The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Possible record stormy stretch of weather unfolding in South
Start your day with the latest weather news. A cold front that marched across the country this week is stalling and has become the focus of a prolonged period of wet weather in the southern U.S.
Weather in America: July 19, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, July 19, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Friday, July 19, 2024, and National Daiquiri 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.
Possibly record stretch of wet weather underway in South
A cold front that is slowing to a crawl in the southern U.S. has become the focus of heavy rain in parts of the region. That wet weather will continue for the next several days as the front stalls. Places from Texas to Virginia have a chance of rain just about every day through the middle of next week. The heaviest rain through Monday is expected across the Louisiana coast.
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West facing another dangerous heat wave amid scorching summer
The West has gotten few breaks from what has been a sizzling summer, and another heat wave is on tap to bake the region this weekend. Heat alerts have been issued from Washington state to Arizona. Phoenix officials say more than 20 people have already died from heat so far this year, and hundreds more deaths are under investigation.
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