Thanksgiving winter storm warning
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Des Moines, Iowa Madison, Wisconsin and Grand Rapids, Michigan are within the storm's current projected path of heavy snow. The heavy snow is likely to come close to the Chicago area. A northward shift in the storm's track could result in heavy snow in Minneapolis, rather than just a nuisance snowfall.
Windy conditions have brought in some cooler air leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, but the most challenging weather this holiday weekend looks to arrive during the
Thanksgiving travel could be snarled across the Great Lakes Snowbelts beginning Wednesday and lasting through Thanksgiving Day and into Black Friday.
Two winter systems are coming together across the northern U.S. this week, bringing the potential for heavy snow and strong winds across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest.
A strengthening storm will move into the Plains with heavy rain, flash flooding and severe thunderstorms—threatening to snarl travel in cities and trigger disruptions during the busiest holiday travel period of the year.