Washington, D.C., : A powerful winter storm slammed the U.S. December 7-8, 2025, triggering ground stops at Chicago O’Hare and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, causing over 2,000 flight delays and hundreds of cancellations nationwide. Snow and ice from a disrupted polar vortex made roads treacherous from the Midwest to the Northeast.
Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest is under flood watches as back-to-back atmospheric rivers threaten 4-7 inches of rain and landslides through mid-week. In the East, Arctic air plunges will drop temperatures 20-35°F below normal for the next 10 days, with black ice and snow squalls forecast.
Adding to the grim weekend, Texas officials released nearly 600 chilling 911 calls from the July 2025 Camp Mystic flash floods that killed 28 girls and staff when the Guadalupe River rose 30 feet in hours. Callers begged for helicopters as campers were swept away.
Travelers are urged to avoid non-essential trips, check FAA updates, and prepare for continued disruptions. Economic impact is already estimated at $500 million and climbing.
