The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather derails train, produces tornadoes in Plains
Start your day with the latest weather news: A large tornado was spotted spinning across an open field and road in South Dakota while the Midwest braces for another round of severe weather Thursday.
Weather in America: August 29, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Thursday, August 29, 2024. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast.
Tornadoes caught on video in the Plains
Severe weather blasted across portions of the northern Plains on Wednesday, with thunderstorms producing powerful winds that blew over a train, as well as reports of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
There were at least five reports of tornadoes that were received from North Dakota and South Dakota, including a large twister that was caught on video by exclusive FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic.
This image shows a tornado near Mound City, South Dakota, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.
(Brandon Copic / FOX Weather)
More severe weather headed for Midwest
For the third time this week, severe weather may hammer parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The severe storm potential will likely set up across Minnesota, with the Twin Cities right in the crosshairs. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 2 out of 5 threat for severe weather here.
This graphic shows the severe weather threat on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
(FOX Weather)
Watch: Fiery crash of SpaceX Falcon 9 booster results in FAA grounding
A fiery crash of a Falcon 9 booster safely off the coast of Florida resulted in the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounding the fleet as SpaceX will be tasked with identifying what went wrong before flying again.
The rocket and satellite deployment during the early-Wednesday mission seemed to go off without a hitch, but the landing of the booster on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" droneship went awry.
Video captured the moment when the piece of the rocket crashed onto the deck during the recovery process.
Fiery crash of SpaceX Falcon 9 booster results in FAA grounding rocket launches, again
(SpaceX / FOX Weather)
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