The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Storm could spell early Christmas travel trouble for East Coast
Start your day with the latest weather news – A storm system developing near Florida this week could cause problems for people on the East Coast who are getting an early start on their holiday travel next week.
Weather in America: December 14, 2023
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, and there are only 17 days left in the year. 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.
Coastal storm could slow early Christmas travel on East Coast next week
A storm system developing in the Gulf of Mexico this week will have far-reaching impacts across the eastern U.S. After dumping heavy rain and raising the risk of flash flooding in Florida, the storm moves up the East Coast. That will lead to messy weather that could cause some headaches for early holiday travelers.
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Texas faces flood risk through Friday
A storm moving through the south-central U.S. is bringing snow to the High Plains of Colorado and New Mexico and heavy rain elsewhere. The heaviest rain on Thursday will fall across parts of Texas, where the risk of flash flooding is elevated. That risk continues in the Lone Star State on Friday but moves east on Saturday.
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Solar storms could switch railway signals in ‘worst-case scenario,’ study finds
Geomagnetic storms are caused by charged particles shot from the Sun interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere. A study published this week found that in a "worst-case scenario," a powerful solar storm could cause signals that are used to direct trains to the appropriate tracks to change on their own.
A signal light just outside Radley's railway station in Oxfordshire, England. (Photo by: Planet One Images/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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