Snow, ice premises traffic at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport; cold absolutely nos in on U.S. East
1 of 6|Individuals show up to sign in for flights the day before the Thanksgiving vacation at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov. 27. Air traffic was stopped at the hectic airport early Friday due to snow and ice. Submit Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI|License Photo
Dec. 20 (UPI)-- Chicago's O'Hare International Airport released a "ground stop" early Friday as a winter season storm spread over the area a day after the Upper Midwest was socked by as much as 11 inches of snow.
Much of the eastern United States, on the other hand, on Friday was preparing for an arctic blast of cold air over the upcoming weekend.
O'Hare's runways were closed down for more than 90 minutes starting at 6 a.m. due to snow and ice build-ups. At the time of the ground stop order, just a single runway at the ...