Birmingham, AL – Thanksgiving travelers across Alabama could face a wetter, more unsettled weather pattern from November 18–24, raising concerns about heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible highway flooding just as holiday traffic begins building across the state.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, its November 10 outlook favors above-normal precipitation across portions of Alabama and the surrounding Southeast from Wednesday, November 18, through Tuesday, November 24.
The outlook is part of a widespread precipitation pattern extending from the western United States through the central Plains, Midwest and Gulf Coast. While it does not confirm a specific storm or flooding event, the wetter signal raises the possibility of travel disruptions during the days leading up to Thanksgiving…