The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Memorial Day weekend forecast looks soggy for Southeast
Start your day with the latest weather news – The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring a system that could dampen Memorial Day weekend plans for parts of the Southeast. Plus, sharks are back, and officials are warning beachgoers ahead of the holiday.
Memorial Day weekend washout possible for Carolinas, Southeast coast regardless of tropical development
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a complex weather scenario off the Eastern Seaboard through the Memorial Day weekend, which could lead to a tropical disturbance developing over the western Atlantic that could lead to a holiday weekend washout for parts of the Carolinas and Southeast coast.
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Monitoring the Southeast coast for tropical development
The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring an area off the Eastern Seaboard that could lead to a tropical disturbance developing over the western Atlantic, spelling trouble for those with Memorial Day weekend plans along the Southeast coast.
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No matter whether tropical development occurs, some Florida communities are in store for several inches of rainfall over the next few days as a cold front stalls near the state.
A low-pressure system is then expected to develop along that stalled cold front and curve westward into the Carolinas over the Memorial Day weekend. As a result, periods of heavy rain, rough surf and gusty winds are likely along parts of the Southeast coast, dampening some holiday weekend beach plans.
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The southern Plains will once again have the chance for severe storms on Tuesday. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats across portions of western and west-central Texas during the afternoon and evening.
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Shark spotted off Cape Cod ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Whale watchers were in for quite the surprise as they watched a 12-foot great white shark devouring its next meal just feet from their boat.
"The entire event only lasted around 7 minutes from when we first saw the shark quickly break the surface of the water, in what we think was the initial strike, to when the seal was consumed," the whale-watching group said.
Officials warn that sharks are back in the area, and it is a great reminder to be shark smart when venturing out into open waters.
Large great white shark seen off Cape Cod
People aboard a whale watching trip got quite the surprise when they saw a large great white shark. Those recording said it is the first great white shark sighting of the season.
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