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Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Supercell spawns 19 tornadoes across Texas, more severe weather ahead
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Friday, June 6, 2025. 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. Severe storms remain ongoing and are expected to continue to pose problems throughout the day Friday from the southern Plains to the Southeast. Wind gusts topping more than 60 mph, a few tornadoes and very large to giant hail are the main concerns. The pattern will show little change compared to Thursday, and, once again, a Level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued across the High Plains. The overall pattern supports multiple opportunities for severe storms through Saturday and potentially into early next week from Texas through Georgia, the FOX Forecast Center said. A powerful supercell thunderstorm trekked across eastern New Mexico and West Texas on Thursday, producing tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. This single storm spawned an astonishing 19 tornadoes, the FOX Forecast Center said, causing significant damage that ranged from mobile homes being overturned to roofs being ripped off buildings. The storm traveled more than 80 miles, producing its first tornadoes around Causey, New Mexico, and not giving up before reaching Lubbock, Texas, during the evening hours, where most of the impacts were felt. FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic was able to take video of the cell, which produced a rope-like, dusty twister out in what many would proverbially call 'the middle of nowhere.' A harrowing scene unfolded along a Mexican beach as drone footage captured swimmers becoming swamped by a huge wave in the wake of Tropical Storm Alvin. The nearly 2 1/2-minute video shows walls of angry surf crashing onto the sandy shoreline of Icacos Beach on Sunday, giving three swimmers quite the ride as they bobbed up and down – and sometimes disappeared beneath – the swells. Put your weather trivia knowledge to the test with our five-question quiz. Click here to get started. Here are a few more stories you might find interesting. Live video awaits moment of possible underwater volcanic eruption off West Coast Saharan dust muddies Florida skies before eyeing Gulf Coast, Texas Single drill hole could spark international gold rush in Finland after 'significant' discovery Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app, at or on your favorite streaming service. It's easy to share your weather photos and videos with us. Email them to weather@ or add the hashtag #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media article source: Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Supercell spawns 19 tornadoes across Texas, more severe weather ahead
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Watch: Supercell cuts path through 2 states producing tornadoes live on FOX Weather
LUBBOCK, Texas – A powerful supercell thunderstorm trekked across eastern New Mexico and West Texas on Thursday, producing tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. The storm traveled more than 80 miles, producing its first tornadoes around Causey, New Mexico, and not giving up before reaching Lubbock, Texas, during the evening hours, where most of the impacts were felt. The thunderstorm was one of several that developed across the Southern Plains, where the Storm Prediction Center had issued Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches earlier in the day. Despite the potential for showers and thunderstorms across much of the Lower 48, the most dangerous activity was centered over the Plains and West Texas. Phoenix Has Already Hit 100 Degrees. What Does This Early Heat Mean For Summer? The supercell that storm chasers had their eye on was able to break through the atmospheric cap and produce its first tornado not far from the New Mexico-Texas line. FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic was able to take video of the cell, which produced a rope-like, dusty twister out in what many would proverbially call 'the middle of nowhere.' Outside of possibly a small outhouse or a utility line, no damage was reported in much of eastern New Mexico, but the storm wasn't done. As it moved into West Texas, atmospheric conditions allowed the cell to grow in size and intensity, ultimately producing what may have been the strongest tornado of the event. Video captured dust and anything not bolted down in the rural countryside being picked up by the wedge-shaped vortex. Fortunately, again, much of the track of the storm remained over sparsely populated areas, but its sheer size did not prevent the National Weather Service from issuing warnings with headlines such as "Particularly Dangerous Situation." Despite the storm's longevity, the supercell didn't conclude after impacting areas around the town of Morton and still had the largest city in its path – Lubbock, Texas - which is about 50 miles away. "I've been watching this storm since I got into work several hours ago… People were posting videos of tornadoes that it was producing, and it's been just moving ever so slowly from west to east, and unfortunately it's got a bullseye right on Lubbock right now," FOX Weather meteorologist Ari Sarsalari said while tracking the supercell. As the tornado approached the region of more than 250,000 residents, it became rain-wrapped, causing additional dangers, as vortexes are more difficult to track when obscured. At one point, residents in the area reported twin tornadoes, in addition to damaging hail, hurricane-force wind gusts and flooding rains. At Texas Tech