Nor’easter in travel forecast

MINEOLA, N.Y. – A nor’easter is expected to develop Wednesday along the East Coast just as millions of travelers are heading to their Thanksgiving destinations.

The storm, forecast to dump rain along the coast and snow inland, could cause delays at Northeast airports and along its busy highways. Precipitation was forecast to sweep in from the south tonight into Wednesday morning and exit the region Thursday morning.

Robert Sinclair Jr. of AAA New York noted that an estimated 41.3 million travelers were expected to hit the nation’s highways for the holiday weekend. That’s a 4.3 percent increase over last year.

Sinclair suggested travelers consider going today or Thursday, instead of Wednesday, if they can.