The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe storms target large cities in Midwest
Start your day with the latest weather news – Severe weather is likely Wednesday in places like Chicago, Milwaukee and La Crosse in Wisconsin and Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota.
Canadian wildfire smoke smothers Upper Midwest, mid-Atlantic states on Wednesday
Unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality readings are widespread across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest on Wednesday as smoke from wildfires burning in Canada continues to pour in across the border.
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Severe weather targets Chicago, the Twin Cities in Midwest
Powerful thunderstorms are expected to move across the Midwest on Wednesday, with large cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and La Crosse in Wisconsin and Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota in the crosshairs. Tornadoes are possible, but damaging wind and large hail appear to be the primary threats.
Unhealthy air quality forecast in several major US cities
Wildfire smoke from Canada is again choking the skies across large swaths of the U.S. on Wednesday. The Midwest and Great Lakes are expected to see some of the country’s worst air quality, including places such as Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Hurricane HQ: Eastern Pacific gets first named storm while Atlantic watches Cindy’s leftovers
Tropical Storm Adrian developed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, marking the first named storm of hurricane season in the basin. There’s also a second disturbance being watched in the Eastern Pacific.
In the Atlantic, things are much quieter. The only game in town is the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, which is being watched for possible redevelopment.
Dangerous heat spreads across southern US
A heat wave that was once mainly Texas’ problem is expanded this week to cover a much larger swath of the southern U.S. Excessive heat alerts now stretch from Arizona to Kentucky, with Heat Advisories stretching as far east as Florida’s Gulf coast.
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