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International Business Times
International Business Times
Mark Moore

Severe Weather Grounds 591 Flights Ahead of One of Year's Busiest Travel Weekends

Travelers walk with their luggage in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. About 40 million people will fly during the holiday season between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2, according to the Transportation Security Administration. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Severe weather across most of the country is expected to hamstring travel over one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, as nearly 600 flights have been canceled and more than 4,200 delayed as of Friday.

From twisters in the South, to drenching rains in the East, to predictions of up to 2 feet of snow in the Western mountains, the weather is shaping up to make for dangerous travel conditions.

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