The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Chicago, Detroit could be blasted by biggest snowstorm this season
Top weather news for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025: A powerful winter storm continues to sweep across the Plains and Midwest, placing cities like Chicago and Detroit on alert for what could be the biggest snowstorm so far this winter.
Weather in America: February 12, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Winter storm unleashes thundersnow, ice in central US
Another winter storm is unleashing its fury across the central U.S., bringing heavy snow and ice to portions of the Plains and Midwest, forcing officials to close state offices and schools and prompting warnings to delay travel if possible.
The FOX Forecast Center said that heavy snow is possible from Kansas City, Missouri, to Chicago and Detroit in the Great Lakes region on Wednesday as the area of low pressure rapidly strengthens.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, this winter storm could be the biggest snowstorm of the season so far for several Midwest cities, including Chicago and Detroit.
Thundersnow has been reported in Oklahoma City and Norman, Oklahoma, and forecasters say ice could be an issue in Oklahoma, Missouri and parts of Ohio.
(FOX Weather)
Heavy snow blankets Washington, Baltimore
Heavy snow fell across a wide swath of the mid-Atlantic, including Washington and Baltimore, on Tuesday night, triggering hundreds of weather-related crashes and delaying hundreds of flights as a parade of winter storms continues to barrel across the U.S.
The storm dropped 4-6 inches of snow in the Washington area and about 2 inches in Baltimore. The storm brought even heavier totals to the west, where portions of northwestern Virginia and West Virginia reported a foot of snow on Tuesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Hundreds of crashes were reported in both Virginia and Maryland, while Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Snow falls over the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Snowfall is expected to intensify this evening across the D.C. region, with accumulations of three to six inches and higher totals further south, creating hazardous travel conditions. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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Watch: Terrified kayaker stalked by great white shark
Dramatic video has emerged online of a kayaker escaping after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, late last month.
"What the … great white! Great white shark!" Wells exclaimed as he quickly began to paddle away.
The video shows the large dorsal fin and tail fin (caudal fin) poking out of the water immediately behind the kayak.
Terrified kayaker stalked by great white shark in New Zealand
A kayaker escaped after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand
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