Coast-to-coast winter storm packing heavy snow to cause chaos for Thanksgiving holiday travel
Millions of Americans across the US have started to pack the roads and airports ahead of Thanksgiving, but a powerful storm moving from coast to coast could snarl travel before the holiday and as people begin their journeys home after celebrating with family and friends.The first half of the busy Thanksgiving travel week includes storms dumping rain and mountain snow in the West, while the eastern half of the country deals with rain, freezing rain and snow.If that wasn’t enough to dampen the holiday spirit, the FOX Forecast Center is tracking another winter storm that could significantly impact travel in the Northeast as millions of people prepare to head home.The FOX Forecast Center said that the last of a series of low-pressure systems is moving across the West Coast and into the Rockies, bringing winter weather and rain to the region.A significant winter storm will bring heavy snow across portions of Colorado and Utah.Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the region in anticipation of snow totals that could reach up to 3 feet in the highest elevations, making travel extremely difficult, if not impossible, across mountain passes.By Wednesday, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Denver could all see some form of precipitation.However, the FOX Forecast Center doesn’t expect any major impacts in Denver at this time.A Winter Weather Advisory does cover the Mile High City for variable snowfall totals up to 2-4 inches in spots on Wednesday morning, potentially snarling the morning commute.Conditions could deteriorate on major highways like Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 before the system moves out of the region before Thanksgiving Day.Winds dropped temperatures into the 20s across the Great Lakes.
Some snow is possible on Thanksgiving in places like north-central Wisconsin. As if the pre-Thanksgiving travel troubles weren’t enough, the FOX Forecast Center is also tracking another winter storm on Thanksgiving Day that is expec...