Severe weather to rip across South, East Coast as powerful storm unfolds

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, which blessed much of the country with tranquil weather, things will change in a dramatic way in subsequent days. The first sign of an evolving storm will show itself as early as Friday. The primary threat will be tied to heavy rain and thunderstorms potentially causing flooding along the western Gulf coast, with locations such as Lake Charles, Louisiana and Houston that will face the risk of flooding rainfall…