The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Mid-Atlantic faces severe weather threat
Start your day with the latest weather news – A system that has created severe storms across the country this week is on its way out this weekend, but not before threatening the Carolinas, Virginia and the DC area with thunderstorms.
Severe storm threat slides east
As a cold front progresses to the east and south, it will be the focus for a few severe storms Saturday from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic. A risk of hail and 60-plus mph wind gusts will be possible during the afternoon hours.
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Carolinas, Virginia, DC face severe weather threat Sunday
A storm system that has stirred up severe weather across the country this week is beginning its exit Saturday, but only after bringing storms to the mid-Atlantic region. The Carolinas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and even the Philadelphia area face the greatest threat of dangerous storms. Damaging wind, hail and a few tornadoes are possible.
(FOX Weather)
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The storm system that is expected to bring severe weather to the mid-Atlantic today has been causing trouble across much of the U.S. this week. Oklahoma took the brunt of the storm’s force, with tornadoes breaking out Wednesday. One of them was an EF-3 twister that killed three people in Cole, just south of Oklahoma City. It was the Sooner State’s deadliest in a decade.
Drone video shows homes flattened, cars tossed from deadly tornado in Cole, Oklahoma
Drone video shows homes flattened and cars tossed from a deadly tornado in Cole, Oklahoma.
On the cold side of the storm, snow added insult to injury in Duluth, Minnesota. The town had already received more than 130 inches of snow before more was piled on this week. That makes the winter of 2022-23 the snowiest on record for the city.
![Snow falls on Duluth parking lot. April 20, 2023.]()
Image 1 of 2Snow falls on Duluth parking lot. April 20, 2023. (NWS Duluth)
![Between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time, 0.3" of snow and sleet fell. This brought the seasonal total to 135.4", officially tying the 1995-1996 season for the snowiest winter season on record at Duluth -- but more snow came along. April 20, 2023.]()
Image 2 of 2Between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time, 0.3" of snow and sleet fell. This brought the seasonal total to 135.4", officially tying the 1995-1996 season for the snowiest winter season on record at Duluth -- but more snow came along. April 20, 2023. (NWS Duluth)
SpaceX launched its new Starship from Texas this week for a test flight. The launch was successful, but the rocket later exploded in spectacular fashion. SpaceX said the test will help engineers improve Starship’s reliability.
SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes after launch
SpaceX's Starship exploded mid-flight after launch 'success' of most powerful rocket ever built.
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