More than 82 million people are expected to travel by plane, train or automobile during the days leading up to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). And the one thing that can disrupt those travel plans is the weather.
There's an active weather system across the central region of the United States. This week, from Texas and Louisiana to the upper Mississippi Valley, rain is anticipated. Be alert for flooded roadways as there may be thunderstorms with locally significant rainfall from Missouri southward. Although it's too early to predict if severe thunderstorms will be a hazard, they can't be ruled out right now, according to Weather.com.
Here's the forecast weather outlook for the Thanksgiving holiday week:
According to AccuWeather meteorologist Bernie Rayno, the storm will likely come out of Texas and into the Midwest from Tuesday into Wednesday, covering an area from northeast Texas through Arkansas, eastern Missouri and the southern half of Illinois.
“So there’s going to be some travel delays across the central part of the United States," Rayno said. "There could even be some strong to severe thunderstorms."
