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Il Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Dayone of the holidays most heartfelt by Americans, is characterized this year by an unprecedented atmospheric event that has caused enormous inconvenience for millions of people traveling. Every fourth Thursday in November the United States pauses to celebrate tradition to reunite with family and friends. While many people have already reached their destinations, others, forced to travel at the last minute, have found themselves having to deal with a massive Arctic storm that is causing flight delays and cancellations and disruptions on the roads.
The storm, which brought heavy snowfall to the Montagne Rockyextended into Midwestcausing intense rain and even ice, with a progressive intensification of adverse weather conditions. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), approximately 71.7 million people will travel by car during Thanksgiving this year, exceeding last year’s number by one million. However, many of these faced severe weather-related delays, with traffic slowed by torrential rain and heavy snow, particularly on highways I-80, I-64, I-75, I-25 and I- 70.
The impact of the storm was also felt in the skies. FlightAware data indicates that, in the previous day alone, almost 4 thousand flights were delayed and over 45 cancelled, largely due to difficult weather conditions and a shortage of air traffic controllers. Newark Airport, New Jersey, was the epicenter of the chaos, with more than 300 flights delayed by at least 95 minutes due to gridlock that lasted from 1pm to 2am. Denver and Salt Lake City also saw large numbers of delays due to snow and ice, with more than 600 flights canceled or delayed in Denver alone.
The forecast for today is not at all promising. Among the hardest hit cities are Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh and Buffalo. But it is not only air traffic that is suffering the consequences of the storm. The country’s busiest roads were swamped by rain, and highways in the Rocky Mountain area were slowed by heavy snow.
On roads further north, travelers should be alert for heavy snowfall expected across a large swath of New England, including the inland Northeast and the Hudson Valley, where snow accumulations of up to 6 inches are expected, with peaks above 30 cm in mountain peaks. Furthermore, in these areas, strong winds could cause power outages, creating further difficulties for those trying to travel.
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