Weather in America: February 27, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with breaking forecasts and weather headlines for the weather in America on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Get the latest news from FOX meteorologist Britta Merwin.
Welcome to FOX Weather's daily weather update. It's Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick summary of the national, regional and local weather whenever you want with the FOX Weather Update podcast.
More than 54 million people are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday
Major cities like Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis are at risk of seeing severe storms on Tuesday as the powerful cross-country storm continues its journey across the Midwest.
Large hail, damaging wind gusts and some tornadoes are possible Tuesday afternoon, evening and into the overnight hours as a low pressure system approaches the area.
A powerful storm brings feet of snow to the west
The second westerly storm of the week will begin its attack Tuesday evening, and is expected to dump feet of snow as it flies past the area throughout the week.
The FOX Forecast Center said snow and heavy rain will continue through next weekend as the storm circulates in the Pacific Ocean. For this reason, several feet of snow are likely to fall from the Cascades in Washington and Oregon to the Sierra Nevada in California.
February or May?
On Tuesday, about 245 million Americans will see above-average temperatures.
Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue to spread eastward across the central and eastern United States through Wednesday and potentially break hundreds of records.
Record highs and record warm lows are expected through midweek across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast.
But don't expect the warmth to last long. The rapid drop in temperatures caused by the storm across the country will allow winter to return.
Fire season is back
Firefighters are working hard as hot, dry and windy conditions grip much of the United States
In Texas, crews battled a 4,000-acre fire, creating a crazy scene in the Panhandle.
Flames spread across North Texas during critical fire weather
Video from the Texas A&M Forest Service shows flames from wildfires in the Texas Panhandle over the weekend. The fire was sparked by wind and dry weather and reached 4,000 acres. (Video source: Texas A&M Forest Service via Storyful)
Grass fires spiraled out of control Monday as strong winds fanned the flames in Nebraska.
Smoke from a grass fire near the Custer-Lincoln County lines in Nebraska on February 26, 2024. (Photo: Nebraska State Patrol Trooper D) (Nebraska State Patrol)
In Colorado, crews worked to extinguish a fire near the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Aerial video shows the flames burning at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado
Drone video from the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows the 150-acre West Monument Creek Fire burning on the grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Sunday, February 25, 2024. (Video: CSFD)
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