The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: 2 storms being tracked in tropics
Start your day with the latest weather news – The tropics are heating up with two systems that are being watched this week. One is in the Atlantic, while the other is in the Pacific.
Norma rapidly strengthens to Category 3 hurricane
Norma is a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is possible Thursday followed by gradual weakening beginning Friday and continuing into the weekend.
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Hurricane HQ: Norma, Tammy being tracked as tropics heat up
There are two systems that forecasters are keeping tabs on in the tropics. One is in the Atlantic, while the other is in the Pacific. The newest one is Tropical Storm Tammy in the Atlantic, which has prompted alerts in parts of the Caribbean.
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The other is Hurricane Norma in the Pacific, which rapidly strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane overnight and appears to be headed for Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. It’s possible that what is left of Norma could bring some rain to parts of Texas next week.
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New York’s weekend washout streak to continue
For the seventh weekend in a row, New York City could see its weekend washed out as a coastal storm is expected to develop near the Northeast. The heaviest rain will likely fall across interior sections of New England, with Maine and New Hampshire picking up the most rain through Sunday.
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Windy weather creates wild scenes in Montana
Howling winds blew across the northern Plains on Tuesday, which led to scenes that could be taken right out of a classic western movie. The 60-mph winds blew tumbleweeds into piles in front of homes in Great Falls, Montana. Some piles reached up to the roofs of houses.
Montana homes buried under tumbleweed blown in by strong wind gusts
Video shot on Tuesday shows piles of tumbleweeds stacked high against homes in Great Falls, Montana. (Courtesy: Darrin Schreder Photography and Design via Storyful)
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