FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwinn.
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Waves of dangerous storms expected in Midwest
Rounds of powerful storms are expected in the Midwest on Tuesday, continuing a dayslong severe weather threat for several parts of the U.S. The worst storms are expected in Iowa, northern Missouri, northwestern Illinois, southwestern Wisconsin and far southeastern Minnesota. A few strong tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail are possible with any severe storms.
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How’s the weather looking for Memorial Day?
FOX Weather has put together an early forecast for Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of summer. We’ll keep it updated all week. You can also put your plans in the FOX Weather app and get alerts on the forecast.
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Mars getting blasted by solar energy
Sunspots that shot solar energy at Earth and created a historic geomagnetic storm are now doing the same thing to Mars. Scientists say a flare that hit the Red Planet last week was the most intense in 10 years and could be creating global auroras.
A photo showing the solar flare-producing Sunspots taken by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover’s mastcam on May 14, 2024 from the Jezero Crater.
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Watch this: ‘We lost everything’
A Louisiana man says he helped save his mother from her home after it was crushed by a tree during a tornado.
Eugene Martin arrived at his family’s home to see it nearly completely destroyed by a tornado. Martin jumped into action with his sister and helped pull his mother from the home where a tree fell onto her bedroom.
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