Thanksgiving travel: 'Arctic' blast for parts of US after travellers fill airports

Severe conditions are expected in northern and eastern areas during the country's busiest travel period.

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"Dangerously cold wind chills" are anticipated over the northern Plains on Thursday by the National Weather Service (NWS) with wind chills as low as -40C (-40F) in North Dakota into Saturday.

Meanwhile, parts of the north-east including New England could see heavy snow into Friday morning, and the East Coast is expected to be hit by thunderstorms.

The severe conditions come in a week expected to set records for Thanksgiving travel. More than a thousands flights were delayed and 55 cancelled on Thursday, according to tracking site FlightAware.

Stormy conditions are then expected to reach the Midwest on Friday, bringing lake-effect snow and severe thunderstorms.

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