Tuesday will be the toughest day for holiday travel
Meteorologist Adam Klotz shows the storm moving east through Tuesday, which could bring heavy rain, hail and damaging winds. There are several major airport hubs in the route.
Millions of Americans across the country are preparing for Thanksgiving travel this week, but a powerful storm system affecting more than 30 states in the central and eastern U.S. will bring a variety of weather impacts, such as severe weather along the Gulf Coast, rain and wind. Snow in the Northeast and New England.
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So, if you are planning a pre-holiday trip to the East – buckle up. It will be a bumpy ride.
Below is a breakdown of the daily forecast:
Tuesday: More widespread travel impacts are expected around Thanksgiving
The FOX Forecast Center says more widespread rain is expected across much of the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, which will have a greater impact on Thanksgiving travel in other major cities.
As this system moves into the Ohio Valley, another system will dive from Canada to the south, providing more fuel for the ongoing storm.
This will allow snow to fall in the Great Lakes region, with rain falling elsewhere. Snow is also possible in the Northeast and New England, but it will be limited to the highest elevations only.
Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will expand Tuesday to include more of the Southeast as well as the mid-Atlantic.
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The SPC placed a large area from southeastern Mississippi to the Carolinas at Level 1 of 5 on its thunderstorm risk scale. However, there is an area in southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle that is at level 2 out of 5.
There is also a threat of tornadoes, which include cities with major airports like Atlanta and Charlotte.
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Wednesday and Thanksgiving: Bad weather begins to ease
A secondary area of low pressure will likely form along the East Coast near the Jersey Shore as the main system slides off the coast on Wednesday.
This new low pressure system will likely enhance wind effects over coastal areas as it makes its way up the coast before moving out to sea.
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Heavy rain is expected over most of the Interstate 95 corridor Wednesday morning but will begin to taper off by Wednesday afternoon.
The effects could last a little longer for cities along the coast like Boston and areas of Maine as the storm sweeps up the coast, but the worst of the weather should be over by Wednesday evening.
The FOX Forecast Center says snow is possible in upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Wednesday. Snow will fall before the heaviest rain, so the FOX Forecast Center predicts there won't be much accumulation due to rain expected afterward.
Most of the country will be free of major weather impacts on Thanksgiving, and the only hotspots where rain could derail the festivities will be in eastern Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.
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