Travel ‘Stay put,’ officials warn: Winter storms slam US as 50 million people travel for Thanksgiving November 27, 2019November 27, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Stay put,’ officials warn: Winter storms slam US as 50 million people travel for Thanksgiving Two storms, including a bomb cyclone, were hammering the West Coast and Midwest, shutting down highways and snarling Thanksgiving travel plans.