it might be sunny here, but when it s not sunny where you re going it becomes an issue that s why charlotte, raleigh, baltimore, washington d.c are all areas with weather issues right now. 77 cancellations here at oia, all the red you see indicates that, 100 more flight delays of varying lengths. the trouble spots are raleigh, charlotte, baltimore, washington, dc, and other places like buffalo in new york as it starts to lift to the north. check with the airliner or the airport by phone or online. if you are canceled, don t even bother going to the airport until you have a chance to rebook. we talked to experts about why that is such good advice. we talked with amanda said that his coworkers are following that advice. tom draper: start the re-booking process right away. don t come to the airport and try to rebook here, because there is already folks here in line trying to do just that. michael stocks: a lot of people going to charlotte, new york, so they dan: and had no
and take a look at this. in north carolina, a restaurant worker used a blow torch to melt ice from the sidewalks. the governor there has declared a state of emergency as more snow is expected this weekend. angela: even orlando international airport is feeling the impact of the snow. because of the problems right now in the mid-atlantic and northeast, 77 flights were cancelled and 100 more flights were delayed. the best advice for travelers is to check ahead, and if your flight is cancelled, don t bother coming to the airport, just rebook on line, and if need be, stay put. we spoke with a guy who said his co-workers are doing exactly that. michael stocks: a lot of people going to charlotte, new york, so they re staying an extra day. greg: and had no problems keeping the hotel rooms? michael stocks: no, we had extra rooms already. angela: the length of the air travel issues will depend on the strength of the storm. and remember, you can track the severe weather from the palm
already states of emergency are and five other states. and the storm is freezing air travel this morning. already, more than 2300 flights are canceled in the u.s. that s expected to grow as the day american airlines canceled all flights into and out of charlotte, north carolina. let s check in with meteorologist leigh spann us. yes, we won t get snow but we will get as part of the system, the the strong storms on the southern side of it. and look what a mess affecting so many people from memphis to raleigh now and headed up toward the nation s capitol. atlanta getting strong storms into the panhandle where they have seen tornadoes overnight, pushing east now toward tallahassee. and in the last few minutes or so, we have started to see lighter rain onshore for us in hernando and citrus county and around new port richey, light rain this morning. watch later in the day with the gulf of mexico, we have a slight risk of severe weather for northern polk and pinellas and point
up. there is no tonight in northwest florida. the wind is cranking up the colder air is pouring in, and we have enough moisture that we are seeing the white. those are snow flurries west of tallahassee by about 40 to five 50 miles. that air is cold over the relatively warm gulf of mexico waters, there is no stuff for us. plenty of cold air on the way. we have freeze watches for marion and flagler counties. these will become freeze warnings, likely expanded southward. i will show you why and show you some wind chills both saturday and sunday straight ahead. jim: thank you. our team coverage continues now with wesh 2 s matt lupoli live at orlando international with the latest on how the storm is affecting travel there, matt. matt: with several major hubs orlando today. that is why airlines and airport representatives say the best travel plans should check on them. absolutely, our daughter was concerned, she was like are we going to be ok today? we were like, we are not goi
in tallahassee, not really a surprise. that is not a political statement, by the way. let s night, we did see some colder weather. no flakes today though. just cold wind. it is not fun though along the mid atlantic, eastern seaboard. over today and tomorrow, conditions will improve into tomorrow. with the wind, we are feeling like 42 degrees. that is the windchill. that will continue to be an issue for us over the weekend, or at least until tomorrow morning. 41 degrees in ocala. 51 and melbourne. make their way across the peninsula. that will stay in place until around 9:00 this morning. in your day planner, clouds and early afternoon. clear up, and temperatures will drop. the windchill will make it feel like it is in the 40 s all day long. plan on having a coat. if you are going to be outside, maybe even some gloves. as we work across the peninsula, we see a lot of locations are not going to be that much warmer. freezing conditions overnight. coming up. cara: the direct hi