A major winter storm is set to hit multiple states over the Thanksgiving holiday period. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Strong winds gusting to 50 mph combined with heavy snow are creating whiteout conditions and making travel extremely hazardous.

Forecasters say there’s a high level of uncertainty over how the storm system will develop, how strong it will be and where it will track.

Northeast Ohio will see heavy lake effect snow, strong winds and hazardous Thanksgiving travel as up to 14 inches are projected to fall in snowbelt counties.

The National Weather Service released a winter storm warning at 3:32 p.m. EST on Wednesday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Friday 7 p.m. EST for Montmorency and Ogemaw counties.

Snow enthusiasts can kick off the winter season over Thanksgiving weekend by hitting the slopes for skiing, tubing and snowboarding. Only two Southern California snow spots have opened for the season, but they are inviting the public to don snow gear and breathe in that fresh mountain air.

Accumulating snow is likely over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but there are still questions as to how much snow the Chicago area will see.

On Tuesday at 1:08 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning valid from Thursday 1 a.m. until Saturday 1 a.m. for Northern Erie and Southern Erie.