Thanksgiving weather: Travel warnings as winter storm hits central plains
While winter weather may be impacting some states, the East Coast is now enjoying milder weather – and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade has gone ahead as planned in New York City
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Your support makes all the difference.Thousands of Americans are being urged to travel safely as extreme weather and winter storms continue to impact parts of the US over Thanksgiving holiday.
The National Weather Service said in a post on X on Thursday a significant winter storm will bring heavy snow and hazardous travel to parts of the Northern and Central Rockies as well as into the Central Plains through the holiday weekend.
Snow is forecast to spread over Wyoming on Thursday and travel south through Colorado on Friday, the agency said.
While winter weather may be impacting some states, the East Coast is now enjoying milder weather – and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade has gone ahead as planned in New York City.
This comes after Governor Kathy Hochul of New York warned travelers in the state to be cautious earlier in the week as there was a risk of “extreme winter weather” during peak travel days.
Wednesday had been forecast to be the busiest road travel day for US holiday travelers, with more than 49 million Americans believed to be driving to their destinations during the Thanksgiving stretch that day.
A potential protest at LAX amid travel chaos
Roughly 100 union workers are expected to rally to “demand that the City Council move forward a motion to raise airport and tourism workers’ wages to $25/hour immediately and progressively reach $30/hour by 2028,” SEIU-USWW said, KTLA5 reported.
The rally is expected to begin at 11am in Terminal 7.
Reagan National Airport is telling customers to line up early — and here’s why
The DC airport is encouraging those flying during Thanksgiving week to arrive hours early. An NBC reporter captured video footage, documenting exactly why that might be a good idea, showing hundreds of people waiting in line.
Members of the White House Communications team touted lower gas prices under the Biden administration ahead of busiest travel days
Tuesday night’s traffic jam in LA
Traffic on Tuesday evening was already bumper-to-bumper on 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, according to video footage, as millions plan to travel for the holiday.
WATCH: Transportation Sec Pete Buttigieg offers travel tips ahead of Thanksgiving
A birdseye view of the air traffic during the busiest travel week of the year
Snow is already accumulating in the northeast
Danbury, New Hampshire has over six inches of snow as of this morning and southern Vermont, according to the National Weather Service.
Great news for passengers: flights seem are being cancelled less often
From January through October, airlines cancelled 38 per cent fewer flights than during the same period in 2022, the AP reported.
From June through August, when thunderstorms threaten easy air travel, flight cancellations dropped by 18 per cent compared to 2022.
Atlanta Airport by the numbers
Atlanta Airport wrote on X that 32,029 passengers were screened by 8am.
“This was the busiest AM rush in TSA-ATL history. At peak, the wait was 37 minutes and all checkpoint lanes were operational,” the post said.
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