The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: South faces flood threat while West braces for another assault
Start your day with the latest weather news – The South faces a flood threat through the weekend during Mardi Gras festivities. Meanwhile, California will have little time to dry out before another atmospheric river arrives.
Weather in America: February 2, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, February 2, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 – Groundhog Day. 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.
South faces soaking rain for Mardi Gras parades
Just as Mardi Gras festivities begin to pick up, parts of the South will have to deal with heavy rain that will likely lead to flooding. The heavy rain begins in Texas and moves east through the weekend. The worst of the weather is expected Saturday, with a Level 2 out of 4 flood threat stretching from Houston to New Orleans and north into Arkansas.
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Another atmospheric river takes aim at West
There will be little time for California to dry out before the next atmospheric river storm brings another round of heavy rain and mountain snow to the region. Already, forecasters have highlighted a serious risk of flooding for the Santa Barbara area on Sunday. That area expands south into Los Angeles on Monday.
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Punxsutawney Phil isn’t alone
It’s Groundhog Day. Thousands of people have descended on Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see what a groundhog named Phil has to say about winter’s end. However, he’s not the only prognosticating rodent in the game.
Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil climbs on the top hat of his handler after Phil did not see his shadow and predicting an early spring during the 127th Groundhog Day Celebration at Gobbler's Knob on February 2, 2013 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
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