The major winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow across the Northeast, from Philadelphia to Boston. New York and New Jersey are under states of emergency ahead of the winter storm.
That storm is also causing major headaches at airports, including at RDU.
According to data from FlightAware, RDU saw more than 114 delays and 35 cancellations as of Friday night.
Many of those cancellations included flights to the three New York area airports -- JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark -- as well as cancellations for flights to Philadelphia and Boston.
Some travelers at RDU breathed a sigh of relief.
ABC11 spoke with travelers who arrived from the New York area, beating the storm before it grounded their flights.
"We were watching the weather, so we were pretty comfortable getting out, and everything went on time. So we're happy," said Kathy Laino from Long Island, New York.
Molly Vaughters said her flight to RDU from Newark had a lot of turbulence.
"It was just bumpy. I heard some people in line before we were leaving, like going through security and stuff, saying anything before 6 will probably be OK. But after that, it might start getting delayed. And our flight left at 4:37," she said.
Ryan Phillips said the pilot on his flight from Newark notified them that they would fly lower than normal because of the storm.
"They made an announcement that we had to fly lower than usual, and it did," he said. "You could see it was kind of low. We were lucky to get off the ground without any problems."
Bryan Vandemark traveled to RDU from Newark as well, and says he's just happy they left when they did.
"Anybody who's leaving after us, I think they were in the danger zone, but we got out just in time," he said.
Make sure to check the status of any flights at RDU before heading to the airport.
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