Two major winter storms are set to disrupt the travel plans of millions of Americans headed to Thanksgiving Day destinations on jam-packed highways and airplanes Wednesday. Those living in the western two-thirds of the country have been hit with up to 30 inches of snow fall in Colorado and a 'bomb cyclone' pummeling the Northwest. The deteriorating conditions have forced the closure of interstates and canceled flights - just as 55 million set off for the holidays. The first storm front was moving across the upper Midwest, where it was forecast to clobber parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota with almost a foot of snow and wind gusts of up to 50 mph, making travel difficult if not impossible, the National Weather Service said. It also warned of possible winds of up to 60 mph and rainstorms across a wide swath of the central US from western Texas up through Missouri and into Ohio on Wednesday, as millions will hit the roads and board airplanes for the holiday. ❄️☃️

Three workers were injured early Wednesday in a massive explosion at a Texas chemical plant that also blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes, US News reports. Firefighters worked to contain a blaze that erupted after the blast at the TPC Group plant and sent a large plume of smoke stretching for miles. The plant in Port Neches in southeast Texas, about 80 miles east of Houston, makes chemical and petroleum-based products. 💥🔥