The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Rain threatens NASCAR’s biggest race
Start your day with the latest weather news – Wet weather could cause problems for the Daytona 500, which is scheduled for Sunday. Meanwhile, California is facing another powerful storm.
Daytona 500 on Sunday in jeopardy due to rain chances
If rain begins before the Daytona 500 begins, race officials would make a determination to delay the start of the race until the track can be dried.
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Could rain delay the Daytona 500?
A dreary weekend is expected for much of the Florida Peninsula. That could be problematic for NASCAR fans who are eagerly awaiting the biggest race of the year on Sunday – the Daytona 500. Wet weather is forecast to begin sometime Saturday and linger through the bulk of Sunday. While NASCAR has the technology to dry the track, it has to stop raining first.
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Another powerful storm arrives in California
A Flood Watch has been issued for much of the California coastline, stretching from San Francisco to Los Angeles. That’s because another in a series of powerful storms battering the state this week is arriving Saturday. That’ll be followed by another storm on Sunday.
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Winter storm leaves blanket of snow across mid-Atlantic, New York City
A quick-moving storm system brought a blanket of snow overnight to a large swath of the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast, delivering to some communities the heaviest snowfall of the year, with winter weather alerts issued at one point late Friday for more than 50 million people.
Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York City all received accumulating snowfall. The heaviest totals were observed across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Spotters reported 4-6 inches around Pittsburgh, and 5-12 inches were reported in eastern Pennsylvania east into New Jersey.
Snow falls in New York City early on Feb. 17, 2024.
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A snow drought in Minnesota could cause problems for a major skiing race set to happen this weekend.
A lack of snow in Minneapolis changes the World Cup cross country ski race
Minneapolis is hosting the World Cup cross-country ski race but has seen its least snowiest winters on record.
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