What exactly happens when "Severe weather slows down traffic in XXXX"?
This message appears at least 3 or 4 times per game year in the USA and only once per game - if ever - in any other country.
When "weather slows down traffic in the USA", for example, does this also effect aircraft arriving/departing the USA to other countries?
It causes rather big delays/cancellations to the flights in the area/region. So not much you can do about it really.
Quote from: Sami on May 19, 2026, 09:18:08 AMIt causes rather big delays/cancellations to the flights in the area/region. So not much you can do about it really.
So how long does it last? Several hours? Days?
Does it affect flights to/from all destinations, or only airports in the country of the slow down?
Our weather, here in Europe, is often quite poor, rain and snow in the couple of months of a cold winter, so we have to have enough snow ploughs for our major roads, but not enough for the secondary roads, so the minor roads can sometimes be full of snow to the tops of the hedges, some ten foot deep at times.
Most lorries and cars will carry snow chains, just in case they end up on a minor road that hasn't been cleared yet. But since it only happens every ten years or more, then most folk ignore it, or loose a days pay. Some even claim they couldn't get to work! Flooding is a lot more common, so our cars usually have their carburetor's mounted high on the engine.
Folk in Scotland and the high ground of Northern England, routinely carry snow shovels in the winter, and some even carry snow chains in the boot. Once they've been caught once, then they'll usually have them in the car most of the winter.
The biggest effect though, is those snow chains slow the speed you want to drive at, but since traffic density is already much much reduced it's not too much of a problem. The local councils soon have their snow ploughs out, making driving safe for those that do need to get to work.
Flooding can also be a problem, petrol cars with their ignition systems, can be stopped by driving through the deeper puddles.
Trev Walden, born in Yorkshire where snow was often a big problem, and my grand father, who had a grocery shop, often tried his best to get to his customer farmers in the higher ground in Yorkshire, in the north of England. Scotland suffered even more snow though, so the more remote villages and farmers had to keep a decent larder to see them through a few weeks before things got back to normal.
Summer rain could also cause problems here in the south, the English Weather is never predictable for more than a few days!
Why I, born in Yorkshire, now live in Southampton. Snow here is unusual, but flooding can be more of a problem though, so choose your holiday destination carefully.