Winter Weather Travelling Problems

Currently, America is having some of the worst weather it has had for a really long time. In Iowa the temperature is worse than it currently is in Antarctica. Also, the whole Midwest and Plains region and some areas in the east and west are having this similar arctic feeling with cold weather and large amounts of snow. Winter time can be really cold and snowy, but this year it has been terrible. This July in Iowa we had temperatures in the 100s, but now, six months later, in January the temperatures are in the -20s to -50s with windshield. This type of winter is leaving many people stranded in the towns they are in and severely affecting travel.

Many students and people are trying to get back to their homes after a nice winter break; however, all of their breaks have been extended. Some people have been stranded in airports, while others are still stuck at the houses of relatives or winter vacation destinations because many planes are not flying out. Especially in the Midwest, like in Chicago, planes are not even departing or arriving. In Iowa many planes to the east have been cancelled. The only planes that are leaving are to the south or to Minneapolis for some odd reason, most likely because they always have bad winters and are more equipped for these types of situations.

Many of my friends from college have come home for the break, but a few are already leaving, either because they have to get to work or have to go back to school. However, their plans were destroyed. One of my friends lives in St. Louis, Missouri, so her family was able to drop her off, because it is only four hours away, however they then proceeded to get stuck in Missouri because of the heavy snow fall. My brother is trying to head back to medical school in Ohio; however, his flights have all been cancelled. He was supposed to leave Sunday morning, but his flights got pushed back and eventually cancelled. Then he was supposed to leave today, Monday, but his flight once again got cancelled. Eventually he got a ticket for Wednesday and hopefully that one is not delayed. He will already miss three days of school, which is unacceptable. Problems like these have occurred to many people and are really harming their travelling plans. So, try to stay warm and safe, and if you are travelling don’t get angry that your plane is cancelled, understand that many other people are on the same boat and it is the weather’s fault.