Bad weather in Dallas/Ft. Worth area affecting Tampa flights

 Tampa, Florida - Storms swept through North Texas on Tuesday night, bringing rain, hail, high winds and unconfirmed reports of tornadoes.  The bad weather left DFW International Airport trying to get a handle on the cancellation of more flights.
Bad weather has caused the cancellation of more than 200 flights since Monday. American Airlines said it canceled 50 to 60 flights on Tuesday alone, which has impacted travelers trying to fly into Tampa International Airport.
Sabrina Haynes of Lakeland spent hours waiting by the phone for her niece to fly into TIA. Kinesha King left Lawton, Oklahoma to catch a flight out of DFW on Monday night.
Haynes says, "We were, like, talking back and forth because we were very concerned."
American Airlines has tried to make room on flights for those forced to spend the night unexpectedly in the airport or the Dallas/Ft. Worth area due to a canceled connecting flight on Monday.
King is five months pregnant and her aunt says she was forced to spend Monday night in the airport due to the bad weather. Her flight was canceled.
Haynes says she's disappointed in American Airlines. "I personally thought they should have done more about that than what they did because, I mean, she's young and she's pregnant. She had to sleep at the airport."
American Airlines said hail damaged some of their planes.

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