Second Winter Storm Targets the North; Rain and Thunderstorms for the South & East

Americans heading home after Thanksgiving should brace for a challenging travel weekend as a powerful winter storm sweeps across the North, while widespread rain and thunderstorms threaten delays in the South and East. Snow, fog, wind and severe weather may impact both road and air travel from Friday through Sunday.

Bottom Line:

• Saturday: Big travel disruptions in the Central U.S.
• Sunday: Significant delays likely in the Eastern U.S.
• Track radar, watches/warnings, and flight delays using NWS and FAA resources.

🛍️ Black Friday (Friday)

Major Airports at Risk: Dallas–Fort Worth (late), Kansas City (late)

Lake-Effect Snow Continues

• Persistent snowbands across eastern Great Lakes snowbelt regions.
• Dangerous travel expected due to heavy, localized snowfall.
• Additional snow showers possible in northern New England.

Northern Plains Snow Expands

• Winter Storm Bellamy spreads snow from Montana into the Dakotas and Missouri Valley.
• By Friday night, snow reaches Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and western Illinois.
• Expect slick, snow-covered roads and reduced visibility.

Storms in the South

• Thunderstorms from eastern Kansas and western Missouri to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and western Louisiana.
• Heavy downpours may trigger delays at Dallas–Ft. Worth and Kansas City.

📆 Saturday

Major Airports at Risk: Chicago, Dallas–Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis–St. Paul, St. Louis

Midwest: A Wintry Mess

• Winter Storm Bellamy spreads widespread snow across the Upper Mississippi Valley & Great Lakes.
• Chicago O’Hare could see major flight disruptions.
• Snow extends into the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes by Saturday night.

South: Heavy Rain & Severe Storms Possible

• Thunderstorms with torrential rain from Texas & Oklahoma to the lower Mississippi Valley.
• Flash flooding possible in waterlogged regions.
• Dallas–Ft. Worth and Houston may experience significant delays.

☔ Sunday

Major Airports at Risk: Atlanta, Boston, Denver (late), Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.

East Coast: Widespread Rain & Slow Travel

• As Bellamy moves east, most of the I-95 corridor will see rain, not snow.
• Still, expect major delays at NYC, D.C., Philadelphia, and Boston airports.
• Interior Northeast may see accumulating snow.
• Lake-effect snow continues downwind of the Great Lakes.

Southeast:

• Showers and isolated thunderstorms from Virginia and the Carolinas down to the Gulf Coast.

Rockies & High Plains Snow

• Snow develops across the central & southern Rockies.
• Sunday night: Snow spreads into Colorado, western Kansas, northern New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and western Oklahoma.
• Isolated showers possible into Arizona.