WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Islanders who are heading home from the Southeast are still feeling the effects of Helene as the weakening storm moves inland.
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Some travelers who had their flights affected were still in good spirits, however.
“We were worried that we were going to get stuck there,” Keith Choquette from North Smithfield told 12 News. “And we weren’t sure about hotel rooms and stuff, but overall it went pretty good.”
Emily Greenwood, a Floridian, said her flight was re-routed a few times.
“I thought either way, we would just kind of go around it,” Greenwood said. “They rerouted us, I think like four times or something, but yeah, it was weird.”
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The delays also affected the flight of R&B star Montell Jordan, who has a show Friday night at Twin River .
The singer, known for his 1995 hit “This Is How We Do It,” said he was delayed a couple of hours.