University, students were urged to seek shelter and stay away from windows as the storm approached campus. The combination of hail and heavy rainfall triggered dangerous flash flooding, with some roads turning into streams and rivers. Videos from traffic cameras showed vehicles wading through deep water – situations that forecasters always warn can be deadly and drivers should try to avoid. Search and rescue crews worked late into Thursday night to assist stranded drivers and search for potential storm victims, but emergency managers only reported one injury as of Thursday evening. Several structures appeared to have significant damage from either a tornado or straight-line winds that were estimated to have been in excess of 80 mph and thousands were without power. How To Watch Fox Weather Following the damage in Lubbock, the cell appeared to stop producing tornadoes, but it remained a dangerous storm, with the potential of softball-sized hail and gusty winds into the heart of the Lone Star State. The cell was still heading eastward as of late Thursday evening; however, it appeared the worst of the weather would spare the city of Abilene and stay north of Interstate article source: Watch: Supercell cuts path through 2 states producing tornadoes live on FOX Weather
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18-04-2025
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Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: 52M under threat of severe weather Friday as storms persist into Easter
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Friday, April 18, 2025. 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. The first round of severe storms pushed through the Plains on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be an active weekend of severe weather. Softball-sized hail and 80 mph winds were reported in Nebraska. The National Weather Service even issued a rare Tornado Emergency for Fremont County. No major injuries have been reported. Several storm chasers, including FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic, captured video of a tornado forming and then rolling across the fields of Missouri Valley, Iowa, on Thursday evening. Friday's severe storm threat zone is a massive area centered along a cold front that is draped across the center of the country, covering nearly 52 million people from Texas to Michigan. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along the cold front from southern Wisconsin to Missouri with isolated supercells tracking across Illinois, Indiana, and possibly southern Michigan beginning in the late afternoon. Damaging wind is the primary concern. St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis and Detroit are all included within Friday's severe storm threat. Meanwhile, south of Missouri, supercells could develop in the evening which may produce a couple of tornadoes across western Oklahoma. Hail larger than golf balls will also be possible from central Kansas to northwest Texas. Storms will push slightly east into the holiday weekend, complicating Easter travel. Exactly how Saturday's storms play out will impact the forecast for Easter Sunday. Forecasters are watching for potential ingredients for tornadoes in the storm-weary Ozarks, Texarkana and parts of the southern Plains. A significant late-season snowstorm is bringing high winds and as much as 1-2 feet of snow to the Rockies through Saturday. Parts of Montana have picked up more than a foot of snow in less than 24 hours. Denver reached a high temperature of 77 degrees on Thursday afternoon, and saw snow by Thursday night. The Mile High City should see snow all day Friday and into the early morning hours on Saturday. Put your weather trivia knowledge to the test with our five-question quiz. Click here to get started. Here are a few more stories you might find interesting. The best evidence for life outside our solar system just got stronger See it: Peru mountain climbers scramble as massive glacier shatters behind them Here's how you can get into national parks for free on Saturday Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app, at or on your favorite streaming service. It's easy to share your weather photos and videos with us. Email them to weather@ or add the hashtag #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media article source: Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: 52M under threat of severe weather Friday as storms persist into Easter
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18-04-2025
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Friday severe storms target Midwest, Plains as over 100 million Americans under threat through Easter Sunday
ST. LOUIS – A major severe storm risk will once again emerge Friday as outdoor Easter activities and travel are set to begin, impacting over 52 million people across 11 states. From the southern Plains up through the Midwest, the forecast includes the possibility of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. Adding to the concern, this volatile weather pattern will linger through the holiday weekend, threatening the Texas I-35 corridor with more severe storms on Saturday before shifting its focus northward to the central Plains on Sunday. Severe weather unleashed its fury across the central Plains on Thursday evening. Several storm chasers, including FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic, captured video of a tornado forming and then rolling across the fields of Missouri Valley, Iowa. This comes amid a rare Tornado Emergency issued for Fremont, Montgomery and Page counties in Iowa, alongside reports of softball-sized hail. Storm Tracker's Car