The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Flood threat spans eastern US as heavy rain continues
Start your day with the latest weather news. Round after round of downpours are adding up from the South to the Northeast as much of the eastern U.S. faces the risk of flooding Wednesday.
Weather in America: July 24, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Flood threat covers eastern US as downpours continue
Days of heavy rain across the eastern U.S. are starting to add up. The result has been flooding in some areas. That threat remains Wednesday as more rounds of downpours are expected. Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, is under a Flood Watch. Atlanta, home to the nation’s busiest airport, will add weather to the list of problems for travelers.
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Severe storms threaten 64 million in Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes
An approaching cold front will fire off numerous showers and thunderstorms across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes on Wednesday. The strongest storms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, which could take down trees and power lines, and flooding rain. New York state is right in the center of the action, which has had quite a stormy month so far. This will be the 10th time severe weather has hammered New York since July 1.
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Geyser at Yellowstone National Park explodes
An explosion from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park sent debris flying into the air and destroyed a boardwalk Tuesday. No one was injured in what scientists described as a "hydrothermal explosion," but the Biscuit Basin area has been closed.
Geyser explodes in Yellowstone National Park
A hydrothermal explosion happened at a geyser in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, destroying a boardwalk.
Hurricane HQ: Atlantic could wake up soon
The tropics have been taking a nap in the Atlantic for the past few weeks, but that is expected to change in early August as the heart of hurricane season begins.
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Watch this: Thar she blows!
A whale crashed into a boat off the coast of New Hampshire, overturning the vessel.
Whale breaches, lands on a boat in New Hampshire waters
Video shot on Tuesday shows a boat off the New Hampshire coast, nearly capsizing after a breaching whale landed on it. (Courtesy: Colin Yager / TMX)
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