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04-05-2025
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Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather: Omega blocking pattern fuels thunderstorm, flooding threats across US
Welcome to the Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Sunday, May 4, 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. Tens of millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are facing a flash flood risk as we close out the weekend and begin a new workweek due to relentless rounds of rain and some thunderstorms fueled by a stubborn Omega blocking pattern over the U.s. An "Omega block" is named after the Greek letter Ω and disrupts the usual zonal flow of weather systems. The FOX Forecast Center said the blocking pattern has caused a so-called cutoff low-pressure system to stall over the Ohio Valley. This system is feeding moisture off the Atlantic Ocean, funneling precipitation into the region. An Omega blocking weather pattern has set up across the U.S., with forecasters warning that it will lead to a stagnant pattern of prolonged periods of warmth in some areas and steady, flooding rain in others. As a result, two distinct regions of precipitation are expected to dominate the workweek: one stretching from the Southwest to the southern Plains and Gulf Coast, with the other affecting the Northeast. This type of pattern is not known to produce extensive severe weather outbreaks, as the dynamics aren't in place, but localized bouts with hail and damaging wind gusts are possible. Four people were injured as a roof partially collapsed during a severe thunderstorm in Georgia on Friday, one of nearly 200 damage reports filtering in after some 1,500 miles of thunderstorms swept across a dozen states from Texas to New York. According to the Forsyth County Fire Department, the roof collapse happened just before 1 p.m. Friday in Alpharetta as a severe thunderstorm brought wind and hail. Employees were inside the medical supply company at the time of the storm, and firefighters arrived to find all had made it out safely. However, four employees suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Here are a few more stories you might find interesting. See it: Massive hailstorm strikes Paris after spring heat wave See it: Lava spews into air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for 19th time since December Firefighters gain upper hand in battling raging wildfires in Israel 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: Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather: Omega blocking pattern fuels thunderstorm, flooding threats across US
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27-04-2025
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Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather outbreak expected to lash Upper Midwest with tornadoes
Welcome to the Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Sunday, April 27, 2025, and National Pet Parents Day. 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. A significant severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold across portions of the Upper Midwest on Monday, with forecasters warning that conditions will be favorable for the development of very large hail, damaging wind gusts and strong tornadoes. Millions of people in cities like Minneapolis and Des Moines, Iowa, are being urged to prepare for the potentially life-threatening severe weather outbreak, which is expected to begin Monday afternoon and continue well into Monday night. In total, more than 45 million people from the U.s.-Mexico border in Texas to the U.S.-Canada border in the Upper Midwest will be at risk of severe weather on Monday. However, the threat is significantly higher on the northern end of that risk zone, where more than 7 million people in portions of Iowa, Minnesota and western Wisconsin have been placed in a Level 4 out of 5 risk on NOAA's Storm Prediction Center's (SPC) severe thunderstorm risk scale. Before the main outbreak of severe weather begins on Monday, isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Plains from Sunday evening into early Monday morning. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are all possible. The SPC has placed more than 2 million people from West Texas to North Dakota in a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather, while another 8.5 million people are included in a Level 1 risk from West Texas to Minnesota. Torrential rain swept across portions of southwestern Oklahoma and northern Texas during the end of the workweek and into the start of the weekend, triggering deadly flash flooding. According to police in Lawton, Oklahoma, a person was killed when their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. Police said first responders were unable to safely get to the submerged vehicle. The Lawton Police Department Dive Team arrived and was able to get the victim out of the vehicle. Today is the final day of National Parks Week, and we're taking a look at some of the parks that offer breathtaking views of the night sky. If you want to spot a meteor or see the Milky Way, here are the 20 best parks to visit. Here are a few more stories you might find interesting. Iconic 'Tree of Life' that defied gravity for years along Washington beach takes last stand Race week begins in Louisville for 151st Kentucky Derby New species of caterpillar found in Hawaii camouflages itself in dead bugs 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: Weekend Weather Update from FOX Weather: Severe weather outbreak expected to lash Upper Midwest with tornadoes