Blasted By 80+ Mph Winds As Severe Thunderstorm Triggers Dust Storm The danger isn't over, as over 100 million Americans are under this threat through Sunday. The FOX Forecast Center said Friday's severe storm threat zone is a massive area centered along a cold front that will stretch nearly border to border. But the devil is in the details, and different scenarios may play out in the northern and southern sections of the threat zone. How To Watch Fox Weather Redevelopment of storms is expected by midday over parts of Wisconsin and into northern and Upper Michigan. These storms will be hail (<1") producers. Further south, a cap on the atmosphere will keep storms from developing until late afternoon and early evening. Eventually, isolated supercells are expected to track across Illinois, Indiana and perhaps southern Michigan. Strong wind gusts greater than 60 mph and small hail are the greatest threats. The greatest tornado potential will remain in Missouri and Illinois. Cities in the path of these storms include St. Louis, Milwaukee and Chicago. Indianapolis and Detroit are also included. By early evening, storms should start to intensify. Supercells could develop with the initial round of storms that may produce a couple of tornadoes across western Oklahoma. Hail larger than golf balls will also be possible from central Kansas to northwest Texas. Farther northeast into Kansas and Missouri, clusters of severe storms will also be possible and could produce 50-60 mph winds and hail. Wichita Falls, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Wichita, Kansas, are just some of the major cities in the severe storm threat across the South. Saturday will see the severe storm threat area shift only a bit. Scattered severe storms seem possible from central Texas into the Ohio Valley on Saturday afternoon and evening. This will also signal the beginning of heavy rain and possible flooding as storms repeatedly drench the same areas, the FOX Forecast Center said. Across Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the forecast is a little more uncertain due to the presence of morning thunderstorms. These morning storms could "eat up" the available energy in the atmosphere and limit activity later in the day. Should the storms develop, damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph and hail are the main concerns. A tornado or two can't be ruled out. Easter Sunday will be a day to watch as ingredients may come together for a more formidable severe weather event, including more tornadoes. A region that has been hit very hard by severe weather over the past month may be in the crosshairs: portions of the southern Plains, lower and mid-Mississippi Valley and mid-South region. Details will become clear as Easter Sunday draws closer. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest article source: Friday severe storms target Midwest, Plains as over 100 million Americans under threat through Easter Sunday
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03-04-2025
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Watch: Violent tornado causes damage near Lake City, Arkansas
BAY, Ark. – A powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Arkansas on Wednesday, prompting the issuance of an urgent Tornado Emergency as the supercell passed through communities such as Lake City and Blytheville. The FOX Forecast Center described the storm as a "wedge tornado," a type of twister that is particularly dangerous and wide, which sent storm chasers scrambling to put enough distance between themselves and the violent cyclone. The tornado, with multiple vortices swirling around its base, was first spotted just east of Jonesboro and quickly moved toward the Arkansas-Missouri state line. Accompanying the destructive tornado were bursts of light, likely caused by transformers exploding due to the intense winds, which were estimated to have reached nearly 200 mph. Crews Search For Storm Victims In Potosi, Missouri, Following Tornado Strike Brandon Copic, one of FOX Weather's exclusive storm chasers, tracked the tornado in real-time. "It's coming very close to me," Copic reported. "There is an audible roar with it right now." Copic estimated the twister was at least an EF-3 and showed characteristics of being substantially stronger, which further underscored the danger to residents in its path. Local authorities urgently advised residents to seek substantial shelter during the storm, calling the situation extremely dangerous. Arkansas Governor Sanders said there were reports of storm and tornado damage around the state with emergency personnel on the ground to help the injured. Local authorities reported at least two dozen homes were significantly damaged in Monette and Lake City, with seven people, who were receiving treatment for Westside Consolidated School District, which services rural communities in the northeast portion of the state, reported that classes will not be held on Thursday as at least one of its facilities was damaged during the severe weather outbreak. Power outage tracking websites reported at least 40,000 customers without electricity as of Wednesday evening. Attitudes Toward Tornado Preparedness In Us Changing As Storm Risk Zones Shift Earlier in the day, a separate tornado struck eastern Missouri, prompting firefighters to conduct search-and-rescue operations north of the small town of than 15 million residents, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, were placed under Tornado Watches, with forecasters urging those in the thunderstorm zone to remain alert for potential additional tornado article source: Watch: Violent tornado causes damage near Lake City, Arkansas
