Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Wet Memorial Day weekend for millions across Plains, South
Top weather news for Friday, May 23, 2025: A slow-moving storm system could dampen outdoor plans through the weekend and into Memorial Day, especially across the South.
Weather in America: May 23, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, May 23, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Wet Memorial Day weekend for millions as slow-moving storm to soak Plains, South
A slow-moving storm system could dampen outdoor plans through the weekend and into Memorial Day, especially across the South.
As people hope to get an early jump on any holiday travel, a few severe storms are expected Friday across portions of the central and southern Plains, with large hail and severe gusts the main threats, the FOX Forecast Center said. This includes areas of western Kansas that were just impacted by strong tornadoes and severe storms last Sunday. Strong to severe storms may also fire up in West Texas on Friday evening.
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Rare May nor’easter begins to exit after delivering powerful winds, soaking rain
A rare May nor’easter will make its exit across New England on Friday as it moves over the Gulf of Maine, bringing showers and wind to the coast and interior Northeast.
That's after the coastal storm drenched the East Coast on Thursday and made it feel more like fall than late spring for millions as frigid, windswept rain doused people hoping to get an early jump on Memorial Day weekend travel.
Unusual May nor'easter blasts New England
FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel saw some of the worst of what the May Nor'easter had to offer in the Northeast, with driving rains and gusty winds along coastal Massachusetts.
Watch: Bryan Norcross provides exclusive analysis of Atlantic hurricane season's above-average outlook
On the heels of NOAA's predictions for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross is using his decades of forecasting experience to explain what this season has in store for the U.S.
On Thursday, NOAA released its annual outlook for the upcoming hurricane season, predicting 13-19 named storms, including six to 10 hurricanes, with three to five expected to become major hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.
Hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross analysis of Atlantic hurricane season outlook
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross provides an exclusive analysis of NOAA’s Atlantic hurricane season outlook predicting above-normal tropical activity. NOAA is calling for between 6 to 10 hurricanes this season.
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