The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropics active again after hurricane season ends
Start your day with the latest weather news – a tropical system being watched, soaking rains continue in the South, Mauna Loa still rumbling and stunning lunar views from Orion.
Widespread rain from Oklahoma to Georgia could create flash flood threat
A wet week is in store from Oklahoma to Tennessee, where up to 5 inches of rain is possible through Friday.
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We’re getting a dose of holiday cheer this morning with this snowy scene just north of Seattle snapped last week by FOX Weather senior digital content editor Scott Sistek. Want to be featured here? It’s easy to share your weather photos and videos with us. Email them to weather@fox.com or add the hashtag #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media platform.
Up to 4 inches of snow fell through Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in parts of Seattle as a winter storm brought snow, wind and rain. (Scott Sistek / FOX Weather)
Tropical disturbance being watched even after hurricane season ends
Mother Nature apparently didn’t get the memo that the official hurricane season ended Nov. 30. The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic that has a medium chance of development within the next 5 days. If it gains enough strength, it would take the next name on the list – Owen.
Flash floods possible across South as soaking rains continue
Round after round of rain is moving across parts of the South this week. A large swath from far eastern Oklahoma to the western tip of Virginia could see as much as 5 inches of rain. Northern Arkansas, the Bootheel of Missouri, far northern Alabama, as well as much of Tennessee and Kentucky, are expected to receive the most rain, according to the FOX Forecast Center. There's a threat of flash flooding across western portions of this region on Wednesday.
Mauna Loa eruption continues in Hawaii
The world’s largest active volcano is still rumbling more than a week after it started erupting. Mauna Loa was quiet for nearly 40 years before lava started spewing from it Nov. 27. Since then, lava has been inching toward a major highway on the Big Island of Hawaii. Officials have also been warning people hoping to get a glimpse of the molten rock to stay inside the designated safe area to view the volcano.
Lava from the Mauna Lao volcano continues to move closer to highway
Footage captured by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava spurting from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii moving closer to Daniel K Inouye Highway on Sunday, December 4.
Orion offers spectacular views of moon before heading home
Orion, the spacecraft NASA wants to use to return astronauts to the moon, took one final pass of our celestial neighbor before aiming for home. Cameras on the ship showed a stunning view of Earth rising above the horizon before the engines were fired to send the craft on a trajectory for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11.
The view of Earthrise next to the moon from NASA's Orion spacecraft on Dec. 5, 2022 as it emerges from behind the moon. The spacecraft completed a return powered flyby burn, swinging around the moon and beginning its journey back to Earth. (NASA)
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