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In photos: Impact of powerful Thanksgiving storms across the U.S.

Drivers make their way along slick and snowy roads in Denver, Colorado. Photo: Joe Mahoney/Getty Images

Two powerful storm systems are leaving the Thanksgiving plans of millions of people in disarray across the United States.

The big picture: The systems have caused transport chaos after triggering heavy snowstorms, rainfall, a "bomb cyclone" with hurricane-force winds and tornadoes in some parts of the country. Here's what's been unfolding, in photos.

Massive waves crash on the shoreline by the Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Photo: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images
The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed this mobile home in Baskin, Louisiana. Photo: NWS/Twitter
A family goes sledding at Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Colorado. Photo: Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images
Snow blows across a road near Rudd, Iowa. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
People fight the wind and rain in Oakland, California. Photo: Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/The East Bay Times via Getty Images
Crews work to clear heavy snow at Denver International Airport. Photo: Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
A dog pokes its head through an open window as snow falls in Duluth, Minnesota. Photo: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

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