Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Hurricane Gabrielle strengthens as North Texas severe weather injures 1
Top weather news for Monday, Sept. 22, 2025: Gabrielle is on its way to becoming a major hurricane near Bermuda. Meanwhile, severe weather rocked the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and an early-morning earthquake jolted the San Francisco Bay Area.
Weather in America: September 22, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Hurricane Gabrielle could rapidly intensify into major hurricane as storm spins precariously close to Bermuda
Hurricane Gabrielle is starting to get its act together as it churns over the open waters of the central subtropical Atlantic, and forecasters say the storm is expected to rapidly intensify and could strengthen into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) by Monday night.
While the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on Gabrielle as it comes precariously close to Bermuda, there are other areas of concern that could also become tropical threats in the coming days.
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San Francisco Bay Area rocked by magnitude 4.3 earthquake Monday morning
Shaking has been felt across the San Francisco Bay Area in California after an earthquake was reported early Monday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the Berkeley area just before 3 a.m. local time.
This graphic shows information on an earthquake in the San Francisco area early Monday morning.
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Severe weather slams Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex injuring 1, damaging Walmart warehouse and flipping trucks
A roof partially collapsed at a Walmart distribution center in Sanger, Texas, as severe thunderstorms tracked across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, bringing damaging wind gusts to the area and other parts of North Texas late Sunday afternoon.
One person was critically injured during the storm at an RV dealership, according to the Denton County Office of Emergency Management. The National Weather Service will survey the damage to determine whether it was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds.
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Image 1 of 4Damage at Walmart distribution center after severe storms on Sunday. (KDFW)
![Hail piles up across backyard of home in Sanger, Texas Sunday afternoon.]()
Image 2 of 4Hail piled up across the backyard of a home in Sanger, Texas on Sunday afternoon. (Amber Hawkins via Storyful)
![Hail piles up across backyard of home in Sanger, Texas Sunday afternoon.]()
Image 3 of 4Hail piled up across the backyard of a home in Sanger, Texas on Sunday afternoon. (Amber Hawkins via Storyful)
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Image 4 of 4Hail piled up across the backyard of a home in Sanger, Texas on Sunday afternoon. (Amber Hawkins via Storyful)
Fall begins with autumnal equinox Monday afternoon
Fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, when Earth experiences equal day and night, known as the autumnal equinox.
According to NASA, the autumnal equinox happens Monday at 2:19 p.m. ET or 11:19 a.m. PT, marking the moment when the center of the Sun crosses the plane of our equator.
This graphic shows the Earth and Sun during the autumnal equinox.
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Watch this: Hundreds of sharks spotted swimming, jumping out of Atlantic off Long Island coast
A stunning drone video recorded off the coast of New York shows hundreds of sharks swimming and jumping out of the Atlantic.
The video was recorded by Michael Cuomo, who called the experience the "wildest thing" he’s ever captured with a drone.
Watch: Spinner sharks swim off Long Island coast
A drone video recorded off Montauk, New York, shows hundreds of spinner sharks swimming and jumping out of the water off Long Island.
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