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Travel alert: LVIA warns of canceled flights as Hurricane Debby drags rain up East Coast

Allentown, Pa., LVIA, Prime Air
Donna S. Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
Lehigh Valley International airport officials are warning travelers that there could be delays due to Hurricane Debby this week.

HANOVER TWP., Pa. — Are you planning on flying out of Lehigh Valley International Airport this week?

Be sure to check your airline’s website, LVIA officials said.

Due to #HurricaneDebby, several flights have been canceled on Monday.
Lehigh Valley International Airport

“Travel Alert,” officials posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Due to#HurricaneDebby, several flights have been canceled on Monday. We encourage passengers to stay engaged with their airline for any additional information or visithttp://flyabe.com.”

LehighValleyNews.com has reached out to airport officials for more information.

As of about 10:30 a.m. Monday, three flights departing from the airport, 3311 Airport Road, have been canceled, according to LVIA’s website. Those include two Allegiant flights, to Melbourne and Sanford, as well as a Delta flight to Atlanta.

Debby early Monday was a hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida. It is expected to bring potentially historic rainfall across southeast Georgia and the coastal plain of South Carolina.

Excessive rainfa
NOAA
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WPC
This graphic shows the excessive rainfall outlook for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

It is unclear how much rain the Valley could see in the region as a result of the storm, but forecasters have warned it’s most likely going to be a wet week.