The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Large hail, tornadoes threaten Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis today
Start your day with the latest weather news – Severe storms will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes on Tuesday in major cities like Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis. Plus, the West could get buried in feet of snow while the other half of U.S. will see record warmth.
Weather in America: February 27, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. 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.
Over 54 million at risk of severe weather on Tuesday
Major cities like Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis are at risk of seeing severe storms on Tuesday as a powerful cross-country storm continues its trek through the Midwest.
Large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are possible Tuesday afternoon, evening and into the overnight hours as a low-pressure system nears the area.
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Powerful storm to bring feet of snow to the West
The West's second storm of the week will start its assault on Tuesday evening, which is expected to dump feet of snow as it hovers near the region throughout the week.
The FOX Forecast Center said the extreme snow and rain will last into the upcoming weekend as the storm spins in the Pacific. Because of that, multiple feet of snow are possible from the Cascades in Washington and Oregon to the Sierra Nevada in California.
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February or May?
On Tuesday, about 245 million Americans will experience above-average temperatures.
Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue to spread east across the central and eastern U.S. through Wednesday and potentially break hundreds of records.
Record highs and record-warm lows are expected to fall through midweek across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast.
But don't expect the warmth to last for very long. A rapid drop in temperature ushered in by the cross-country storm will allow winter to return.
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Fire season is back
Firefighters are hard at work as hot, dry and windy conditions overtake a good portion of the U.S.
In Texas, crews battled a 4,000-acre brush fire, leading to crazy scenery in the Panhandle.
Brush fire flames spread in North Texas during critical fire weather
Video from the Texas A&M Forest Service shows flames from the brush fire in the Texas Panhandle over the weekend. Fueled by winds and dry weather the fire exploded in size to 4,000 acres. (Video credit: Texas A&M Forest Service via Storyful)
Grassfires burned out of control on Monday as strong winds fueled the flames in Nebraska.
Smoke from a grass fire burning near the Custer-Lincoln County lines in Nebraska on February 26, 2024. (Image: Nebraska State Patrol Troop D)
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And in Colorado, crews worked to extinguish a fire burning near the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Aerial video shows grassfire burning at U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado
Drone video from the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows the 150-acre West Monument Creek fire burning on U.S. Air Force Academy grounds in Colorado Springs on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (Video: CSFD)
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