Wet, Windy Storm To Hit During Holiday Travel

A giant storm system is now gathering and forecasters said Sunday that it could wallop an area from the midwest to the Eastern Seaboard with heavy rains and strong winds just in time for holiday travel.

In our region, rain is likely Wednesday, turning to thunderstorms on the night of Christmas Eve, with winds picking up to 20 mph. The forecast for Christmas Day is partly cloudy, but winds will reach between 15 and 25 mph.

See the local forecast at The Weather Channel.

Our area may avoid the worst of the storm, but travel impacts will likely be felt everywhere if flight delays and cancellations mount at some of the nation’s busiest airports.

While the storm is not expected to bring heavy snow as winter storm Cato did for Thanksgiving, flooding on the ground and delays in air travel are expected, according to Weather.com, which called the potential for the storm “very serious.”

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