The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Atmospheric river winds down in California
Start your day with the latest weather news – After days of dumping flooding rain on the Golden State, a storm will taper off today before its energy moves east.
Weather in America: February 21, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, and National Sticky Bun 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.
Heavy rain finally ending in California
The relentless rain brought to California by the most recent atmospheric river is coming to an end Wednesday. Flooding is still possible from Los Angeles to San Diego, but the threat is lower than earlier in the week. The storm left behind damage and led to people having to be plucked from floodwater.
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Next Northeast storm brewing in Midwest
The energy from the West Coast storm is moving east, helping stir up a new system in the Midwest. Severe weather and flooding are possible from southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley starting late Wednesday evening. Later this week, the storm heads into the Northeast, where rain and snow are likely.
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Watch this
A bird appeared to be walking on water in California after this week’s storms. In reality, it was treading across debris that had been washed into the water.
‘Bird Jesus’ walks on debris-filled water after atmospheric river strikes California
A video posted on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, shows birds walking on debris floating on the water’s surface after another atmospheric river storm drenched southern California.
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