Anyone on flightradar - JFK tonight

[pinotnow]

So I hate flying but am flying to JFK next week. I have been tracking my flight for the last few weeks as I do find it reassuring but tonight it has been circling near JFK for over an hour. I have also seen a few other flights from Europe diverting to other places, like Boston/Philadelphia.

Does anyone know what is going on? I hate to be circling and being diverted would be awful too, though I don't really care as long as I get on the ground in one piece sooner or later.

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Looking at the weather radar it looks like there are some thunder storms in the area, probably just avoiding those. Hope your flight goes well

Ime of JFK, a holding pattern is quite common. Much like coming into LHR at busy times. An hour would be a bit more unusual but not unheard of.

Oh god, thunder? I remember the last time I was in New York it was thundering as we took off but I was so sick and tired (pregnant) that I didn't care.

We have been diverted to both Boston and Halifax when flying to JFK. But that’s pretty unusual. I bet there’s bad weather today.

I have a friend at an airport there. Thunderstorms in the area are causing delays

It’ll be the thunderstorms. I live in the NE US and they’re all over tonight. Thunderstorms here aren’t like anything I experienced back home either. They can be really wild. Just on my drive home it went from bone dry to waterfall of water in 2 seconds flat. And another one is starting just now.