As millions of people get ready to travel before the hectic Thanksgiving holiday, a significant winter storm that will bring snow, heavy rain, and strong winds is expected to hit the Northeast, prompting the issuance of winter weather alerts from the mid-Atlantic.
In an attempt to avoid the holiday congestion, some people have made the decision to hit the roads and airports early, even though Thanksgiving travel will peak next week.
This is because, according to AAA, 80 million individuals are anticipated to travel more than 50 miles from home this year, which might set a new record.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated that it was also getting ready for what might be the largest Thanksgiving travel season ever and provided advice to travelers on how to make airport travel as simple and stress-free as possible.
Over the Great Lakes region, a new area of low pressure has begun to emerge and is expected to grow quickly through Thursday. This comes after another strong storm earlier this week that dumped rain and snow on parts of the Upper Midwest.
At the end of this week, strong winds are predicted to bring in cold air as the storm core moves into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, supporting snow from the Ohio Valley, the northern mid-Atlantic, and the interior Northeast, as well as areas of the Great Lakes region.
Forecast snow totals for Pennsylvania’s higher hills and upstate New York are on the rise. There may be some difficult driving conditions on Interstates 88 and 81 for those wishing to leave metropolitan regions.
A number of winter weather alerts, including Winter Storm Watches for parts of West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York state, have been issued from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast due to the impending storm.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect from parts of Tennessee and Kentucky to upstate New York, and a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for West Virginia’s higher elevations.
A possible “high-impact winter storm” was mentioned in the forecast discussion Wednesday afternoon by the Binghamton, New York, office of the National Weather Service.
West Virginia’s higher mountains are predicted to receive the most snow, with some areas perhaps receiving more than a foot of snow. New York and Pennsylvania are also predicted by computer forecast models to receive snow, with certain localities seeing up to 5-8 inches.
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Additionally, forecast rain totals have been increasing, with parts of the Hudson River Valley in New York, as well as parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts in New England, now expected to receive two to three inches of rain.
It is anticipated that the precipitation will decrease the threat of wildfires that have been plaguing the area, in addition to alleviating some of the record-breaking drought conditions.
