FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Thursday, July 18, 2024, and also National Sour Candy Day. Start your day with 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.
South faces flood risk thanks to rare July cold front
In the heart of summer, it’s not often that we cover a cold front. That’s exactly what’s been happening this week and has resulted in lots of severe weather in the Midwest and Northeast. Now, the front is starting to slow down across the southern U.S. That will be the focus of heavy rain over the next few days and could result in flooding. The threat zone Thursday stretches from Virginia to Texas, with North Carolina and the Ark-La-Tex region facing the highest risk.
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Scientists fear Iceland volcano could erupt again
A volcano that has kept Iceland on edge since the end of last year is grabbing attention again. Scientists say magma is beginning to pool underground, and the volcano could erupt within the next three weeks. The seaside town of Grindavik, which has been threatened by the volcano several times, is again on alert.
The Grindavik, Iceland volcano eruption on March 17, 2024. (Image: Icelandic Met Office)
Watch this: Family uses warm tortilla to save bird
A cold and orphaned bird was saved by a Texas family who wrapped it in a warm tortilla. The bird has since been named “Taquito.”
An Amarillo family discovered a baby Mississippi kite and wrapped him in a warm tortilla to protect him before contacting the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
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