An impactful winter storm with heavy snow and rain is moving into the Northeast, leading to last-minute travel troubles as millions of people across the United States gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving.
The storm's impact will be widespread, extending from New England and the Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with severe weather and the possibility of tornadoes occurring during Thanksgiving Day.
Where will the heaviest snow fall on Thanksgiving?
Heavy snow is occurring across the interior Northeast, with wintry weather expected to continue falling throughout the day and into Thursday night. This will slow road and highway travel to and from Thanksgiving gatherings.
A video shared from New York shows heavy snow falling along Interstate 90 near Amsterdam.
The highest snowfall totals are expected in the interior highlands of the Northeast, according to the FOX Prediction Center.
This includes the Catskills, Poconos, Adirondacks, and Green and White Mountains.
As much as a foot of snow can fall on the highest mountains, but higher ground temperatures in valley areas will make it difficult for more than an inch or two of snow to accumulate.
The snow has a major impact on holiday travel, with hazardous conditions on all major highways including Interstate 90, Interstate 87, Interstate 91, and Interstate 93 during the day. I'm falling into this.
Several inches of snow has already fallen in interior New York and Pennsylvania, and more snow is expected as the winter storm continues.
As of late Thursday morning, about 4 inches of snow had fallen in Cortez, Pennsylvania, and about 3 inches were reported in La Porte.
Snow has also fallen in New York state, with some areas already receiving more than half a foot of snow.
Due to the Thanksgiving winter storm in the Northeast, a winter weather warning is in effect for the entire region.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect for parts of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and will remain in place for most of them at least through Black Friday.
To the south of the heavy snowfall, rain has begun to fall in areas near the Northeast and New England coasts, including roads from Interstate 95 to Philadelphia in cities such as Boston, New Haven, Connecticut and New York City. are. .
Rain is also starting to move further south into the mid-Atlantic, including Baltimore and Washington, where it is expected to impact daytime air travel at some of the nation's busiest airports.
Parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic are also seeing the effects of winter storms, but these effects come in the form of severe weather threats.
The FOX Prediction Center said a series of thunderstorms associated with the winter storm could develop during the day Thursday, some of which could be severe.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) highlights areas with the highest storm threat from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to the Southeast.
As a result, the SPC classified more than 18 million people as having a severe weather risk level of 1 on a 5-point severe thunderstorm risk scale.
The biggest threat is thunderstorms that can produce damaging wind gusts, but a tornado or two is also possible.
