The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Earthquake shakes Texas awake as dense fog creates dangerous travel
Start your day with the latest weather news – Fog alerts have been issued from southeastern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, and forecasters have warned of dangerous driving conditions on several interstates.
Weather in America: November 8, 2023
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. 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.
West Texas rattled by early-morning earthquake
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled West Texas and parts of southeastern New Mexico in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday morning, providing an early awakening to kick off the middle of the week.
The earthquake struck at 3:27 a.m. MST and was centered in a rural area about halfway between Midland and El Paso, or about 58 miles south-southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, at a depth of about 5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
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Dense fog makes for dangerous travel in Deep South
Dense Fog Advisories have been issued from southeastern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as thick fog creates dangerous travel on several interstates in the Deep South.
To make matters worse, smoke from wildfires burning in the region has combined with the fog to make super fog and bring visibility to near zero in parts of the New Orleans metro area, where portions of Interstate 10 have been shut down because of the extremely low visibility. Smoke was to blame for a deadly crash in Louisiana on Tuesday, while super fog caused a deadly pileup last month.
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Clipper system targets Northeast with snow, ice
A fast-moving system is swinging across the northern tier of the U.S. this week. It’ll bring snow and rain to the Great Lakes on Wednesday before bringing a big wintry mess to the Northeast. Places from New York to Maine should expect rain and snow by Thursday. Ice is also possible, with the highest chance in upstate New York and Vermont.
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More than 200 million to see above-average temps
A good chunk of the country is feeling more like summer Wednesday than fall, with above-average temperatures expected from Texas to Ohio. That area will be shrinking Thursday as a cold front sinks south before stalling near the Gulf Coast later this week.
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Watch this
A "rarely seen" whale shark was spotted feasting on fish near Hawaii last week. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world.
'Rarely seen' 30-foot whale shark spotted near Hawaii
Underwater video shot on Thursday shows a 30-foot whale shark swimming off the northern coast of Oahu near Kāneʻohe Bay. (Courtesy: Mark Royer, University of Hawaii shark researcher)
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