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| Thanksgiving Weather: Snow for Many and a ‘Bomb Cyclone,’ Too | |
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| Thanksgiving travel is a complicated dance at the best of times, with more than 55 million people expected to hit the roads or take to the skies this holiday week. | Thanksgiving travel is a complicated dance at the best of times, with more than 55 million people expected to hit the roads or take to the skies this holiday week. |
| To make matters worse, a powerful storm was streaking across the center of the country on Tuesday, from Colorado to the Great Lakes, threatening to blanket a handful of states with heavy snow, disrupting flights and making driving difficult. | To make matters worse, a powerful storm was streaking across the center of the country on Tuesday, from Colorado to the Great Lakes, threatening to blanket a handful of states with heavy snow, disrupting flights and making driving difficult. |
| At the same time, the Northwest has been put on notice that a fast-approaching “bomb cyclone” is blowing in from the Pacific Ocean and could hit on Tuesday afternoon. | At the same time, the Northwest has been put on notice that a fast-approaching “bomb cyclone” is blowing in from the Pacific Ocean and could hit on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Some coastal areas in Northern California and Oregon should brace for “stronger than hurricane force winds,” the National Weather Service said, warning that the high winds could bring down power lines, rip branches from trees and threaten to push eighteen-wheelers and RVs off the roads. | Some coastal areas in Northern California and Oregon should brace for “stronger than hurricane force winds,” the National Weather Service said, warning that the high winds could bring down power lines, rip branches from trees and threaten to push eighteen-wheelers and RVs off the roads. |
| The foul weather was already scrambling travel plans. Eight inches of snow had fallen in Denver by early Tuesday morning, with a quarter of Denver International Airport’s 1,500 flights on Tuesday canceled. | The foul weather was already scrambling travel plans. Eight inches of snow had fallen in Denver by early Tuesday morning, with a quarter of Denver International Airport’s 1,500 flights on Tuesday canceled. |
| Rae Conlon, one of the many travelers making their way home for the holiday, said she hopes to get home to Cleveland in time for her family’s annual Thanksgiving bake-off. But following severe winter weather advisories across the Midwest, she was left in limbo, waiting to hear whether her flight from Denver would even take off at all. | Rae Conlon, one of the many travelers making their way home for the holiday, said she hopes to get home to Cleveland in time for her family’s annual Thanksgiving bake-off. But following severe winter weather advisories across the Midwest, she was left in limbo, waiting to hear whether her flight from Denver would even take off at all. |
| Miss Conlon, 23, thought about leaving home at the start of the week, but flights were fully booked. To change tickets, she would have to pay five times more than her original ticket — for a 12-hour trip with two layovers. | Miss Conlon, 23, thought about leaving home at the start of the week, but flights were fully booked. To change tickets, she would have to pay five times more than her original ticket — for a 12-hour trip with two layovers. |
| “It’d just be a bummer,” she said of the possibility of being stuck in Denver, “because I haven’t seen my family in a while.” | “It’d just be a bummer,” she said of the possibility of being stuck in Denver, “because I haven’t seen my family in a while.” |
| Although a late November snowstorm comes as no surprise in the Rockies, the Plains and the Midwest, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area could see its biggest November snowfall in nearly a decade, The Associated Press reported. | Although a late November snowstorm comes as no surprise in the Rockies, the Plains and the Midwest, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area could see its biggest November snowfall in nearly a decade, The Associated Press reported. |
| Parts of Colorado could be buried under as much as 20 inches of snow. Areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are expected to experience between six to 12 inches of snow. And Cheyenne, Wyo., is anticipated to see about a foot of snow. | Parts of Colorado could be buried under as much as 20 inches of snow. Areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are expected to experience between six to 12 inches of snow. And Cheyenne, Wyo., is anticipated to see about a foot of snow. |
| “November is one of our snowiest months,” said Kyle Fredin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Denver. “People around here are certainly used to snowfall, driving in snow and dealing with it.” | “November is one of our snowiest months,” said Kyle Fredin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Denver. “People around here are certainly used to snowfall, driving in snow and dealing with it.” |
| Still, he added, “We’re sending that message pretty firmly that travel will be difficult, if not impossible across some routes.” | Still, he added, “We’re sending that message pretty firmly that travel will be difficult, if not impossible across some routes.” |
| There was one silver lining: The storm system was moving quickly, and was expected to leave Colorado by Tuesday afternoon. It is forecast to travel to the Plains later Tuesday, bringing high wind and more snow to Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan. | There was one silver lining: The storm system was moving quickly, and was expected to leave Colorado by Tuesday afternoon. It is forecast to travel to the Plains later Tuesday, bringing high wind and more snow to Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan. |
| A very strong jet stream was forecast to bring stronger than hurricane force winds along the Oregon and Northern California coasts, with winds expected to reach 100 miles per hour in places. As the storm pushes inland, it could produce heavy snow across the mountains from the Cascades of Oregon into the Sierra of California. | A very strong jet stream was forecast to bring stronger than hurricane force winds along the Oregon and Northern California coasts, with winds expected to reach 100 miles per hour in places. As the storm pushes inland, it could produce heavy snow across the mountains from the Cascades of Oregon into the Sierra of California. |
| “The ingredients are coming together to spin up a very large storm offshore,” said Marc Spilde, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Medford, Ore. “We really haven’t seen a storm system like this originating from where it is.” | “The ingredients are coming together to spin up a very large storm offshore,” said Marc Spilde, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Medford, Ore. “We really haven’t seen a storm system like this originating from where it is.” |
| The last time a storm like this hit the region, he said, was Columbus Day in 1962. | The last time a storm like this hit the region, he said, was Columbus Day in 1962. |
| The storm is expected to meet the definition of a bomb cyclone, in which pressure drops by 24 millibars in 24 hours. In this case, a drop from 1,020 millibars down to 970 millibars is predicted. | The storm is expected to meet the definition of a bomb cyclone, in which pressure drops by 24 millibars in 24 hours. In this case, a drop from 1,020 millibars down to 970 millibars is predicted. |
| “So this drop is very significant, very large,” Mr. Spilde said. | “So this drop is very significant, very large,” Mr. Spilde said. |
| Officials have told people to get their traveling done before 10 a.m. Tuesday or to wait for the storm to pass. | Officials have told people to get their traveling done before 10 a.m. Tuesday or to wait for the storm to pass. |
| The East Coast can expect some wet and windy weather, with heavy snow in northern New England and northern parts of Maine later in the week. | The East Coast can expect some wet and windy weather, with heavy snow in northern New England and northern parts of Maine later in the week. |
| Showers on Wednesday night and Thursday are expected to be accompanied by winds reaching between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of 40 miles per hour. | Showers on Wednesday night and Thursday are expected to be accompanied by winds reaching between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of 40 miles per hour. |
| While such weather is not uncommon, it may still rain on some Thanksgiving Day parades. And although no weather advisories have been issued, some airports may be affected by the rain moving through the region, said Dean Iovino, a meteorologist based at the National Weather Service’s station in Mount Holy, N.J. | While such weather is not uncommon, it may still rain on some Thanksgiving Day parades. And although no weather advisories have been issued, some airports may be affected by the rain moving through the region, said Dean Iovino, a meteorologist based at the National Weather Service’s station in Mount Holy, N.J. |