Blizzards, severe storms, heat wave hit U.S. with array of extreme weather
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From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling over the East Coast, chaotic weather put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions Monday.
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling over the East Coast, chaotic weather put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions Monday.
Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation's largest airports, with more than 4,700 flights canceled across the U.S., and many schools closed early in the mid-Atlantic states, where high winds were in the forecast.
On Tuesday, tracking service FlightAware said that as of 6 a.m., more than 2,100 flights were canceled or delayed. In addition, travelers were facing jams at airport security checkpoints as a partial government shutdown continued to strain screener staffing.
Poweroutage.com said more than a half-million homes and businesses were in the dark early Tuesday, mainly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts.
Torrential rains flooded homes and washed out roads in Hawaii, while dry and windy conditions were charging the largest wildfire in Nebraska's history.
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