Well, if you wanted a White Christmas we hope you're not traveling.
A variety of storms could impact more than 20 states with wind, rain and snow on Tuesday pushing into Christmas Eve on Wednesday, according to AccuWeather, creating travel delays from the roads to the rails to the skies.
In a release, AccuWeather predicted "a storm bearing strong winds, heavy snow, torrential rain, thunderstorms and fog will converge on the Northeast and Midwest on Christmas Eve and will likely create major travel delays … the early stages of travel problems from patchy rain and fog will develop on Tuesday. The most widespread travel disruptions and the worst weather conditions in terms of windswept rain and travel-impairing snow will be centered on Christmas Eve."
For the moment, it appears on forecast maps that the northeast corridor - Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York - will be spared the snow but encounter heavy winds and some rain.
The area below Washington and into the Carolinas are forecasted for rain and thunderstorms.
It appears the brunt of the storm will hit the upper Midwest.
In a news release, AccuWeather said the storm is forecast to develop over the lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday and "is likely to strengthen dramatically" as it heads toward Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and the Great Lakes area on Christmas Eve. Ohio, Indiana and parts of western Pennsylvania could also be affected.
"Depending on how much the storm intensifies, gusty winds, with and without snow, will continue and may increase and become very strong over the Midwest on Christmas Day," the release said.
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