Dallas Fort Worth Cancels 500 Flights as Texas Storms Trigger 3-Hour Ground Delay
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Updated · The New York Times · May 20
Dallas Fort Worth Cancels 500 Flights as Texas Storms Trigger 3-Hour Ground Delay
6 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 20
More than 500 inbound and outbound flights were canceled at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport by Tuesday night, with nearly 700 more delayed as severe storms moved across North Texas.
The FAA imposed a ground delay that slowed arrivals and departures by nearly three hours, with the precaution set to last until just before 11 p.m. Central time.
Dallas County had already received up to 1.5 inches of rain by 4 p.m., while parts of the Austin area were forecast to get 3 to 5 inches by late Tuesday night.
Flash flood warnings stretched from the Dallas-Fort Worth area east toward Shreveport, and a severe thunderstorm watch remained in effect over Central Texas, including Austin, until 1 a.m. local time.
Forecasters expect heavy rain across Texas through the rest of the week, with another inch or more possible in North and Central Texas and flood risks rising where repeated downpours hit the same areas.
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