Holiday travelers returning home this weekend could contend with more delays at airports as severe thunderstorms intensify in the South and a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms slams the West.

Nearly 90 flights were delayed and more than two dozen cancelled at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport early Thursday.

A day after tornadoes broke out across Texas and Louisiana, a stretch of the Southeast encompassing Texas, northern Florida and the Carolinas could see flooding rain, hail and tornadoes from Friday on through the weekend,

Severe storms are causing travel disruptions as millions of Americans navigate one of the busiest holiday seasons of the year. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Storms across both the Western and Southern United States threaten to disrupt flights as millions of holiday travelers prepare to close out the year.

The wave of storms put a damper on travel plans after the Christmas holiday and contributed to hundreds of flight cancellations nationwide.

Severe weather continues to hamper the journey home after the holidays for millions of US travelers this weekend as thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. More than 18,000 flights into, out of,