The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe storms threaten central US as Florida roasts in record heat
Start your day with the latest weather news – Severe weather will again threaten the central U.S. while Florida gets baked by dangerous heat.
Severe weather risk Wednesday threatens Plains, Midwest with damaging wind, large hail
The severe weather threat Wednesday will put millions of Americans at risk of potentially dangerous thunderstorms from the central Plains to the Ohio Valley.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Start your day the right way 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.
Denver to Chicago threatened by severe weather
A cold front will continue to charge across the central U.S., spawning the threat of severe weather across the Plains and Midwest again on Wednesday.
Damaging winds and large hail appear to be the main threats with these severe storms, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, especially in the Plains.
(FOX Weather)
Florida swelters under record heat
Much of the Florida Peninsula is covered by Heat Advisories on Wednesday as another day of dangerous heat indices is forecast for the Sunshine State.
Tampa set a new daily record high on the Fourth of July when it climbed all the way to 97 degrees, but the tropical humidity made it far worse as the feels-like temperature reached a scorching 109 degrees.
Wednesday's weather is expected to be very similar, with high temperatures predicted to reach the upper 90s and the heat index forecast to approach 110.
(FOX Weather)
Problems at the park
A Rhode Island man is dead after officials say he fell and was pulled underwater near a raging waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
FILE photo – Entrance sign for Rocky Mountain National Park.
(John Greim / LightRocket / Getty Images)
At Grand Canyon National Park, a woman died while hiking in extreme heat on Sunday. The 57-year-old woman was said to be attempting an eight-mile hike in a remote area of the park when temperatures were well over 100 degrees.
FILE photo – Posted signs warn tourists and hikers of the dangers of hiking in the Grand Canyon on May 14, 2019.
(Sébastien DUVAL / AFP / Getty Images)
And a woman who had been missing for more than a week was rescued after being found stuck waist-deep in mud inside a Massachusetts state park. Three officers waded 50 feet from shore through thick brush and swamp, where they were able to free her from the mud and carry her back to shore.
A Massachusetts woman missing for more than a week was rescued after being found stuck in mud for at least three days.
(Easton Police Department / FOX Weather)
Bonus reads
Before you go, here are a couple of stories we think you might enjoy.
- Top 10 national parks to visit this summer and the weather you can expect
- Unnerving video shows shark swimming among beachgoers in Florida
- Extreme ultraviolet light camera highlights strong solar flare that erupted from Sun on Sunday
Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app at foxweather.com/live or on your favorite streaming service.
You can share your weather pictures and videos with us anytime, anywhere, by emailing them to weather@fox.com or by adding the hashtag #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media platform.