The Christmas week is going to be a wet one in the U.S. as meteorologists forecast heavy rain and high winds from a large storm soaking the eastern half of the country.

Flights will likely be cancelled and delayed and travel plans during the Christmas Eve are not going to be pleasant. Mike Musher, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service said that a wide-ranging storm system with a number of weather phenomena would most likely be the reason for travel delays on the east coast.

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He also said that the most unfortunate part is that this is expected to occur during the most-traveled days of the year. Musher also reported that New York would experience light to moderate rainfall, and it is all because of the storm this Christmas Eve. States in New England could also expect rain during the day in result of this weather forecast. People who live in Missouri up to Michigan would also experience snow, according to The National Weather Service.

Chicago is expected to have 3 inches of snow as well. This is a warning to all 4.2 million travelers that the O'Hare and Midway airports are not going to make it easy for them. Traveling has already been a pain for some as early as the 23rd of December as FlightAware.com reported that about 3,600 flights have already been delayed in the county and more than 600 flights got cancelled. 

About 98.6 million Americans are estimated by AAA to travel coming from their hometown when the year ends, and this went up to about 4% of the travelers last year. The storm is expected to leave the area of responsibility on Christmas Day, but some places in New England along with the Great Lakes region might still experience some rainfall.

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