A large winter storm that could bring some of the biggest snow of the season to the Central US and Rockies is likely to significantly impact travel plans for millions of people returning home from their Thanksgiving holiday.

The FOX Forecast Center said a dip in the jet stream combined with arctic air in the northern tier of the US will help spawn an area of low pressure across the central Rockies and Plains by the weekend, bringing snow Friday into early Saturday.

Several inches of snow are expected in higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains, and Denver is expecting 1–3 inches of snow by Monday, breaking a 200+ day streak with no snowfall.

In the Midwest, 5–8 inches of snow will fall across parts of Iowa, southern Wisconsin and Illinois.

Cities like Des Moines, Milwaukee,

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