Lengthy delays, hundreds of flight cancellations at Boston’s Logan Airport as storm whipped through
ByFrank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff and Lindsey Thorpe, Boston 25 News Staff
ByFrank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff and Lindsey Thorpe, Boston 25 News Staff
BOSTON — Lengthy delays remain for travelers waiting to fly out of Boston’s Logan Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop on Monday morning due to strong wind.
All flights out of Logan were grounded until 11 a.m. after gusts in the city hit 53 mph, the FAA said in an advisory.
The FAA ultimately lifted the ground stop but ground delays with an average wait time of 88 minutes are still in place Monday night and are expected until 11:59 p.m.
As of 10:30 p.m., there are 15 flight delays and 6 cancellations.
There were 409 flight delays at Logan and 224 flight cancellations at Logan on Monday due to storm-related concerns, according to FlightAware.
Severe Weather Northeast A large chunk of a 60-foot white pine tree lays across Ellen Briggs' yard in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle) (Patrick Whittle)
Severe Weather Northeast Joe Stanhope and Tori Grasse carry furniture from the flooded outdoor patio of the Quarry Tap Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Nathan Stanhope, rear, wades through the flood water to retrieve more items. Waters continue to rise in the Kennebec River following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty)
Severe Weather Northeast Nathan Sennett hands furniture to Tori Grasse as they work in hip-deep water on the patio of the Quarry Tap Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise in the Kennebec River following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty)
Severe Weather Northeast Sand bags sit on a street in Montpelier, Vt., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the threat of flooding hit the city again. Many communities were saturated by rainfall. Some towns in Vermont, which had suffered major flooding from a storm in July, were seeing more flood damage. (AP Photo/ Lisa Rathke) (Lisa Rathke)
Severe Weather Northeast Nathan Sennett wades to retrieve furniture in hip-deep water on the patio of the Quarry Tap Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise in the Kennebec River following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty)
Severe Weather Northeast Drew Landry surveys the seen alongside the the flooded Kennebec River, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty)
Severe Weather Northeast A man photographs the flooded Kennebec River, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty)
Severe Weather Northeast Nathan Sennett wades to retrieve furniture in hip-deep water on the patio of the Quarry Tap Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise in the Kennebec River following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast A motorist maneuvers around a broken tree limb, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Thousands of people remain without power following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast A sign is seen in the parking lot behind the Quarry Tap Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Waters continue to rise in the Kennebec River following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Trees lay broken in a park across the the State House, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Hallowell, Maine. Thousands remain without electricity following Monday's severe storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast The water level of the Deerfield River creeps up to the edge of Route 100 in Wilmington, Vt., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after a heavy storm dropped a couple of inches of rain. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) (Kristopher Radder/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Cassidy Doolittle of Wilmington, Vt., takes a photo of the water marker on the side of a building in downtown Wilmington as the Deerfield River gets to 14 feet high on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after a heavy storm dropped a couple of inches of rain. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) (Kristopher Radder/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Members of the Jamaica, Vt., Fire Department look at the damage to a failed culvert for the North Branch Ball Mountain Brook on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after a heavy storm dropped a couple of inches of rain. The culvert was originally replaced after the storms in July but failed again on Monday. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) (Kristopher Radder/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Pedestrians are buffeted by wind as they cross a street, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather Pedestrians are buffeted by wind and rain as they cross a street, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather A pedestrian is buffeted by wind and rain while crossing a street, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather Pedestrians are buffeted by wind and rain as they cross a street, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather A passer-by grasps a pole while buffeted by wind and rain on a sidewalk, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather Passers-by are buffeted by wind as they cross a street, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Boston. A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast High winds drive surf into a retaining wall in front of a residence in Mattapoisett, Mass. on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 as a storm makes its away across the region. (Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times via AP) (Peter Pereira/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Storm water floods a parking lot and a street in Bronxville, NY, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Heavy rain and high winds swept through the Northeast on Monday for the second time in a week, spurring flood warnings, electricity outages, flight cancelations and school closings. (AP Photo/Luke Sheridan) (Luke Sheridan/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Storm water floods the Bronx River Parkway, in Yonkers, NY, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Heavy rain and high winds swept through the Northeast on Monday for the second time in a week, spurring flood warnings, electricity outages, flight cancelations and school closings. (AP Photo/Luke Sheridan) (Luke Sheridan/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Cars traverse the storm flooded Bronx River Parkway, in Yonkers, NY, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Heavy rain and high winds swept through the Northeast on Monday for the second time in a week, spurring flood warnings, electricity outages, flight cancelations and school closings. (AP Photo/Luke Sheridan) (Luke Sheridan/AP)
Severe Weather Northeast Storm water floods a parking lot and a street in Bronxville, NY, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Heavy rain and high winds swept through the Northeast on Monday for the second time in a week, spurring flood warnings, electricity outages, flight cancelations and school closings. (AP Photo/Luke Sheridan) (Luke Sheridan/AP)
Salem, NH: Tree on Home Salem, NH: Tree on Home
HANOVER MAIN STREET STORM DAMAGE FROM HANOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT (HANOVER MAIN STREET STORM DAMAGE FROM HANOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT)
Tree down Wellesley Ave Credit Wellesley PD (Tree down Wellesley Ave Credit Wellesley PD)
MIDDLEBORO TREE DOWN CREDIT PETER GILMORE (MIDDLEBORO TREE DOWN CREDIT PETER GILMORE)
TREE DOWN IN LAKEVILLE CREDIT ALEX LINCOLN (TREE DOWN IN LAKEVILLE CREDIT ALEX LINCOLN)
Tree down across Norton road Credit Cathy Webber (Tree down across Norton road (Credit Cathy Webber))
Tree down in Newton (Tree down in Newton)
Tree on gazebo in Pembroke credit Charlene Rosemond (Tree on gazebo in Pembroke credit Charlene Rosemond)
Upton power lines down Credit Upton Police Department (Upton power lines down Credit Upton Police Department)
Wellesley trees down Credit Wellesley PD (Wellesley trees down Credit Wellesley PD)
Newton tree down (Tree down Oakmont Road in Newton)
Newton tree down (Tree down Oakmont Road in Newton)
Newton tree down (Tree down Oakmont Road in Newton)
Newton tree down (Tree down Oakmont Road)
Tree on home on F Street in South Boston Tree on home on F Street in South Boston
Tree on home on F Street in South Boston Tree on home on F Street in South Boston
Canton storm damage Canton storm damage (Canton Police)
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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