Storms Cause Ground Stops, Ground Delays At DMV Airports

RESTON, VA – A ground stop has been issued for Washington Dulles International Airport due to thunderstorms in the area.

Washington's Reagan National Airport is under a ground delay program, also due to weather. Arriving flights are being delayed by about half an hour.

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Ground delays are in place at Philadelphia International Airport and New York’s JFK Airport, also due to weather conditions. Flights into those airports are reported as delayed by nearly 2 hours.

A storm system is affecting the East Coast from northern New York to southern Virginia. Forecasters are predicting 3 days of potentially heavy thunderstorms in the Washington metro area, with the possibility of hail and damaging winds. Parts of the region are also bracing for intense heat.