Thanksgiving Weather Live: Snow and Rain Warnings for 14 States, Travel Chaos Expected

Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect in 14 states, with up to 7 feet of snow expected to strike certain mountain areas, causing travel mayhem just before Thanksgiving. The warning encompasses sections of Colorado, Idaho, Alaska, California, Oregon, and Nevada, while the advisories cover Michigan, Maine, Wyoming, New York, Wisconsin, Vermont, New Mexico, and Minnesota. Many will remain in place until Wednesday, during a week when millions of Americans intend to travel to spend Thanksgiving with their relatives. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Hanford predicts that snow could accumulate up to 7 feet in the highest mountains of central California, while the NWS office in Las Vegas anticipates that around 6 feet of snow will accumulate at the highest peaks in Nevada's Eastern Sierra slopes, as wind gusts reach 40 mph. In the west, moderate rain and mountain snow are expected to persist, while a new storm forms over the Great Lakes. This storm appears to be quite light, but it could possibly deliver rain and wet snow to parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, between Tuesday and next Monday, 80 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles from their homes by roads, railroads, planes, and even cruise ships.

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07:54 AM EST

California braced for extreme weather with more to come

According to projections across the U.S., another bout of snowy weather might hinder travel in the run-up to Thanksgiving, as California and Washington State continue to recover from storm damage and outages.

Authorities in California, where two people were found dead in floods on Saturday, braced for additional rain as they dealt with flooding and minor landslides from the last storm, per the AP.

The National Weather Service office in Sacramento, California, issued a winter storm warning for the Sierra Nevada through Tuesday, with heavy snow forecast at higher elevations and wind gusts up to 55 mph (88 kph). A total of around 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow was projected, with the biggest accumulations expected on Monday and Tuesday.

07:47 AM EST

TSA predicts this will be the 'busiest Thanksgiving on record'

Transportation Security Administrator David Pekoske said on X, "This will be the busiest Thanksgiving on record."

He added that this has already been the busiest year in TSA history.

07:41 AM EST

Joe Biden reassures travelers ahead of Thanksgiving

U.S. President Joe Biden shared a tweet, reassuring travelers that his administration is attempting to ban airline junk fees and require refunds for those who need them.

07:39 AM EST

Winter weather system developing over the Great Lakes

Seasonably cold weather is forecast to settle in throughout parts of the country during the following week. A chilly wave hits in numerous cities just in time for Thanksgiving, but it won't set any new records for low temperatures.

Early in the week, a storm building over the Great Lakes will travel over the eastern U.S., bringing another wave of precipitation from the deep South to the Midwest and Northeast.