Thanksgiving storm updates: Severe weather threatens travel

Heavy rain is impacting the Southeast on Wednesday.

ByKenton Gewecke, Melissa Griffin, Morgan Winsor, and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 8:42 AM EST

A storm is sweeping across the U.S. threatening Americans' Thanksgiving plans as they hit the roads and head to airports during one of the busiest holiday travel weeks of the year.

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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Nov 21, 2023, 8:42 AM EST

Latest forecast

Both Atlanta and Charlotte can expect to see rain for much of the day Tuesday along with strong wind gusts at times, making delays at airports almost a certainty.

The rain is expected to reach Washington, D.C., around 10 a.m. Tuesday and New York City around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The I-95 corridor will see its heaviest rain arriving after 8 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2023 and continue until about 6 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2023.
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The heaviest rain for the Interstate 95 travel corridor -- one of the busiest nationwide -- is forecast to begin after 8 p.m. Tuesday and continue until about 6 a.m. Wednesday. Flash flooding is possible along I-95, so those driving to reach their Thanksgiving destinations should exercise extreme caution.

The I-95 corridor will see its heaviest rain arriving after 8 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2023 and continue until about 6 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2023.
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The I-95 corridor will see its heaviest rain arriving after 8 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2023 and continue until about 6 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2023.
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A few tornadoes are possible across south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday.

Snow is expected to start in northern New England on Tuesday afternoon and continue through Wednesday night. Six to 12 inches of snowfall is in the forecast for parts of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.