A record high of 72.2 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the July Fourth holiday period (from June 28 to July 6), according to AAA. This is 1.7 million more people than last year and 7 million more than in 2019, according to AAA.

On July 4, strong to severe thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Northern and Central Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, temperatures will be abnormally high in the Upper Midwest, with heat advisories in effect for cities including Minneapolis and Chicago.

According to AAA 61.6 million Americans will have traveled domestically by car, and that’s up 2.2 percent from last year’s Fourth of july weekend, setting a record for highest volume. And by plane 5.84 million are expected to board and that’s a 1.4 percent increase.