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Start your day with the latest weather news – After storms tore across the Midwest and Great Lakes on Tuesday, the strongest storms are spreading into the Ohio Valley, Northeast and Appalachians.
Weather in America: February 28, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Severe weather threat shifts from Ohio Valley to Northeast, Appalachians
After dangerous storms ripped across the Midwest and Great Lakes on Tuesday, the worst of the weather is moving east Wednesday.
Over a million people across central Ohio, including Columbus, were awakened Wednesday morning by blaring weather alarms and urgent instructions to seek shelter as a line of severe thunderstorms triggered numerous Tornado Warnings.
So far, there are no reports of any injuries, though a spotter near Springfield, Ohio, reported a likely tornado strike with moderate damage, including damage to multiple homes, southeast of town. In the Dayton area, strong thunderstorms knocked a large tree into a home near Huber Heights. Thunderstorms brought gusts to 60 mph near Springfield and 69 mph in London, Ohio.
The threat was just pushing off to the east of Columbus as of 6:30 a.m. EST, but the dangerous line of thunderstorms along a potent cold front was still pushing east through Ohio and Kentucky.
As the storms continue eastward, severe weather is possible in a swath that stretches from Vermont to East Tennessee. Damaging wind is the primary threat, but a tornado or two can’t be ruled out.
(FOX Weather)
Wildfires tears across Texas
Windy weather and dry conditions have rapidly spread wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. The largest, by far, has been the Smokehouse Creek fire, which became one of the largest wildfires in the state’s history. More than 250,000 acres have been charred by the blaze, which has also prompted the evacuation of towns in its path. Fire weather conditions are expected to improve Wednesday.
![The Smokehouse Creek Fire burns in Hutchinson County, Texas on February 27, 2024. The 200,000-acre firing is burning out of control.]()
Image 1 of 4The Smokehouse Creek Fire burns in Hutchinson County, Texas on February 27, 2024. The 200,000-acre firing is burning out of control. (Image: Texas A&M Forest Service) ( )
![Smoke fills the sky near Canadian, Texas. Feb. 27, 2024.]()
Image 2 of 4Smoke fills the sky near Canadian, Texas. Feb. 27, 2024. ( Chad Casey via Storyful)
![Photos show smoke from the Smokehouse Creek Fire burning in the Texas Panhandle on February 27, 2024.]()
Image 3 of 4Photos show smoke from the Smokehouse Creek Fire burning in the Texas Panhandle on February 27, 2024. (Photo: Flower Mound Fire Department) ( )
![Photos show smoke from the Smokehouse Creek Fire burning in the Texas Panhandle on February 27, 2024.]()
Image 4 of 4Photos show smoke from the Smokehouse Creek Fire burning in the Texas Panhandle on February 27, 2024. (Photo: Flower Mound Fire Department) ( )
California mountains prepare for 12 feet of snow
What could be the biggest snowstorm of the season is on its way to the California mountains. Forecasters warn of up to 12 feet of snow possible in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and winds of more than 100 mph on the mountain peaks.
(FOX Weather)
Watch this
An alligator was none too pleased with a golf cart in Florida that cut the reptile off while it was strolling to a nearby pond.
Alligator attacks two people in a golf cart in southern Florida
Video recently shot in the town of Ave Maria, Florida, shows a feisty alligator scurrying toward unsuspecting golfers. (Courtesy: Denise Prues via Storyful)
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