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Thanksgiving storm could bring messy weather to millions of Americans
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11/22/2024
It could be a rainy, snowy Thanksgiving for much of the East Coast this year.
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Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel 50 or more miles for the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.
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Now that is according to AAA, and the majority will do so by car.
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So if you are one of them, AAA is offering up some safety tips before heading out.
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Drowsy driving is a big problem and especially over the holidays when people, let's say they want to get to their destination
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so they're gonna drive all night to get there. If you're gonna be driving during a time of day that you're not used to being
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awake, you're going to get sleepy behind the wheel. Also, we're indulging in a lot of rich foods and having a heavy meal and then
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getting behind the vehicle, you're gonna get drowsy. So be mindful of those things.
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Good advice there and things to keep in mind as you head out for your holiday trip. And speaking of
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Thanksgiving and looking forward to what the conditions are gonna be like here heading into Turkey Day,
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here's the overall setup across the lower 48 for Thanksgiving. Some colder air to the north,
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we'll even see some snowfall across the higher elevations of the Rockies.
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However, it's gonna be this stretch of weather here across the East Coast and the Midwest primarily. To the north
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we'll see some rain transitioning to sleet, transitioning to snow.
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Snow as far west as Kansas City through Chicago and New York and below that here
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we're gonna see some rainfall across the Carolinas and across the southeast and the Gulf Coast.
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We're gonna see some showers and thunderstorms, especially across the Mississippi River Valley.
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So heads up for that for your Thanksgiving forecast. Highs on Thanksgiving,
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it is going to feel like late November for sure for a majority of the lower 48.
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Temperatures, the highs will be in the 20s across the northern plains. If you want mild conditions,
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you have to go down to the Gulf Coast. We'll see a mix of 70s and yes,
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of course, even some 80s across the state of Florida. So here's the storm track that we're watching out for next week.
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This will be the overall track for the chance of rain. We'll have more coming up on AccuWeatherhead in just a bit.
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