Hundreds of flights canceled, up to a foot of snow forecast as storm moves across Illinois

By Associated Press FOX2now.com

8:00 a.m. CST, February 9, 2010

CHICAGO ( AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports as a winter storm moves across Illinois, with up to a foot of snow forecast for the region. The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued winter storm warnings and a blizzard watch through Wednesday morning. The weather service says winds could gust up to 40 mph. Check Lambert Flight Delays and Cancellations

The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 500 flights have been canceled at the city's O'Hare International Airport and delays were 90 minutes or more. At Midway International Airport, Southwest Airlines canceled all flights from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 10 a.m. Wednesday and about 10 flights from other airlines also were canceled.

The city of Chicago has put its full fleet of 275 snow plow trucks on the streets.

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