Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: May nor'easter lashes Northeast; hurricane season outlook to be issued
Top weather news for Thursday, May 22, 2025: A nor'easter is lashing New England and the Northeast with powerful winds and soaking rain. Meanwhile, NOAA will release its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season later this morning.
Weather in America: May 22, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.
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Rare May nor’easter pounds Northeast with powerful winds, soaking rain ahead of holiday weekend
A rare May nor’easter is sweeping across the Northeast on Thursday, bringing cool, windswept rain to millions hoping to get an early jump on Memorial Day weekend travel.
A nor’easter doesn’t need snow to fall. It's simply an area of low pressure with strong northeasterly winds off the Atlantic Ocean.
Rain totals are expected to range from 1 to 2 inches, with some locally higher amounts in elevated terrain and along the Northeast and New England coasts.
Watch: Waves lash Fire Island as late-season nor'easter blasts Northeast
A video recorded at Smith Point on Fire Island in New York shows waves lashing the coast as a rare May nor'easter blasts the Northeast and New England on May 22, 2025.
Outdoor Memorial Day weekend plans dampened in unseasonably cool, wet start to summer for eastern US
A slow-moving storm system could put a damper on outdoor plans for the Memorial Day weekend, especially across the South.
Unseasonably cool temperatures are also expected to usher in the unofficial start of summer across much of the eastern U.S.
NOAA to issue 2025 Atlantic hurricane season outlook
With just 10 days left until the start of hurricane season, NOAA will issue its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference later Thursday morning. During an average year, the Atlantic Basin sees 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher).
FOX Weather will have live coverage on air and online here at 11 a.m. ET, along with exclusive analysis from FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross.
That comes as tropical development odds have increased off the coast of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where hurricane season began on May 15.
This graphic shows the development odds for an area to watch in the Eastern Pacific. (FOX Weather)
Watch this: Massive megalodon tooth found by diver off Florida coast
A recent diving trip off the coast of Florida resulted in an ancient discovery.
Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice.
Watch: Fossil diver discovers extremely rare megalodon tooth in Florida
Kristina Scott went diving in Venice, Florida, on May 14 for fossils. Little did she know she'd find a massive six-inch megalodon tooth.
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