Thanksgiving chaos looms as coast-to-coast storm threatens travel

"A 'coast-to-coast storm' could throw the holiday plans for millions of Americans into chaos as a record number of people travel this week for Thanksgiving. Meteorologists said the fast-moving system will impact travelers in the Southwest on Monday, before quickly affecting millions in the Midwest and then bringing a wintry blast to the Northeast on Wednesday. On Monday, thunderstorms had already wreaked havoc on air travel out of Texas, where a morning ground delay at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport had canceled dozens of flights and delayed over 200 more."

"Heavy rain and thunderstorms moved through the West on Sunday, with more downpours expected to snarl travel today in the Pacific Northwest and for more than a dozen states in the Plains, from Iowa to Texas. AccuWeather's official holiday travel forecast for Monday has declared conditions 'poor' in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma."

"Cold air moving sown from Canada also threatens to bring a drop of several inches of snow throughout the northern US, including in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, this holiday travel week. Tuesday will be the storm's busiest day as it spreads heavy rain, gusty winds, and even some thunderstorms across a huge stretch from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest, including poor travel conditions in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee."

A fast-moving coast-to-coast storm will impact travel throughout the Thanksgiving week, beginning in the Southwest on Monday and moving through the Midwest before bringing wintry conditions to the Northeast by Wednesday. Thunderstorms and ground delays already disrupted flights out of Texas, with dozens canceled and more than 200 delayed. Heavy rain and thunderstorms affected the West and are expected to snarl travel in the Pacific Northwest and Plains. AccuWeather labeled conditions 'poor' in multiple states. Cold air from Canada could drop several inches of snow across northern states. Tuesday is forecast as the storm's busiest and most disruptive day.

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