States also suffered a snowstorm.

A snowstorm enveloped 15 state in the midwest of the United States, with snow reaching 25 cm in some areas and at least one person died. 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 the snow and ice when landing at O 'Hare International Airport. Fortunately, more than 100 passengers and crew on the plane were safe and sound.

According to the information of the Chicago Fire Department, the passenger plane UA656 and Boeing 737 flew from Phoenix to Chicago on Saturday morning with 129 people on board. Passenger Parker 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 the snow. A United spokesman said that there was a problem with the landing equipment of the passenger plane. No one was injured in the incident, and all the passengers were taken to the passenger terminal. The snow in O'Hare Airport reached 20 cm, and the average delay of each flight was as long as 1 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, a total of 15 states have issued winter storm warnings or suggestions, and strong winds are expected to hit the northeast on Sunday (20th). The temperature in Iowa dropped to-17 degrees Celsius last Saturday night, and the somatosensory temperature dropped to -29 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Meteorologist Hoffman said that the collision between the high pressure in the Arctic and the low pressure in the Ohio Valley triggered a big storm, and it happened to hit densely populated areas.

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

A man in Kansas died in an accident while driving a snow shovel because of the snowstorm that caused great chaos in land transportation in the United States. Last Saturday, there was a 15 car collision on the Missouri section of Interstate 55, and the flights between Chicago, Washington, New York, Boston and Pennsylvania of the American National Railway Passenger Transport Company were reduced.