Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropical Atlantic heating up as coastal storm threatens mid-Atlantic
Top weather news for Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025: A tropical depression is likely to form in the Atlantic this week as a coastal storm threatens the mid-Atlantic with strong wind and flooding rain. Meanwhile, America’s heartland will see summerlike temperatures.
Development odds continue to rise for tropical disturbance swirling across Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression is now likely to form in the Atlantic by the end of the week, and the system could even strengthen into Tropical Storm or Hurricane Gabrielle. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar breaks down the latest on Sept. 14, 2025.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. Here's 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.
Is Tropical Storm or Hurricane Gabrielle on the horizon?
The tropical Atlantic Basin is starting to show signs of life once again as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to keep its eyes on an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms off the western coast of Africa.
The NHC says that although conditions aren't favorable for development now, the tropical disturbance will enter into a more favorable environment, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the end of the week. And some computer forecast models show it even strengthening into Tropical Storm or Hurricane Gabrielle.
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Coastal storm could blast North Carolina, Virginia with strong winds, soaking rain
People flocking to beaches along the mid-Atlantic coast to try and soak up the final days of summer may be out of luck this week as a non-tropical area of low pressure spinning off the coast threatens to slam the region with strong winds and flooding rain.
Flood threats are minimal on Sunday and Monday, but NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has highlighted areas of the Virginia and North Carolina coasts in a Level 1 out of 4 threat for flash flooding on Tuesday.
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Summerlike temperatures turn up the heat in America's heartland
After a couple of weeks of wet weather and some October-like temperatures, the central U.S. will heat up as a dome of high pressure brings summer weather back to the heartland.
Some 150 million Americans will be experiencing temperatures 10-15 degrees above average, feeling more like the middle of summer. The hot weather will persist through the middle of this week as fall is approaching.
Forecast temperatures through Tuesday.
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Look: Rare Utah tornado spotted swirling through desert terrain
At least one tornado in Utah carved a path across the desert terrain on Saturday afternoon, prompting warnings to be issued by the National Weather Service.
The office located in Grand Junction, Colorado, issued Tornado Warnings after law enforcement reported seeing the funnel reaching the ground in the area of Montezuma Creek.
The storm that produced the twister eventually moved into Colorado, but not before damaging at least three homes, according to the Navajo Police Department.
At least one tornado in Utah carved a path through San Juan County on Saturday.
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