The latest winter storm update for the northeastern United States January 2024 includes additional airlines issuing travel waivers to customers — so due to the latest weather system, consider ensuring that you have alternate travel plans ready to be implemented.
Winter Storm Update for Northeastern United States: January 2024 Travel Alert
The following statement is currently posted at the official Internet web site of the National Weather Service of the United States:
Winter Storm to Impact the East; Powerful System Moving into the West; Alaska Storm This Weekend
A very active weather pattern from Alaska to the eastern seaboard this weekend. First, a strong storm will impact the Aleutians to southern Alaska with strong winds and heavy precipitation. Another strong low pressure system will track southward from Alaska into the West Coast with strong winds and mountain snow. For the east coast, a winter storm will bring heavy rain, snow and strong winds.
The map of the United States from the National Weather Service looks very different from that of yesterday, as it indicates that winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, winter storm watches, and hazardous weather outlooks have been issued from extreme northeastern Georgia all the way to southern Maine…
…but the watches and warnings will likely increase, as this winter weather system is expected to affect southeastern Indiana, extreme western North Carolina, and extreme eastern Tennessee all the way to Newfoundland. As much as 20 inches of snow could accumulate in local areas of the southern part of the state of New York, northern Massachusetts, extreme southern Vermont, and extreme southern New Hampshire. Expect travel conditions to be substantially difficult; and expect outages of electrical power.
Moreover, icy conditions may occur from southwestern North Carolina to central Pennsylvania; and significant rainfall is expected in many areas of the southeastern United States.
A low pressure system is currently tracking across the southeastern United States and will emerge over the western part of the northern Atlantic Ocean as early as late tonight, Friday, January 5, 2024 to become a classic “Nor’easter”, which is generally a large-scale extratropical cyclone that is positioned off of the coast of the northeastern United States.
The good news is that most of the major cities in the northeastern United States will not experience significant accumulations of snow; but they will be affected by the winter storm.
Flight Waivers, Delays and Cancellations
If you are traveling to, from, or within the northeastern United States and a small portion of southeastern Canada over the next few days or so, expect delays and cancellations of flights. Keep up to date on the latest information pertaining to this winter weather system which may adversely affect your travel plans. Better yet, postponing or canceling your trip might be a better option — no matter which mode of travel you plan on taking.
If you have a flight scheduled, your flight may be delayed or canceled — and you may be eligible for a waiver of a fee to change your itinerary.
Here are eleven airlines which have issued travel alerts as a result of this weather system:
- American Airlines has issued travel alerts for 24 airports in eleven states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Friday, January 12, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Delta Air Lines has issued travel alerts for 23 airports in ten states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Friday, January 12, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- United Airlines has issued travel alerts for twelve airports in ten states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Friday, January 12, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Southwest Airlines has issued travel alerts for 14 airports in nine states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Sunday, January 21, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- JetBlue Airways has issued travel alerts for 14 airports in six states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Wednesday, January 10, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Spirit Airlines has issued travel alerts for ten airports in six states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Sunday, January 21, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Sun Country Airlines has issued a travel alert for Boston for Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Sunday, January 21, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Air Canada has issued travel alerts for:
- Saint John’s in Newfoundland for Friday, January 5, 2024 through Saturday, January 6, 2024.
- Four airports in three states for Saturday, January 6, 2024.
- Five airports in four states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024.
- WestJet Airways has issued travel alerts for:
- Halifax for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024.
- Saint John’s in Newfoundland for Friday, January 5, 2024 through Saturday, January 6, 2024.
- Porter Airlines has issued travel alerts for:
- Boston for Friday, January 5, 2024 through Saturday, January 6, 2024.
- Saint John’s in Newfoundland for Friday, January 5, 2024.
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has issued travel alerts for 21 airports in ten states for Saturday, January 6, 2024 through Sunday, January 7, 2024; and Friday, January 12, 2024 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
Final Boarding Call
Be sure to contact your airline or transportation provider for the latest information pertaining to your travels — if they are adversely affected — and please: travel safely.
Photograph ©2017 by Brian Cohen.
