Severe weather threatens to disrupt travel in the United States during Thanksgiving week
Meteorologists in the United States have warned of a severe weather wave hitting large areas of the country, threatening to significantly disrupt travel during Thanksgiving week, which is expected to witness record numbers of travel.
The National Weather Service reported, on Monday, that about 9 million people in the states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana are at risk of violent storms that may cause large hailstones and damaging winds, with the possibility of Several tornadoes are forming, according to NBC News.
More than 7 million people in central and northern Texas and a small part of Oklahoma and Arkansas are also facing the threat of flooding, amid expectations of heavy rain at a rate of up to two inches per hour during the morning hours, followed by more rain ranging between 1 and 3 inches throughout the day.
The agency explained that “threats of flash floods and severe weather will gradually move across the region.” Arclatex today, arriving in the Tennessee Valley and the southeastern and southern interior regions on Tuesday.
In the same context, a separate storm system is affecting the northwestern regions of the Rocky Mountains, and is moving east towards the upper Midwestern states, reaching New England until Wednesday, with snow expected in parts of Montana and the Dakotas, which are subject to winter warnings starting today.
These developments come as millions of Americans prepare to travel by air and land for the holiday season. Thanksgiving holiday, raising concerns about possible flight delays and cancellations, especially at major airports such as Dallas-Fort Worth, which has already witnessed remarkable congestion over the past days.
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