Hundreds of flight cancellations at O’Hare, Midway airports from Chicago winter snow storm

CHICAGO (WLS) — Hundreds of flights were already canceled Thursday morning as a winter snow storm moves into the Chicago area Thursday.

Passengers should expect more flight issues from the storm, with impacts across the country.

Chicago weather forecast: Snow storm moving into area today with Winter Storm Warning issued | Radar

O’Hare Airport reported 492 flight cancellations as of 10:04 a.m., with 243 flight cancellations at Midway Airport. Delays at both airports were reported to be less than 15 minutes.

The delays and cancellations is only adding to the chaos at airports packed with holiday travelers.

“I’m getting out early now so that I am not worried about what is coming after I leave,” traveler Leonettsi Hardy said. “I am comfortable with that…I come back home on the 28th and that is what I am concerned about.”

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Blizzard conditions are expected from the plains and the Midwest to the East Coast, with high winds and plunging temperatures. More than 1,000 flights have been canceled nationwide.

Train service is also impacted. Amtrak has canceled service on dozens of routes, and Metra is adjusting it’s schedule for the cold and windy conditions to come.