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Memphis, TN – The Mid-South is gearing up for a wet, chilly, and occasionally breezy pattern during the Thanksgiving travel window, as new long-range federal outlooks show a 40–50% or higher chance of above-normal precipitation across the region from November 23 through November 29. With temperatures expected to remain well above freezing for most areas, cold rain is the dominant forecast through the holiday week.
According to the Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook, the Mid-South sits on the southern flank of a storm corridor stretching from Texas through the Ohio Valley. This setup supports repeated waves of rainfall for western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, and western Kentucky, with only a slim chance of a brief wintry mix near the Tennessee–Kentucky border…