Major winter storm on track to impact post-Thanksgiving travel for millions across U.S.

Courtesy: CBS

A lot of snow, rain and cold weather await travelers for the rest of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with winter storm warnings posted Friday across the northern part of the country and more snow falling over the Great Lakes region.

Storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to New York, the National Weather Service said.

“Anybody out shopping for Black Friday in these areas from Cleveland to upstate New York and even into New England are going to deal with some issues out on the roadways,” CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Andrew Kozak said. Up to 42 million people could be impacted by the storm, he said, as the system moves across the northern Plains.

More than 81.8 million people were predicted to travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving holiday per