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Topline Over 10,000 flights were cancelled in to or out of the United States on Sunday—about 22% of flights on an average day—as a major winter storm brings snow, freezing rain and freezing temperatures to a huge swathe of the country, from New Mexico through Maine and caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power in the South. Workers clear snow at LaGuardia Airport, where hundreds of flights have been cancelled. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Thousands of flights were cancelled at airports throughout the U.S., including 553 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 519 at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and 435 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, according to online tracker FlightAware. About 45,000 flights travel in the U.S. on an average day, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and at least 10,126 cancellations in the U.S. as of 9:55 a.m. EST. The major airports in the New York City metropolitan area were also hit hard with flight cancellations, including 433 at Newark Liberty International Airport, 430 at LaGuardia Airport and 429 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, as the city braces for an estimated eight to 12 inches of snow and sleet. Meanwhile, a total of 783,214 customers throughout the country were left without power after the storm hit, according to data from Poweroutage.us. The outages were concentrated in the South, with over 262,000 losing power in Tennessee, as well as over 131,000 outages in Texas, over 130,000 in Mississippi and over 119,000 in Louisiana. This is a breaking story and will be updated. Further Reading Forbes13,000 Flights Canceled In U.S. This Weekend As Massive Winter Storm BeginsBy Mike Stunson Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/01/25/winter-storm-update-10000-flights-cancelled-700000-without-power/

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