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    The Thanksgiving storm forecast calls for snow, rain and bitter cold

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    A cross-country storm, a blast of Arctic air and an outbreak of rain and thunderstorms threaten to disrupt traffic and cause delays at airports over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, one of the nation’s busiest travel times.

    A stunning storm that has brought snow to the West and the Colorado Rockies is expected to intensify as it barrels eastward, dropping heavy rains across the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys before dumping 4 to 8 inches of snow Friday morning falls over the northern Appalachians. , according to the National Weather Service.

    Winter storm warnings were in effect in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming as heavy showers were expected to drop 3 to 2 feet of snow in the Intermountain West — the heaviest bands lasting through Wednesday morning. Denver’s main travel hub may only be visible by a few inches, but it could be enough to disrupt travel plans, forecasters warned.

    Major cities in the northeast are not spared from the stormy weather. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drench much of the I-95 corridor late Wednesday and into Turkey Day, impacting Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Washington DC, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. Rain is also forecast for parts of the Southeast, including North Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

    Over the long holiday weekend and into next week, communities across the Great Lakes region could see several feet of snow pile up. In some parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio and western New York, snow could fall at a rate of up to 2 to 3 inches per hour, with the heaviest bands reducing visibility to near zero, creating a dangerous hazard .

    Winter storm watches for the Northeast warn of icy roads and poor visibility

    In parts of the Midwest and Northeast, winter storm watches warned of heavy lake snow and treacherous driving conditions over the long holiday weekend.

    In Cleveland and Maine, weather officials said they expected more than 12 inches of snow to fall Tuesday. The National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York, warned of more than a foot of heavy lake-effect snow, with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour.

    “There is uncertainty about the exact tire placement and amounts, but multiple periods of heavy snowfall are possible. Travel may be very difficult to impossible with very poor visibility and deep snow cover on the roads,” the office said in a weather warning. “Some major roadways may be temporarily closed. The hazardous conditions could impact the post-Thanksgiving travel season, especially along Interstate 81.”

    Arctic blast brings bitter cold to central and eastern US

    An Arctic blast is dropping temperatures in the Northern Plains, Midwest and Eastern US to lows not seen since last winter.

    With the first subzero temperatures starting to hit Dakota and Minnesota ahead of Thanksgiving, temperatures in and around Dallas, Texas and Atlanta could dip near freezing for the first time this season. Friday morning, Chicago could see temperatures in the single digits.

    “The cold blast will feel like January and will deliver a significant shock to hundreds of millions of people who have become accustomed to warm conditions for much of the fall,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok.

    Meteorologists say the cool air will come in waves in December, which is on track to be much colder than last year for the Midwest and Northeast. “In December, we think temperatures may be a few degrees below historical average, with a difference of about 15 degrees for the month as a whole,” Pastelok said.

    A record number of people are traveling for Thanksgiving

    About 79.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes for Thanksgiving Tuesday through Monday, according to the American Automobile Association. This means an increase of 1.7 million compared to last year and 2 million more than in 2019.

    Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel, said she expects “new records across the board, from driving to flying and cruising.”

    The Transportation Security Administration also said it expects the busiest Thanksgiving travel period ever, estimating its agents will screen 18.3 million people from Tuesday through Dec. 2. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said the 10 busiest travel days in TSA history all occurred in 2024. , adding that “we expect this trend to continue.”

    Contributors: John Bacon, Doyle Rice and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY

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