{"id":712,"date":"2026-05-22T12:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=712"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:04:53","slug":"denver-ground-stop-lifted-more-than-700-flights-delayed-as-storms-hit-colorados-eastern-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=712","title":{"rendered":"Denver ground stop lifted, more than 700 flights delayed as storms hit Colorado\u2019s Eastern Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Federal officials grounded flights at Denver International Airport for three hours on Thursday because of high winds, causing flight hundreds of flight delays as thunderstorms and hail hit Colorado\u2019s Eastern Plains.<\/p>\n

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the DIA ground stop at 5 p.m. and extended it twice because of ongoing high winds, according to the alert. The ground stop was lifted as of 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Wind gusts at the airport hit 45 mph at 5:18 p.m. and blowing dust is limiting visibility, according to the National Weather Service., and was still gusting at 29 mph just before 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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