{"id":141318,"date":"2025-04-18T18:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141318"},"modified":"2025-04-18T18:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:04:50","slug":"todays-top-weather-news-52m-under-threat-of-severe-weather-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141318","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s top weather news: 52M under threat of severe weather Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-km9sb2cemqtyb63r\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/320\/179\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/640\/358\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/768\/432\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/1536\/864\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/992\/558\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/1984\/1116\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39071980896\/992\/558\/w2jhv6or8jpjf0yx.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, April 18, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, April 18, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It\u2019s Friday, April 18, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today&#8217;s weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>local weather<\/u><\/a> whenever you like with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/podcast\/fox-weather-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>FOX Weather Update podcast<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Tornadoes, damaging wind gusts blast Plains before severe weather shifts east for Easter weekend<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/severe-weather-central-eastern-us-easter-weekend-forecast?v2\">severe storms pushed through the Plains on Thursday<\/a> ahead of what is expected to be an active weekend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/severe-weather\">severe weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Softball-sized hail and 80 mph winds were reported in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/Nebraska\"> Nebraska.<\/a> The National Weather Service even issued a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/tornado-emergency-rarely-issued-what-is-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Tornado Emergency<\/u><\/a> for Fremont County. No major injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Several storm chasers, including FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic, captured video of a tornado forming and then rolling across the fields of Missouri Valley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/Iowa\">Iowa<\/a>, on Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-hv3qftozmyh7diuv\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/320\/179\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/640\/358\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/768\/432\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/1536\/864\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/992\/558\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/1984\/1116\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/39067126483\/992\/558\/jld6x9j59vztqcdt.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A large tornado was spotted on Thursday evening outside of Thurman, Iowa, by FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Corey Gerken.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A large tornado was spotted on Thursday evening outside of Thurman, Iowa, by FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Corey Gerken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">52 million under threat of severe weather on Friday as storms persist into Easter<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Friday&#8217;s severe storm threat zone is a massive area centered along a cold front that is draped across the center of the country, covering nearly 52 million people from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/TExas\">Texas<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/Michigan\">Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Thunderstorms are expected to develop along the cold front from southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wisconsin\">Wisconsin<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/missouri\">Missouri<\/a> with isolated supercells tracking across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/illinois\">Illinois<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/indiana\">Indiana<\/a>, and possibly southern Michigan beginning in the late afternoon. Damaging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\">wind<\/a> is the primary concern.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/missouri\/st-louis\">St. Louis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/wisconsin\/milwaukee\">Milwaukee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/illinois\/chicago\">Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/indiana\/indianapolis\">Indianapolis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/michigan\/detroit\">Detroit<\/a> are all included within Friday&#8217;s severe storm threat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meanwhile, south of Missouri, supercells could develop in the evening which may produce a couple of tornadoes across western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/oklahoma\">Oklahoma<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hail\">Hail<\/a> larger than golf balls will also be possible from central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/kansas\">Kansas<\/a> to northwest Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Storms will push slightly east into the holiday weekend, complicating Easter travel. Exactly how Saturday&#8217;s storms play out will impact the forecast for Easter Sunday. Forecasters are watching for potential ingredients for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\">tornadoes<\/a> in the storm-weary Ozarks, Texarkana and parts of the southern Plains.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Late%20Week%20Multi-Day%20Severe%20Outlook.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows the severe weather threat from Friday, April 18 to Sunday, April 20, 2025<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Late-season snowstorm wallops the Rockies<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/april-snow-rockies-denver-temperature-whiplash-april-2025\">significant late-season snowstorm<\/a> is bringing high winds and as much as 1-2 feet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>snow<\/u><\/a> to the Rockies through Saturday. Parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/montana\">Montana<\/a> have picked up more than a foot of snow in less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/colorado\/denver\">Denver<\/a> reached a high temperature of 77 degrees on Thursday afternoon, and saw snow by Thursday night. \u00a0The Mile High City should see snow all day Friday and into the early morning hours on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Rockies%20Snow%20QPF.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows expected snow accumulations through Saturday, April 19, 2025<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Are you a weather wiz?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Put your weather trivia knowledge to the test with our five-question quiz. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/weather-quiz-trivia-april-18-2025#google_vignette\">Click here to get started<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/quiz-time.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Put your weather knowledge to the test with FOX Weather Quiz Time.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Before you go<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Here are a few more stories you might find interesting.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Need more weather? 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