Hurricane Debby travel chaos as more than 2,000 flights are canceled: American Airlines worst affected - see the full list of delays

Hurricane Debby is causing recreation hellhole for millions of Americans arsenic much than 2,000 flights person been grounded by nan fatal storm. 

More than 20,000 journeys had besides been delayed by 2pm connected Monday arsenic nan Category 1 large wind barreled into Florida complete nan morning, according to FlightAware. 

Most meteorologists work together nan large wind will proceed to batter nan Sunshine State earlier heading north-east connected Tuesday done Georgia, nan Carolinas and Virginia. 

American Airlines has delayed 14 percent of its flights scheduled for Monday and canceled 10 percent. 

Southwest has canceled 13 percent and canceled 5 percent. Meanwhile, 12 percent of Delta flights are delayed and 3 percent are canceled. 

Some 22 percent of Spirit flights are delayed and 14 percent canceled. 

JetBlue has canceled 26 percent of flights and delayed 11 percent. 

Florida airports are nan worst impacted.  

At Orlando International, 123 flights person been delayed and 126 canceled. 

Some 112 flights are delayed and 67 canceled astatine Miami International. Tampa has besides delayed 56 flights and canceled 85.

More recreation chaos is apt arsenic nan large wind moves north-east towards Georgia and nan Carolinas. 

Some meteorologists person warned nan large wind strategy could proceed barreling northbound through Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts through nan remainder of nan week up to Saturday. 

The afloat database of formation cancelations and delays is disposable connected nan FlightAware website. 

It comes arsenic a 13-year-old boy, who lived adjacent Fanning Spring, died aft a character crushed nan tile of his home. There were different adults inside, but they were unharmed.

'Storm surge, beardown winds, and dense rainfall will effect a wide area of nan Florida coastline overnight coming and tomorrow,' hurricane master Dr Levi Cowan said.

Dr Cowan compiles large wind way projections from trusted sources to create a representation of each imaginable outcomes. His latest representation for Debby shows it hurtling done almost nan full eastbound seashore while diminishing successful spot to large wind level. 

Dramatic photographs show parts of Florida being hammered by torrential rainfall and gale-force winds arsenic nan hurricane made landfall Monday morning. 

The large wind deed Steinhatchee pinch winds of 80mph astatine 7am EDT according to nan National Hurricane Center. 

The landfall is conscionable 20 miles from wherever Hurricane Idalia struck successful August 2023 arsenic a Category 3 large wind pinch 125mph winds, causing 12 deaths. 

Hurricane Debby has nan imaginable apical bring record-setting rainfall, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening large wind surges arsenic it moves crossed bluish Florida.