What Thanksgiving travelers should prepare for this week

What Thanksgiving travelers should prepare for this week

As a record number of people in the United States prepare to travel for Thanksgiving, three storm are lining up to disrupt the rush with snow and rain.

AAA expects a record 82 millionpeople to travel at least 50 miles from Tuesday to Dec. 1. The National Weather Service is urging travelers to check forecasts and brace for delays.

Airports will feel the strain, too. Tuesday is expected to be the busiest air travel day this week, with 52,185 forecast flights,according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

And even though the government shutdown has ended, travelers should expect wait times at airports.

"Even with having all our staffing back, there's going to be wait times," Reiko Walker, who has been a Transportation Security Administration agent for 20 years, told NBC News on Sunday.

Walker, who works at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, calls Thanksgiving week "our Super Bowl."

Northeast

Scattered rain and snow showers will continue to pass through parts of New England through Sunday afternoon. Most areas will receive only a dusting, but parts of upstate New York could get up to 1 to 2 inches.

Northwest and Northern Plains

A storm will hit the Northwest on Sunday, bringing rain and mountain snow to parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Snow will move overnight into Montana, where winter alerts are in effect through Monday. Most areas will get 2 to 6 inches of snow, but some could get up to 9 inches. Wind gusts may reach 50 mph.

The same system will cross into the Dakotas and Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing periods of rain and snow. Minneapolis and surrounding areas will get rain and snow through Tuesday, with the storm pushing into Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Wednesday.

Snowfall totals across the Northern Plains are expected to range from 3 to 8 inches, with higher amounts expected in north-central Minnesota.

Four Corners and Southern Plains

A third system will continue to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona on Sunday.

An X video vetted by NBC News showed strong wind and rain battering an area in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend.

Winter alerts are in effect for southwest Colorado, including Telluride, and northern New Mexico, warning of 5 to 10 inches of snow in the San Juan Mountains.

A long stretch of rain will fall from Kansas to West Texas, where there is a slight risk of severe storms capable of producing large hail and a brief tornado.

On Sunday night, heavy rain will shift into Oklahoma and North Texas, where 7 million people are under flood watches through Monday.

On Monday, the Texarkana region will face a slight risk of severe weather, including large hail, damaging wind and a chance of a tornado.

By Tuesday, the system will expand from the Great Lakes through the Gulf. A long line of rain will slowly pass through the eastern third of the country Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Conditions are expected to clear by Wednesday evening.

 

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