A busy week of travel on highways nationwide is expected.
Thanksgiving has become the busiest travel holiday, according to AAA, which estimates that nearly 82 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25 and Dec. 1.
Those travel plans could be affected in Ohio, where high winds, rain, and snow are forecast across northern parts of the state.
A Gale Warning, Winter Storm Warning and Wind Advisory have all been issued by the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
Moderate to Major impacts are expected with this upcoming heavy lake effect snow event. Heavy snow and strong winds may collectively result in hazardous travel conditions during the holiday. Avoid travel if possible, but if venturing out be sure to use extra caution! #ohwx #pawx pic.twitter.com/mNZT5oRp5v
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) November 26, 2025
Because of the anticipated adverse weather, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has issued a travel ban for high-profile vehicles through Thursday, Nov. 27.
Vehicles exceeding 7 feet, 6 inches in height are defined as high profile, the Ohio Turnpike said.
The following vehicles are prohibited from the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike during the travel ban:
- All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats and enclosed trailers (fifth-wheel trailers are excluded)
- Commercial trucks towing an empty single 53-foot trailer
- Mobile homes, office trailers and livestock trailers
- Long combination vehicles (LCV) that include double-trailer combinations exceeding 90 feet in length (enclosed trailers only, including Conestoga type trailers)
- All LCV triple-trailer combinations
- Two-axle buses longer than 40 feet.
- Buses with three or more axles greater than 45 feet
The latest road conditions by state are available on this Land Line resources page.
Ohio Turnpike officials said the travel ban will be evaluated through this weather event.
Vehicles still permitted on the Ohio Turnpike:
- Self-propelled motor homes
- Low-profile trailers
- Fold-down camper trailers
- Pickup trucks with slide-on camper units
- Vehicles towing fifth-wheel type trailers or any other type of trailers towed by passenger vehicles or pickup trucks
- Commercial trucks towing single flatbed or box-type trailers
- Commercial trucks towing a single 53-foot trailer with cargo/loaded
- Commercial trucks towing a car hauler trailer
- Commercial trucks towing flatbed double-trailer combinations more than 90 feet
- Commercial trucks towing any double-trailer combinations less than 90 feet
- Two-axle buses less than 40 feet
- Buses with three or more axles less than 45 feet. LL
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