Winter Storm Cato causes travel havoc

An East Coast nor’easter is threatening to snarl travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, when millions of Americans are expected to be hitting the roads and skies.

{mosads}The stuorm dubbed Winter Storm Cato is forecasted to dump as much as a foot of snow on states from Maine to Virginia on what has traditionally been one of the busiest travel days of the year. 

The National Weather Service has predicted the storm “will cause havoc for Thanksgiving travelers from the Carolinas to New England.”  

The AAA auto club has predicted that 46.3 million U.S. residents will travel at least 50 miles away from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Airlines have responded to the inclement weather predictions by canceling 746 flights. They had reported 2,997 additional delays as of Wednesday morning, according to the website FlightAware.com. 

Several airlines are also waiving rebooking fees for passengers who have to change their flights because of the storm. 

Areas around the well-traveled Interstate 81 from Pennsylvania to Tennessee ares expected to get between three inches of snow on its southern end to 12 inches near its northern terminus, according to the Weather Channel.

Additionally, parts of Interstate 95 from Maine to Delaware are projected to get between three and 18 inches of snow and parts of Interstate 80 are forecasted to receive between three and five inches.

— Updated at 10:52 a.m.