The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe storms target big Northeast, mid-Atlantic cities
Start your day with the latest weather news. The most heavily populated corridor in the country is facing a risk of severe weather Wednesday, with damaging winds, hail and even tornadoes possible.
Weather in America: June 26, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.
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Northeast, mid-Atlantic face severe weather threat Wednesday
Some of the nation’s largest Northeast and mid-Atlantic cities are facing the threat of severe weather Wednesday. The worst storms are expected in a swath that stretches from New York to Kentucky. Cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington are included in the zone. The primary threat with any severe storms will be damaging winds, but hail and even tornadoes are possible.
Major disaster declared in Midwest as flooding continues
A major disaster has been declared in Iowa as the Midwest continues to deal with historic flooding that has killed at least two people. Levee breaks, dam failures and bridge collapses are just some of the impacts that have displaced dozens of people across the region.
Hurricane HQ: Invest 94L being tracked in Atlantic
A tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean, designated Invest 94L, is being tracked, as well as another disturbance much farther out in the ocean. Saharan dust is keeping a lid on most of the tropics right now.
Watch this: Weather satellite blasts off
America’s newest weather satellite, called GOES-U, is on its way to orbit Earth 22,000 miles away.
3-2-1-Take off and the GOES weather satellite starts it's journey to a new home in space
FOX Weather's Brandy Campbell was live at the launch of the GOES-U weather satellite in Florida. This is the final GOES satellite that will complete NOAA's constellation of remote weather monitors.
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