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Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc on Post-Thanksgiving Travel
Two storm systems bring heavy snow, gusty winds, and hazardous travel conditions with over 1,400 flight delays and cancellations reported, impacting about 46 million people nationwide.
- On Friday, some 46 million people remained under winter weather alerts from the northern Rockies to the Northeast, threatening post-Thanksgiving travel into the weekend.
- Meteorologists say one developing High Plains storm and a Great Lakes system are causing impacts, with two separate weather systems producing widespread effects across the country.
- Forecasters pointed to intense snow bands and strong gusts as key hazards, with reports showing 8.7 inches in Tupper Lake and gusts up to 35 mph creating drifting snow.
- Airlines and motorists faced immediate disruptions due to the storms, with FlightAware reporting over 1,400 delayed flights and 24 canceled flights as hazardous travel persists through Saturday across Chicago; Minneapolis; Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis; and Kansas City, Missouri.
- Scattered snow showers are forecast to linger into Friday before easing Saturday morning, with accumulating snow in northern New England and cold rain in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., clearing by the Monday-morning commute.
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