The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving
November 16, 2018, 8:42:23 AM EST
The 2018 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume in more than a dozen years. more
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10 notorious Thanksgiving storms that wreaked havoc
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The busiest travel week of the year also falls during a volatile time for extreme weather.
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Where could the weather impact Thanksgiving travel plans in the US?
Weather News - November 20, 2018, 12:10:11 PM EST
The weather will cooperate for a majority of those traveling by road or air for the Thanksgiving holiday, with some exceptions in the northeastern and western United States.
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Leonid meteor shower: Saturday night's peak to spark 20 meteors per hour in the night sky
Weather News - November 17, 2018, 6:19:54 PM EST
This weekend will bring one of the last major meteor shows of the year as the Leonids streak across the sky.
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Mid-November marks anniversary of 'Wrong Way' Lenny in the Atlantic
Weather News - November 17, 2018, 8:30:18 AM EST
While there are currently no tropical threats in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Lenny was tracking the "wrong way" through the basin during mid-November 1999.
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