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This Christmas, a strong low pressure system is going to travel from eastern Colorado to Minnesota, bringing the possibility for blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains and severe thunderstorms farther south.
Blizzard watches have already been issued across parts of North and South Dakota.
Snow is most likely to fall on the backside of this strong storm system — Nebraska, the Dakotas and Minnesota — while rain is more likely ahead of the system — Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri.
A few storms could even become severe in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
This nasty weather will move into parts of the Midwest and the Northeast in the couple of days after Christmas, but the system will significantly weaken in the days following the holiday, too.
Christmas Snow Storm
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Storm For Christmas In East
This storm shouldn’t ruin Christmas even though blizzards, severe storms, floods and even hurricanes all have in the past.
It will however, likely make travel a little slower in the middle of the country on Christmas and the days to follow.
National forecast for Thursday, December 20
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
A strengthening storm system along the Gulf Coast is expected to create travel headaches across the East Coast on Friday as millions of Americans begin their journeys for the Christmas holiday.
The National Weather Service said the 'significant' storm system is expected to bring severe thunderstorms over the Southeast beginning Thursday, and heavy rain and flooding into the Northeast on Friday.
'We could have strong to severe storms across the Southeast including strong winds and even a few tornadoes along with heavy rain and flooding,' Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean said Thursday. 'That will spread into the Mid Atlantic to the Northeast.'
The storm will be more of a wet storm than a white snowstorm because a warm front will surge into the area, bringing record mild temperatures into the Northeast.
Heavy rain will move into the Northeast by Thursday afternoon into Friday. (Fox News)
Flood watches have been posted have been posted from Virginia into New England where widespread rainfall of up to 3 inches is expected. Coastal flooding will also be an issue.
The NWS said that widespread flooding may be possible throughout the region because many locations have set new records for the wettest year in recorded history, including in Washington D.C.
'The most widespread problem from this storm will be related to drenching rain,' AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said.
'Flood watches are in effect for much of the east -- turn around, don't drown,' the NWS said.
Up to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall across the region, creating travel headaches. (Fox News)
The storm comes during what is expected to be a record-breaking holiday travel season. More than 110 million people are expected to take to the roads and air, according to AAA.
INRIX, a global mobility analytics company, predicts travel times in the most congested cities in the U.S. could be as much as four times longer than a normal trip, according to AAA.
Rain will be falling in New York City on Thursday during the time period that congestion will be the worst in the area, between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., according to the group.
As the East Coast deals with the storm, Americans on the West Coast are also in for an active weather pattern into the holiday weekend.
'The active weather continues out West, with a series of Pacific storms bringing heavy mountain snow, strong winds, and heavy rain along coastal locations,' Dean said.