If the eastern United States is in your travel plans over the next couple of days or so, you may want to consider delaying your travel — or, at least, keep yourself updated as to the latest information pertaining to the weather — due to the latest weather system which will bring strong thunderstorms to the affected areas.
Travel Alert May 2022: Severe Weather to Affect Eastern United States
As much as nine inches of rain is expected to fall in some local areas — as well as potentially damaging gusty winds of up to 80 miles per hour and frequent bursts of intense lightning — due to strong thunderstorms which are forecast through Saturday, May 28, 2022 from extreme southeastern Louisiana all the way to extreme southwestern Vermont.
This storm system — which is moving slowly eastward across the United States — could result in flash flooding, hail, and isolated tornadoes. However, the rain will benefit some areas which have been experiencing drought conditions recently.
Travel will definitely be disrupted with either delays or cancellations of flights, which will be all the more compounded by the Memorial Day holiday weekend when more passengers than usual plan to fly to their destinations.
Expect highways and roadways to be temporarily difficult to navigate in some of the affected areas.
Flight Waivers, Delays and Cancellations
If you are traveling to, from, or within the eastern United States over the next couple of days or so, expect delays and cancellations of flights. Keep up to date on the latest information pertaining to this 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 five airlines which have issued travel alerts as a result of this weather system:
- American Airlines has issued travel alerts for twelve airports in nine states for Thursday, May 26, 2022 through Saturday, May 28, 2022; and Tuesday, May 31, 2022 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Delta Air Lines has issued travel alerts for ten airports in seven states for Thursday, May 26, 2022 through Saturday, May 28, 2022; and Tuesday, May 31, 2022 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- JetBlue Airways has issued travel alerts for seven airports in five states for Wednesday, May 25, 2022 through Friday, May 27, 2022; and Friday, May 27, 2022 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Air Canada has issued travel alerts for five airports in two states and two provinces for Thursday, May 26, 2022.
- Porter Airlines has issued a travel alert for Chicago Midway Airport for Thursday, May 26, 2022.
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 ©2018 by Brian Cohen.
