Millions of Americans will face severe weather – and low temperatures – as they travel for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an announcement on Monday that an Arctic blast is expected to bring “dangerous wind chills, lake effect snow, and severe thunderstorms”.
The “Arctic outbreak” will likely hit the Northern Rockies, which includes parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington state, as well as the Northern Plains region on Thursday before advancing into the midwest area this weekend, the NWS reported.
Severe thunderstorms could also hit the south-east, forecasters warned, as increased rain is predicted for swaths of the US.