Hundreds of flights delayed at Charlotte airport as storms descend. Here’s the latest.

With storms forming over North Carolina and other east coast states, Charlotte Douglas International Airport had more than 350 delayed and 47 canceled flights by Monday afternoon.

According to Federal Aviation Administration, weather and thunderstorms delayed flights going to New York and New Jersey more than two hours.

New York airports had about 100 canceled and 150 delayed flights, according to FlightAware’s Misery Map. Those included Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

The National Weather Service issued a serve thunderstorm watch for New York and parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey until 9 p.m.

It also issued a hazardous weather bullet early Monday for the Charlotte region. Expect severe thunderstorms from about 4 p.m. through the evening, it said.

This story was originally published June 26, 2023 at 3:17 PM.

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Julia Coin covers courts, legal issues, police and public safety around Charlotte and is part of the Pulitzer-finalist team that covered Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina. As the Observer’s breaking news reporter, she unveiled how fentanyl infiltrated local schools. Michigan-born and Florida-raised, she studied journalism at the University of Florida, where she covered statewide legislation, sexual assault on campus and Hurricane Ian in her hometown of Sanibel Island. Support my work with a digital subscription