The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Powerful California storm brings rare tornado threat on Monday
Start your day with the latest weather news – California will be slammed by another atmospheric river, bringing the threat of flash flooding, landslides and severe weather. Plus, after being delayed on Sunday, will racers take the track of the Daytona 500 on Monday?
Weather in America: February 19, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Monday, February 19, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Atmospheric river to slam California with flooding rain, rare tornado threat
More rounds of rain will once again soak California on Monday, bringing the risk of flash flooding and landslides to the Golden State. Not only will the state be threatened by intense rain and wind, but severe weather is also possible, including a rare tornado threat across portions of the Sacramento Valley.
Flooded roads were already reported early Monday in the Sacramento and San Jose areas, according to the National Weather Service. Farther south, a rockslide was reported near Gaviota on U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County, where the NWS had issued a Flash Flood Warning until 10:30 a.m. PST.
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Daytona 500 to try again on Monday
NASCAR officials also announced that the Xfinity Series season opener originally scheduled for Saturday at Daytona was postponed until Monday, with a scheduled start time at 11 a.m. EST.
According to NASCAR, the two races at Daytona International Speedway will mark the first-ever doubleheader on a Monday.
Lingering rain showers are not ruled out in Central Florida Monday morning for the Xfinity Series opener, but plenty of sunshine is expected by the start of the Daytona 500 race in the afternoon.
You can watch the 66th annual Daytona 500 on FOX and FOXSports.com.
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See it: Sun spits out massive solar flares over the weekend
The Sun put on a firework show this weekend, emitting one powerful X-class flare and at least one other intense burst of radiation.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this beautiful solar flare on Friday.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the right of each image – on Feb. 16, 2024. (Credit: NASA/SDO)
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And on Saturday, NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shared the dramatic image sequence below.
Because the flare happened on the back of the Sun, it was unlikely to affect radio frequencies on Earth or cause any other space weather impacts.
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