Couriers are warning customers of potential delivery delays across the central and eastern U.S. due to Winter Storm Blair.
As of Monday, FedEx’s ground delivery services were either suspended or had limited service in more than 6,200 ZIP codes. The carrier’s express services had no service in over 3,300 ZIP codes. Impacted states include Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia and West Virginia.
“Delays and disruptions could be possible for inbound and outbound shipments in affected areas due to local conditions and restrictions,” FedEx said on its website. “Contingency plans are in place to provide service to the best of our ability.”
Shipments delayed due to winter storms aren’t eligible for a refund or credit under FedEx’s money-back guarantee policy, the company said.
UPS won’t provide pickup or delivery services on Tuesday for more than 2,700 ZIP codes in eight states due to the storm, according to a service alert on the company’s website.
The carrier added that operations at its primary air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, have been disrupted due to the severe weather conditions, which could delay the movement of some packages.
“Contingency plans are in place to help ensure that shipments arrive at their final destinations as quickly as possible,” UPS said.
UPS is also extending its delivery commitment times for several air shipping services as a result of the storm, effective Wednesday through Friday, per a separate service alert.
These delays will cause heavy backlogs in mail processing and outbound shipments from GorillaShip. We will keep you updated as things progress.
The Washington DC Metro area has more snow coming Friday January 10th & Saturday January 11th. We do not expect it to be a substantial amount and plan on being fully operational again with incoming and outgoing by Monday January 13th 2025.
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