India, July 15 -- Severe weather across the East Coast on Monday evening caused major disruptions to air travel, with at least six major airports, including New York City's JFK, forced to halt flights.

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Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stop orders at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark International Airport in the New York metro area.

Elsewhere, Philadelphia International, Baltimore/Washington International, and Ronald Reagan Washington Airport near D.C. were also under ground stop orders/

By around 8:30 PM ET, some of the ground stops had been lifted, but delays across the region were still stacking up. The FAA warn...