![Snow is starting to dust the mountains in Mineral County. With snow and rain forecast over the Thanksgiving holiday as 48.7 million travelers hit the road and sky’s in the U.S. (Photo by Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_161129989_AR_0_FDDJZYWKGABD_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Snow is starting to dust the mountains in Mineral County. With snow and rain forecast over the Thanksgiving holiday as 48.7 million travelers hit the road and skys in the U.S. (Photo by Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
November 23, 2016
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November 23, 2016 4 a.m.
Thanksgiving holiday will be a wet one
The busiest travel period of the year will reach its peak over the Thanksgiving holiday. About 48.7 million Americans will hit the roads and skies and travel 50 miles or more from home on Wednesday, Nov. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 27, according to projections from the American Automobile Association (AAA).