The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather, snow to impact much of US
Start your day with the latest weather news – The second and more powerful of a pair of storm systems crossing the country this week is bringing the risk of severe thunderstorms and heavy snow to a large swath of the U.S.
Tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds threaten South on Wednesday
Multiple rounds of severe storms are expected through Thursday, with a risk for wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, golf ball hail and tornadoes. The first focus area for severe storms will be across parts of Texas and Oklahoma late Wednesday afternoon and evening.
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Powerful storm stirring up trouble across much of US
The second and more powerful of a pair of storm systems crossing the country this week is bringing with it the risk of severe weather and heavy snow to a large part of the country.
Severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday in parts of at least nine states across the southern Plains, lower Mississippi Valley and mid-South. Tornadoes, hail and damaging wind gusts are possible with any severe storms that develop.
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On the cold side of this storm system, there is the potential for heavy snow, starting in the Rockies and spreading northeast across the Plains, through the Midwest and into the Great Lakes by the end of the week. While most places will see up to 5 inches of snow, upward of a foot is possible in the highest elevations.
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A large contrast in temperatures has set up on either side of this storm, with temperatures running up to 30 degrees above average ahead of it and about 30 degrees below average behind it.
The eastern U.S. will enjoy above-average temperatures this week while cold air settles across the western U.S.
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Turkey earthquake now deadliest in country’s modern history
About 40,000 people were killed by the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria last week. The bulk of the deaths – about 35,000 – happened in Turkey. That surpasses the deadliest earthquake in modern history in Turkey, which happened in 1939 and killed 33,000 people.
Members of the Zeytinburnu Municipality Search and Rescue Team (ZAK) confort themselves by the rubble of collapsed buildings in Nurdagi, near Gaziantep, on February 13, 2023, as rescue teams began to wind down the search for survivors, a week after an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria leaving more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid.
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