Two Storms Could Collide in Northeast During Peak Christmas Travel [Video]

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If an Alberta clipper moving east across the United States collides with an offshore storm brewing in the Atlantic, it could unleash significant weather in the Northeast during the beginning of peak Christmas travel this weekend.

Why It Matters

Millions of Americans will travel for the holiday this year. An American Automobile Association (AAA) report predicts that more than 119 million Americans have at least 50 miles to travel for year-end holidays.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, which also brought record-breaking travel, lake effect snow and hazardous winter weather posed dangers for travelers on their way home, to the point where officials in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York urged people to delay their trips until the worst of the snow had passed.

Given that Christmas is on a Wednesday this year and is just seven days away, Americans could set out early, meaning the forecast for this week and the coming …