Millions of Thanksgiving travelers to be impacted by severe winter storm
A powerful winter storm is heading into the central United States and the Rockies, and it’s likely to dump some of this season’s heaviest snow in those regions. The storm comes just after Thanksgiving, meaning that millions of people planning to get home could face serious travel delays and disruptions.
The FOX Forecast Center says a dip in the jet stream and a wall of arctic air up north are encouraging a low‑pressure area to form over the central Rockies and Plains by the weekend. That will bring scattered snow Friday night that could spread into Saturday morning.
In the higher elevations of the Rockies, a few inches could pile up, while Denver is expected to see 1–3 inches of snow by Monday, ending a streak of over 200 days without a single flake. In the Midwest, 5–8 inches should fall across parts of Iowa, southern Wisconsin and Illinois. Cities such as Des Moines, Milwaukee, Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin could see the heaviest amounts. Forecasts also suggest the possibility of locally higher totals around the Great Lakes.
Starting on Friday, as people begin their journeys back home, the snowfall could wreak havoc at major airports. Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway, Milwaukee Mitchell International, and Detroit Metropolitan are all at risk of significant delays. The travel fallout is expected to linger through Monday.
South of the storm track, warm air could bring gusty winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms. In already‑saturated areas like Dallas, Nashville and Little Rock, hard rain could trouble residents. A level‑1 flash‑flood warning has already been activated for eastern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, and the storm could bring 1–2 inches of rain through Sunday.
While the storm kicks off a blizzard warning round in the Upper Midwest—spanning Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan—people should prepare for a double hit of winter weather on Friday. As of Wednesday morning, FlightAware reported that more than 1,100 flights across the U.S. had been delayed or otherwise disrupted by the storm. At that point, snowfall totals in parts of North and South Dakota already reached 8–12 inches.
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