The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather threatens cities blasted by deadly storms, flooding
Top weather news for Wednesday, April 9, 2025: A late-week storm is poised to bring a severe weather threat to areas still struggling to recover from last week's storms and ongoing flooding, while Old Man Winter continues to linger in parts of the Northeast.
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More severe weather threatens cities blasted by deadly storms, flooding
Communities in the Midwest and South that are still reeling from historic flooding and deadly storms are bracing for more severe weather this week that could delay recovery and response efforts.
At least 25 people in seven states were killed due to the extreme weather, including deaths from tornadoes in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, and fatalities from flooding in Kentucky.
![In this aerial view, vehicles drive through a flooded street following large storms on April 07, 2025 in Portageville, Missouri.]()
Image 1 of 15In this aerial view, vehicles drive through a flooded street following large storms on April 07, 2025 in Portageville, Missouri. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
![An aerial view of severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025.]()
Image 2 of 15An aerial view of severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![An aerial view of severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025.]()
Image 3 of 15An aerial view of severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![Aerial view of Buffalo Trace Distillery surrounded by floodwaters in Frankfort, Kentuky, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP)]()
Image 4 of 15Aerial view of Buffalo Trace Distillery surrounded by floodwaters in Frankfort, Kentuky, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 5 of 15This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![Flooding in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 5, 2025 due to Ohio River flooding.]()
Image 6 of 15Flooding in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 5, 2025 due to Ohio River flooding. (Eric Willoughby/X)
![Drone photo shows a flooded Western Kentuck Parkway at the White Mills-Eastview Exit.]()
Image 7 of 15Drone photo shows a flooded Western Kentuck Parkway at the White Mills-Eastview Exit. (Hardin County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)
![Flooded highway 1375 in Glendale, Kentucky on Sunday.]()
Image 8 of 15Flooded highway 1375 in Glendale, Kentucky on Sunday. (Hardin County Sheriff's Office)
![Photo shows a flooded Highway 84 between WK & Four Corners.]()
Image 9 of 15Photo shows a flooded Highway 84 between WK & Four Corners. (Hardin County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)
![A car drives past the flooded Nolin River on a highway unaffected by flooding.]()
Image 10 of 15A car drives past the flooded Nolin River on a highway unaffected by flooding. (Hardin County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)
![Farm sits on the edge of flooding in Glendale, Kentucky.]()
Image 11 of 15Farm sits on the edge of flooding in Glendale, Kentucky. (Hardin County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)
![Scenes of the flood caused by heavy rains across the Midwest of the U.S. in Frankfort, Kentuky, on April 7, 2025.]()
Image 12 of 15Scenes of the flood caused by heavy rains across the Midwest of the U.S. in Frankfort, Kentuky, on April 7, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![Aerial view of Buffalo Trace Distillery surrounded by floodwaters in Frankfort, Kentuky, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. ing.]()
Image 13 of 15Aerial view of Buffalo Trace Distillery surrounded by floodwaters in Frankfort, Kentuky, after days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025. (LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
![Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky.]()
Image 14 of 15Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
![Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky.]()
Image 15 of 15Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
After some frigid mornings across central portions of the U.S. that experienced days of intense storms and torrential rain, warmer temperatures are slowly going to return by the end of the week. However, so does the severe weather threat.
Nearly 30 million people across portions of the mid-South and Deep South and Tennessee Valley will be at risk of scattered severe thunderstorms on Thursday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed more than 9 million people in parts of seven states in a Level 2 out of 5 threat on its 5-point severe thunderstorm risk scale.
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Great Lakes, Northeast locked in a winter feel
We're almost three weeks into spring, but winter refuses to loosen its grip on the Great Lakes and Northeast. Following the tease of warmth at the end of last week and into the start of the weekend, when many places saw temperatures in the 70s, this return of winterlike conditions feels like even more of a gut punch.
The FOX Forecast Center said areas across much of the Ohio Valley and East Coast will remain 10-15 degrees cooler than average for early April.
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Wednesday morning's temperatures plunged to the lowest values so far this week ahead of another chance of rain moving into the Northeast by Thursday. Temperatures will remain below average Thursday, making it a dreary day for most. Some locations within the interior Northeast, especially higher in elevation, could see more snow.
Rain may hang around the New England coast through Sunday afternoon.
Record-breaking heat returns out West
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a major temperature warmup – this time across the western U.S. Here is what you can expect:
Temperatures will increase from Thursday into Friday, and numerous record highs are possible as high pressure builds across the West.
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High temperatures are expected to climb as much as 25 degrees or more above average by Friday. This anomalous heat will extend over 1,200 miles from the Mexican border out West all the way toward the Canadian border.
Major cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and Tucson, Arizona, will be challenging record highs Thursday, Friday and Saturday while also eyeing their first 100-degree day of 2025.
Watch: Woman inside vehicle survives when falling tree crushes it
A woman narrowly escaped death when a tree fell on her vehicle Monday in Pennsylvania. She was driving through Kennett Square, a Philadelphia suburb in Chester County, when a large tree toppled onto her car.
Video of the ordeal showed the woman's vehicle coming to a stop in traffic when the dead tree snapped and fell – seemingly exploding as it hit the ground. The woman is then seen jumping out of her mangled vehicle and looking back in disbelief.
A woman is lucky to be alive after traveling through Kennett Square on Monday when a large tree collapsed onto her car
A near tragedy in a Philadelphia suburb while traveling on the road.
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