A 'Complicated Storm System' Will Mess Up Holiday Travel

A Strong Wind Advisory goes into effect tonight through 2 p.m. Wednesday. Gusts up to 50 miles an hour could down tree limbs and cause power outages, says the National Weather Service.

It's all because of the lethal winter storm called Boreas, which is headed our way from the southwest.

To say the storm system will complicate matters for people during the busiest travel time of the year is an understatement. 

The storm has already caused delays, canceled flights and a domino effect. Several of the East Coast airports now in the storm's track are among the nation's airports most often closed by inclement weather, says the International Business Times.  

The freezing rain, sleet and heavy snow that have crippled Texas will meet warm wet air from the Caribbean today and as the fronts merge they'll move up the East Coast, according to the Weather Channel.

Heavy rain and icy conditions are expected. Then a cold front from Canada will join the storm, bringing heavy snow to western New York and New England and freezing temperatures to the coast. Winds of up to 75 mph are predicted for Long Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts. 

By Thanksgiving Day, the storm should be gone, leaving sunshine and cold temperatures.