As Thanksgiving week kicks off, a powerful storm system is sweeping coast to coast with major impacts. Heavy snow, gusty winds, and lake-effect snow are creating travel headaches across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes, while the Deep South and Southeast contend with rounds of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. Behind it all, a sharp drop in temperatures spreads into much of the central and eastern U.S. by Thanksgiving Day, setting the stage for a cold holiday weekend.
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January is closing out with no shortage of winter weather. Frigid temperatures will dominate the eastern U.S. for the rest of the week as another round of arctic air spills southward starting Friday. The cold could break more records as far south as Florida. Meanwhile, forecasters are closely tracking a potentially significant East Coast winter storm this weekend that could bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England. Out West, a soggy pattern continues in the Pacific Northwest, with rounds of rain and mountain snow.