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Pedestrians cross 42nd Street near Bryant Park during a snow storm, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York.

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Powerful winter storm roils travel across the US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations

Powerful winter storm roils travel across the US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations

Air traffic is coming to a standstill in much of the northeastern U.S., as a powerful storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across the region. Thousands of flight disruptions piled up Monday morning. As of around 9:30 a.m. ET, nearly 5,500 flights in or out of the U.S. were canceled, according to online tracker FlightAware. Hundreds of others were delayed. The National Weather Service called travel conditions “extremely treacherous” and “nearly impossible” in areas hit hardest by the storm. Beyond air traffic, millions of people are stuck at home under road travel bans amid blizzard warnings.