Deadly Blizzard Affecting Bay Area Flights

Dozens of flights across the Bay Area have been cancelled as the Midwest and East Coast are being pummelled by a deadly blizzard that has killed 11 people and left thousands without power this weekend. At least 71 million Americans under weather watches and triggered states of emergency for 10 states plus the nation’s capital.

San Francisco International Airport Duty Manager Jeff Figone tells Patch that as of 3 p.m., there are a total of 34 departure cancellations out of SFO, and 29 arrival cancellations. Over at Mineta San Jose International Airport, things so far have been running smoothly.

“No flights have been cancelled,” airport spokesperson Rosemary Earnes said.

Officials at Oakland International Airport are reporting one cancellation Saturday.

Airport officials urge anyone traveling out of a Bay Area airport to be sure to check with their airlines on their flight statuses.

Nationwide, there have been thousands of flight cancellations and delays, according to FlightAware.com. However, those figures are not just for flights affected by the blizzard.

Snow was expected to fall over much of the Northeast heading into Sunday, in some cases at a rate of up to 3 inches per hour. Winter Storm Jonas, as some are calling it, creeped its way across the country over the past week, forming in the Midwest and moving through the Southeast before turning its aim, and wrath, northward. Click here for the latest storm statistics on Patch.

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Patch editors Renee Schiavone and Marc Torrance contributed to this report.

Image Credit: Marc Torrence/ Patch from NYC Blizzard 2016