Hurricane Idalia

Severe storms are threatening to complicate what is set to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel rush ever with AAA predicting a record-breaking 82 million Americans on the move. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.

Hawaii and parts of the West Coast continue to be under tsunami advisories after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia. It is one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, with the Pacific Coast put on alert in the immediate aftermath.

Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss disaster response as death toll rises from Texas flash floods.

Homes and buildings are wrecked after a tornado touched down inside the city of St. Louis. The city’s mayor says four people are dead following the severe storms there. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.

KNBC reporter Michelle Valles speaks with an Altadena, Calif., couple as they flee their home as it is surrounded by flames. The couple was evacuated Tuesday, but returned after the home they'd fled to was also placed under evacuation orders.

The storm is expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday between St. Petersburg and Sarasota.

NBC News' Priscilla Thompson spoke with Terry Burke, who clutches her rosary and she explains how she evacuated from St. Petersburg to Orlando after Hurricane Helene devastated her home and neighborhood. 

The storm is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 175 mph.

It strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just over 24 hours.

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend coast, Milton appears headed for the state. It could intensify to a Category 4 and make landfall as a Category 3.