A storm will impact much of the eastern two-thirds of the United States during the busiest travel times ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday as millions hit the highways and head for the airports.

The heaviest amounts of rain are expected to come through Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

DALLAS - Dallas-Fort Worth is in for some wet changes after a record-breaking hot week. The week began with a new daily record high of 87 degrees on Tuesday at DFW Airport, breaking the previous record of 83 degrees. The average high temperature for this time of year is 66 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

For November standards, it’s not too common for us to get an atmospheric river of the potency that we got,” NWS Meteorologist Sebastian Westerink said.

Moisture returns to the Sunflower State tomorrow as our next system arrives. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman tracks out the timeline for showers and totals through the weekend.

According to data from the National Weather Service, the Santa Barbara Airport received 6.67 inches of rain between Friday and Sunday, breaking the location's previous three-day rain record total set in 2002 when it received 5.

A strengthening storm will spread heavy rain and severe thunderstorms from Texas to Missouri, raising the risk for flash flooding, travel disruptions, and damaging winds from later Wednesday to Friday.

Unrelenting rain is expected to persist in the Bay Area as two back-to-back storm systems close in on the region this week, accompanied by up to 60 mph wind gusts, possible thunderstorms, landslides and flooding.