Snow to slam US as winter storms to wreak havoc ahead of Thanksgiving travel

A powerful one winter the storm is set to blow parts off Us with tongue snowcold temperatures, strong win and rain like millions of people across the country prepare to travel before Thanksgiving.

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The first widespread winter storm of the season is actually the second in a pair of storms set to sweep across the United States this week.

The first storm system has the potential to produce severe weatherincluding any tornadoesin parts of the southern and central plains on Sunday and Monday, while torrential rains lead to fears of flood.

The southern plains have been no strangers to heavy precipitation over the past few weeks. The FOX Forecast Center says that since the start of November, 3-12 inches of rain has fallen across the region.

It has certainly helped drought the situation, but more rain has forecasters worried about it flash floods could occur.

The FOX Forecast Center says the second storm could have a more widespread impact, especially as people plan to travel ahead of Thanksgiving.

A powerful one low pressure system is expected to form in Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes region and will rapidly develop as the first storm system leaves the United States northward into Canada.

The FOX Forecast Center says this new low will strengthen significantly as it spins over the Great Lakes later this week, bringing the threat of strong winds across the region into the eastern United States

As the storm drifts off into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and Northeast toward the end of the week, trailing winds are expected to bring in enough cold air to support a large band of snow somewhere in the Ohio River Valley.

The coldest air will be on the south side of the system and blow into the Appalachians.

That’s the area, the FOX Forecast Center said, that snowfall is possible across parts of the interior Ohio Valley, the northern Mid-Atlantic and the interior Northeast by the end of the week into the weekend.

However, forecasters say there is still considerable uncertainty about the amount of cold air available for snow.

There is also the threat of lake-effect snowbut will be hit-or-miss depending on how the low pressure system tracks, the FOX Forecast Center added.

As it looks now, the air may be too warm to support snow effect, but be sure to download it for free FOX Weather app and enables notifications to be alerted to any changes in the forecast.

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