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 is experiencing an "atmospheric river" event, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that has caused widespread disruption across the state.
Key impacts include urban flooding, landslides, at least three deaths, significant flight delays and cancellations at major airports, and extensive power outages.
The severe weather has resulted in record-breaking rainfall amounts in multiple locations, with residents bracing for another strong storm approaching over the weekend.

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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.