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Thanksgiving Travel Plans Likely To Be Impacted Today

If you plan on traveling this year for Thanksgiving, you could run into some problems Wednesday.

Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect for the Baltimore metro area.

A storm is expected to develop off of the Carolina coast bringing travel headaches for millions along the Atlantic Seaboard. Models are indicating that a storm will develop off the coast of the Carolinas, bringing travel headaches to millions from Georgia to Maine.

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Wednesday:

A coastal storm has brought snow in Maryland with snowfall totaling in some areas from half-an-inch to 4 inches. A snow emergencies has been issued in western Maryland.

The accumulating snowfall is causing problems on the busiest travel day of the year.

Below is our first thought for Wednesday's snowfall totals.

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Thanksgiving:

Other than a residual shower lingering around on Thursday, it looks much quieter and will overall be a better day for travel than Wednesday. Expect highs to be the upper 30s to low 40s. So if you plan on going on the post-Thanksgiving meal walk… bundle up!

Friday:

Looks like great weather if you plan on hitting the stores for all of the "Black Friday" sales & deals. Just keep in mind that it will be cold with temperatures likely in the upper 20s to start the day and highs around 40 by the afternoon.

Saturday & Sunday:

By the weekend, we will still be dealing with great travel weather hear in Maryland as you make it back from your Thanksgiving destination. Highs will be slightly warmer and in the mid/upper 40s on Saturday and low/mid 50s by Sunday.

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