Welcome to FOX Weather’s daily weather update. It’s Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Start your day with everything you need to know about today’s weather. You can also get a short briefing on national, regional and local weather whenever you want with the FOX Weather Update Podcast.

Central America has the highest tornado threat since May

The threat of severe weather in the central US is putting millions of people on alert for strong weather events thunderstorms This could cause damage on Wednesday wind, hail And tornadoes.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed more than 3 million people, from Oklahoma to Missouri, in a Level 3 of 5 risk level. 5-point risk scale for severe thunderstormsincluding those who live or work in the Kansas City into the subway Missouri.

This graph shows the severe weather threat on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

(FOX Weather)

Tropical problems may occur in the Caribbean Sea

The next tropical threat could occur in the Caribbean Sea, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to predict the possible development of an area with low pressure that could end up being our next one tropical depression.

The chances of development in the coming week remain in the medium range, but the FOX Forecast Center believes these chances could increase as the final month of the year approaches. Atlantic hurricane season approaches.

This graph shows the chances of tropical development in the Caribbean Sea.

(FOX Weather)

Dozens dead in Spain as catastrophic floods ravage Valencia

At least 51 people have died in Spain after heavy rain fell for hours in eastern parts of the European country, including Valencia, sending water rushing through mountains and pushing rivers and streams beyond their banks.

The rise in the death toll marks Europe’s worst flooding disaster since 2021, when nearly 200 people died, mostly in Germany.

Cities across the region are flooded and countless people have been rescued from the raging waters. Government officials have urged people to seek higher ground and, if possible, stay on the upper floors of homes and businesses.

A car covered in mud is pictured on a flooded street in Alora, near Malaga, on October 29, 2024, after heavy rain hit southern Spain.

(Getty Images)

Watch: Comet ‘Halloween’ vaporized after hitting the sun

A NASA And European spacecraft watched as a newly discovered comet called the “Halloween comet” died after its close approach to the sun.

According to NASA, the SOHO spacecraft captured the video below of comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS shooting toward the sun. It reached its closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion, at 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday.

NASA’s SOHO spacecraft shows C/2024 S1 ATLAS (coming in from lower right) heading toward the sun.

(NASA)

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