US: Winter Storm Shirley: 1,200+ flight delays for Thursday; check airline waivers

Airlines have issued a fresh round of waivers for Thursday and Friday travel ahead of a winter storm targeting a region that stretches from Texas to the mid-Atlantic. Cities in the path of the ice storm include Little Rock, Arkansas; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Paducah, Kentucky; and Lexington, Kentucky, weather.com said. Further northeast, multiple rounds of light snow will fall from the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians to the mid-Atlantic through Friday, the weather service said. The highest snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches will be found across the mountains of far western Maryland and West Virginia. American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United have all issued waivers to prevent passengers and planes from becoming stranded. The destinations covered, travel dates and other fine print vary by airline and are likely to change with the storms' projected path and severity. <br/>