NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3082 posts, RR: 5 Posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2089 times:
There have been some very strong storms over the Detroit Area all afternoon since about 2pm. I was looking at Flightaware around 5pm and noticed a handful of flights in holding patterns west of Toledo, and in the thumb area of Michigan.
Looks like a Mesaba flight from TVC diverted to TOL. These storms don't seem like they are moving out of the area either as I still hear almost constant thunder. There may be more diversions soon like to TOL and FNT or MBS if this weather doesn't let up.
DTWAGENT From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1283 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2079 times:
As of right now, the weather is breaking up. However, their is still some heavy weather in the area. I think DTW is open right now. However, radar is showing a storm about 5 miles north/northwest of the airport. And they are moving to the West. So expect long delays in DTW tonight
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3082 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2065 times:
Not sure if I read right but it looks like an A320 out of DCA, and a CRJ out of CRL diverted to TOL.
Not sure where the DC-9 from ORD went. It was circling in the thumb area around Sanilac and was heading west, then there is no sign of it now on Flight Aware - it may have gone to MBS or FNT.
Flyinryan99 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1919 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2062 times:
Flyinryan99 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1919 posts, RR: 11 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2043 times:
Gregarious119 From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 523 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1976 times:
Wow, that'd be great to see an A330 head into TOL, or imagine the sight of that coming over top of I-75 into FNT.
Anybody know why they don't seem to utilize LAN for diversions?
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3999 posts, RR: 23 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1930 times:
I believe this leaves the 757-300 as the last Northwest aircraft to have yet go into TOL.
Quoting Gregarious119 (Reply 5): Anybody know why they don't seem to utilize LAN for diversions?
TOL is typically the primary diversion point for NW...they have made good use of the BAX ramp during a few events. Not to mention during the Blackout when I want to say they sent 10-15 aircraft into there.
DTW757 From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1415 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1896 times:
I ran out to the airport and saw the A330 (N805NW) firing up, I parked at the rental car lot to snap a few pics and don't you know my camera batteries went dead. I am so mad! It was awesome to see the A330 here in TOL and go roaring down 25! I hope someone got some good pictures.
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3082 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1871 times:
Here's another interesting diversion - NW A330 at GRR
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3999 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1809 times:
Quoting DTW757 (Reply 7): I ran out to the airport and saw the A330 (N805NW) firing up, I parked at the rental car lot to snap a few pics and don't you know my camera batteries went dead. I am so mad! It was awesome to see the A330 here in TOL and go roaring down 25! I hope someone got some good pictures.
Doesn't that figure. LOL I've checked around I don't think anyone got any...but maybe I'll be shocked. I just need to move back...oh wait, tried that once. Nevermind.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3082 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1804 times:
Quoting Ouboy79 (Reply 6): Most of the diversions photos are posted on that site...since its mostly TOL people there.
Unfortunately you have to register to get on that site.
I remember back in 2002 when DTW had a week of slow moving thunderstorms, TOL was getting a lot of diversions as a couple Northwest 744s and DC-10s went there and the airport website had photos.
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3999 posts, RR: 23 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1650 times:
Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 10): I remember back in 2002 when DTW had a week of slow moving thunderstorms, TOL was getting a lot of diversions as a couple Northwest 744s and DC-10s went there and the airport website had photos.
USAFlying actually use to be FlyToledo.com once upon a time...so thats where you saw them.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11317 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1567 times:
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Quoting NASCARAirforce (Thread starter): These storms don't seem like they are moving out of the area either as I still hear almost constant thunder.
Oh I so miss the awesome thunder storms Michigan has, especially over summer. When working at a kids camp from June-August I once stayed awake all night and watched a thunder storm, yea I was pretty much smashed the next day......never drunk so much coffee in a day
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3082 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1511 times:
Quoting 777ER (Reply 12): Oh I so miss the awesome thunder storms Michigan has, especially over summer. When working at a kids camp from June-August I once stayed awake all night and watched a thunder storm, yea I was pretty much smashed the next day......never drunk so much coffee in a day
After living in Florida for four summers, Michigan storms don't look all that impressive anymore when I go back up to Michigan. I actually been up in Michigan for a month and this storm the other day was the first one at least in the Detroit area that was anything special - and it was more like a Florida storm (basically a convection/pop up storm). I watched it form and knew it was going to become a storm before it started raining or thundering. It formed right along I-275 and rapidly expanded and sat still. There was a big downburst in the middle of the storm and a lot of really close lightning strikes - also typical of a Florida storm.
I lived by both Daytona Beach and Orlando Airport when I lived in Florida. I remember there were some big storms over Miami one day and we got some great diversions to Orlando - a lot of AA flights, we got 767s and 777s from AA, where our usual largest AA flights are a couple A300s and 757s. We also got a Virgin Atlantic Flight.
At Daytona, on several occassions we got some diversions but we usually only handled planes from the carriers that flew to DAB, which were Delta, Continental and United Express - we got a couple Chatauqua Delta Connection flights (where we only got Comair and ASA for Delta Connection), so it was nice to see Delta ERJs at DAB, and we got a Ted flight though.
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Not to mention during the Blackout when I want to say they sent 10-15 aircraft into there.
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