WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Over 20 million Americans from Asheville, N.C., to Maine are making Thanksgiving plans amid safety warnings about Winter Storm Cato.
"Expect very long delays, in some cases averaging three to six hours for major airports in D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston, which will be impacted by a combination of heavy rain, snow and wind," cautioned CNN chief meteorologist Dave Hennen.
Most major airlines have waived change fees along the Interstate 95 corridor in light of the storm.
The heaviest snowfall is expected Wednesday afternoon, and parts of the western Mid Atlantic region are already experiencing significant accumulation.
"The bottom line is the less cars the better, the less traffic the better," Cory Angell of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency told PennLive.com.
"If you don't have to go, you don't need to go. You don't want to be stuck in a queue for hours and then run out of gas and what not. It's important people realize there are hazards involved with travel."
Cities north of Philadelphia are expected to get the most snow, with the worst of the storm bringing 14 inches to parts of central Massachusetts.
"During the commute, it'll be snow, sleet, with a little bit of rain in it," meteorologist Alan Dunham warned Boston Globe readers Wednesday.
"It's not going to be a good day for travel."
