California Airports Reeling From Heavy Rain

Local flooding is impacting pilots.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, February 09, 2024 at 03:45 PM ET

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Edited By: tccjeremy

Heavy rain and snowfall have caused flooding and landslides in California this week. [Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

California has been experiencing a severe "atmospheric river" event, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that has caused urban flooding, landslides, and at least three deaths.
The weather has significantly disrupted air and ground travel, with numerous flight delays/cancellations and major power outages affecting thousands of residents.
Record-breaking rainfall totals have been recorded at multiple locations, including several airports, with residents bracing for another strong storm.

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For the past week much of California has been experiencing heavy rain and snowfall described by meteorologists as an “atmospheric river.” The heavy precipitation has been blamed for urban flooding, landslides, and at least three deaths. It has also led to numerous flight delays and cancellations.

According to the MiseryMap as of Friday, there were noticeable delays at both San Francisco International (KSFO) and Los Angeles International (KLAX) airports to Seattle and Denver.