Nasty Weather Puts Kink in Thanksgiving Travel

Thanksgiving travelers could be in for a tough trip this year. Snow, slush and rain are already falling across the country Wednesday just as more than 46 million people hit the road.

With the frozen precipitation falling from Iowa to Wisconsin, getting anywhere quickly is going to be nearly impossible.

Heavy rain is drenching the Northwest and Southeast, and a Thanksgiving nor-easter is pounding the East Coast.

Many travelers are scrambling to change their plans to beat the bad weather. Some are leaving home earlier than planned, while others are trying to re-route around the storms.

"I heard there was snow coming in and everything so and I'm traveling by myself with the kids and the dog so I wanted to get a head start," Connecticut resident Malinda Childs said.

Earlier this week, major airlines waved their ticket-change fees to allow people to try and find earlier flights to their Thanksgiving destinations. But as of Wednesday, more than 200 flights have been cancelled.

"We always look at the weather, look towards the sky. It can be our best friend and our biggest challenge," Delta tower agent Jack Castro said.

The nasty weather comes after an early snowstorm last week left parts of the Northeast buried under 7 feet of snow.

And that early winter blast is still being felt across the North.

Reports from Michigan's M-Live say the Great Lakes are already starting to ice over - the earliest ice on some of the Great Lakes in at least 40 years.

There is, however, some good news for travelers. The forecast for the trip home Sunday will be nothing but sunshine.