KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Those planning to fly Monday in the Midwest may want to call ahead because the snow storm has disrupted schedules all over the region.
1200 flights were cancelled Sunday at O'Hare in Chicago, 250 at Midway and 400 at the hub in Minneapolis were cancelled or delayed Sunday.
That, in turn, cancelled departures and landings in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids and there could be more today.
More rain and less snow fell this weekend than the forecasters predicted because temperatures hovered just above freezing until Sunday afternoon. That's when they plunged 10 to 20 degrees, freezing all the slush and puddles in place and turning some area roadways into skating rinks.
The north winds were expected to bring wind chills down to zero Monday in southwest Michigan create a lake effect in at the southern most end of the lake, making ground travel to Chicago difficult.
The farther north, the deeper the snow and the colder the temperatures.
Temperatures this cold means salt won't work as well to clear intersections and roadways.
Consumers Energy crews were battling the cold to restore power to over 24,000 customers who lost power due to downed lines. Some of them were taken down by falling branches laden with snow, most of them in the northern counties.
About 500 lost power in Kent County when a car took out a power pole. There are a few scattered outages around here.
The snowy weather was being blamed for at least one death so far.
