32 million in Northeast, including NYC, under tornado watch as severe thunderstorm threat looms
More than 32 million people are under a tornado watch as forecasters warn of damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and possible tornadoes.
- On Tuesday, July 21, severe thunderstorms caused widespread air travel chaos across the Northeast, with at least 7,000 flights disrupted and significant ground stops at LaGuardia Airport , John F. Kennedy International Airport , and Newark Liberty International Airport .
- The National Weather Service issued flood watches for New York City and northeast New Jersey, warning of damaging wind gusts of up to 50 knots and torrential rainfall with peak rates of nearly 2.5 inches per hour.
- FlightAware reported over 630 cancellations at New York area airports by 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday, while nationwide disruptions exceeded 5,600 flights, prompting JetBlue Airways and United Airlines to issue travel waivers.
- The Richmond-area nonprofit Girls for a Change remained in New York after their Ghana-bound flight was grounded for 24 hours, though development manager Dani Brown Lewis said the group "remained uplifting of each other."
- Airlines are allowing passengers to rebook flights without change fees, with many waivers valid through July 23 or later, as travelers are advised to monitor official airline channels for ongoing schedule adjustments.
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The tornado alert and storms caused more than 630 cancelled flights and several-hour delays in JFK, LaGuardia and Newark
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