Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Wet Memorial Day weekend for millions across 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.
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.
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.
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