(Newswire.net — December 29, 2015) — More than 2,900 flights were canceled, and 4,800 deferred last night, Service for monitoring flights – “Flight Aware” reported.
The situation’s the worst at the airports in Chicago, several hundred flights were canceled because of sleet and ice rain.
Several inches of snow has already fallen in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri, and more than 12 inches of snow is expected in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Weather service reports that storm Goliath has brought 41 inches of snow in parts of New Mexico and more than 9 inches of snow in parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Hundreds of people in Texas are trying to rebuild their damaged or completely destroyed homes after the fatal tornado that hit the area this past weekend. The tornado in Dallas and other Texas cities, killed at least 11 people, AP reported.
The powerful tornado left many homes without electricity, carried off lots of roofs, and overturned many vehicles. A local police official said that the tornado damaged about 600 family homes.
In the suburb of Garland, the tornado blew 320 kilometers per hour and killed eight people. In this region such a powerful tornado has not been recorded since 1950.
Three tornadoes were reported in Arkansas on Sunday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, reported Reuters.
Over the weekend, 13 people died in floods In Missouri and Illinois.
Two more deaths on Saturday, reported by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), bringing the total in the state to 10.
A seven year-old boy was killed while riding in a car that was affected by strong storm winds.
A state of emergency was declared in New Mexico, Texas and Missouri, as well as in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
Dozens of people in the US will remember this Christmas because they lost their homes and property. But most of them said they are grateful to still be alive.