One of the strongest storms we've seen in Massachusetts in quite a while will bring rain and snow on Thanksgiving.The holiday will essentially be a washout with rain expected from mid-morning until late in the evening Thursday.

A storm and the first punch of winterlike chill will combine to cause Thanksgiving travel headaches across the eastern half of the United States as Mother Nature serves up a smorgasbord of sloppy weather.

Some southern Vermont towns could see more than a foot of snow, meteorologists predict, with widespread precipitation occurring by mid-morning on Thanksgiving Day. The storm is expected to move from south to north, according to Jessica Storm, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Burlington office.