Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding could put a damper on Christmas Eve, forecasters warned Wednesday, with heavy rains and winds expected to snarl holiday travel plans. The Christmas storms moving through the U.S. turned deadly overnight, with at least four people killed and 50 injured in Mississippi as tornadoes swept through the south. Matt Crowther, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, told NBC News that the chances of tornado activity are "a lot lower" on Wednesday than a day earlier, but twister warnings remained in effect for parts of Georgia and northern Florida.
Rain, fog and winds are expected to cause travel pain on Wednesday, with significant travel delays expected for the eastern third of the U.S. — including Boston, New York, Chicago and Detroit. Early Wednesday, more than 200 flights already had been cancelled, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, with Chicago's O'Hare most affected.
As much as two to four inches of rain could fall across the southeast on Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel, which warned that the Gulf Coast could experience flash floods. Meanwhile, a developing storm system is expected hit the Pacific northwest Wednesday evening and bring snow to the region. Forecasters said the Midwest also is expected to see light to moderate snowfall, while the East Coast will be hit with heavy rains and wind gusts. The snow looks set to continue into Christmas day: Salt Lake City could receive three to five inches and Denver could get one to two inches.
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— Matthew Grimson
First published December 24 2014, 3:44 AM
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