STORMS HALT ALL FLIGHTS INTO HOUSTON AIRPORT

Posted on 05/30/2016 | About Houston, Texas

Heavy thunderstorms that caused flooding in Central and Southeast Texas halted all flights coming into and leaving Houston's largest airport for nearly two hours. Houston Airport System spokesman Bill Begley said the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop on Friday for all flights into and out of Bush Intercontinental Airport. The ground stop lasted from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time.

That resulted in 53 diverted flights and 42 cancellations. Begley said he didn't immediately know how many flights were delayed. 

Begley also said flight's weren't coming in or leaving Hobby Airport due to stormy weather passing through the city Friday evening. But he wasn't sure whether the FAA ordered the ground stop.