NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A cross-country storm, a blast of Arctic air and an outbreak of showers and thunderstorms are threatening to snarl traffic and pile up delays at airports through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, one of the busiest travel periods in the United States, reported USA Today on Wednesday.
"A sweeping storm that brought snow across the West is forecast to blast the Colorado Rockies before moving further east, unloading heavy rain across the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys Wednesday night," said the report.
On Thanksgiving, the storm is forecast to dump 4 to 8 inches of snow across the northern Appalachians as rain soaks major cities throughout Northeast, according to the National Weather Service.
Roads across Colorado were closed on Wednesday as crews worked to plow snow off major thoroughfares, according to the state's Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration said flights departing from Denver and Salt Lake City International "are being sprayed with deicing fluid to remove snow and ice."
Some 79.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes for Thanksgiving from Tuesday to Monday, according to the American Automobile Association. That represents an increase of 1.7 million over last year and 2 million more than in 2019.
