The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tornadoes possible in Florida today
Start your day with the latest weather news – Low pressure and tropical moisture moving across the Gulf of Mexico are raising the risk of tornadoes in the Sunshine State. The parched Southeast U.S. is welcoming the rain, however.
Tropical rains inundate Southeast on Wednesday
Significant tropical moisture will roll into the Southeast on Wednesday, and it's going to be a super soaker for several states.
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Low pressure, tropical moisture in Gulf of Mexico raises risk of tornadoes in Florida
A combination of low pressure and tropical moisture moving across the Gulf of Mexico is bringing some badly needed rain to the drought-stricken Southeast U.S., but it is also creating a tornado threat in Florida. The rain from this system is falling in a parched area of the country from Louisiana to Florida and into southern Georgia.
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Cross-country storm continues trek east
A storm that has dumped heavy rain and snow in parts of the West and Northwest is moving east. There’s a chance of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding in the nation’s heartland as it does so. The best chance of those threats is in a swath from Nebraska to Illinois through Thursday.
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Hurricane HQ: Category 4 Hurricane Lidia makes landfall; Tropical Storm Sean develops in Atlantic
Hurricane Lidia became a monstrous Category 4 storm Tuesday as it moved closer to a popular tourist destination in Mexico. Winds of more than 100 mph battered the Puerto Vallarta area late Tuesday before Lidia dissipated over Mexico's rugged terrain early Wednesday. The FOX Forecast Center is also tracking Tropical Storm Sean, which formed Wednesday morning over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and a new disturbance right behind it off the western coast of Africa.
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