A large winter storm that has already affected parts of the Western and
Southwestern U.S. is threatening to spread south, east, and into the
Northeast just in time for some of the busiest travel days of the year.
Winter Storm Boreas has already dumped up to a foot of snow in Utah and Colorado and caused
13 deaths and is now picking up speed as it heads for the Northeast.
Forecasters predict rain and ice will sweep across the South and converge as the system reaches the Great Lakes.
The Northeast will start to feel Boreas on Tuesday. The Appalachians,
Shenandoah Valley and Upper Ohio Valley will be hit with a mix of snow,
sleet and freezing rain on Tuesday morning that will spread to western,
central and Upstate New York, northern and western New England by
Tuesday afternoon.
Boreas is expected to bring ice to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West
Virginia and parts of the Carolinas late Monday night and into Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a storm warning for North Texas until midday Monday, and
Oklahoma is under a winter storm warning, as well as southwestern
Arkansas.
By Thanksgiving Day, the storm will have tapered off. The Northeast will
still get some snow, but the rest of the country should experienced a
calm but cold Turkey Day.
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