Relentless rain will bring a multiday flash flood menace throughout the Tennessee Valley. FOX Weather Meteorologists Jason Frazer and Amy Freeze inform you what to anticipate as the primary spherical of heavy rain strikes throughout Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.
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Southern soaker poses multiday flash flood menace from jap Oklahoma to Tennessee to Kentucky
Several rounds of rain are forecast within the South this week, and people could lead on to a multiday menace of flash flooding in some locations. The FOX Forecast Center is anticipating as a lot as 5 inches of rain by Friday in a swath that stretches from jap Oklahoma to Tennessee and Kentucky. Northern sections of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia are additionally included in that swath.
Rainfall forecast for the South this week. (FOX Weather)
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Snow blankets components of West after weekend storm system
Parts of the parched West have seen useful rain and snow during the last a number of days, however for some, it could possibly be too much of a good thing. According to the FOX Forecast Center, as a lot as 5 inches of rain has already fallen within the Bay Area of California, and as a lot as 4 toes of snow has fallen within the Sierra Nevada. Another inch of rain is feasible within the decrease elevations of Northern and Central California by way of Monday, whereas one other foot of snow is expected within the increased elevations.
Snowfall forecast for the Sierra Nevada mountain vary. (FOX Weather)
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Volcanic eruption threatens main freeway in Hawaii
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano has now been erupting for a week. The lava flows proceed to crawl nearer to Hawaii Route 200, a serious freeway throughout the Big Island. FOX Weather correspondent Max Gorden studies the lava circulate has slowed considerably.
Orion setting its sights on dwelling
The Artemis 1 mission is in its remaining days. The Orion spacecraft, which NASA plans to use to ship astronauts again to the moon, is headed home to Earth after setting a new distance record for a human-rated spacecraft. Monday, Orion will move over the nearside of the moon and get some nice views of the Apollo-era touchdown websites earlier than one other engine burn that can ship the spaceship again dwelling.
The view of Earth from NASA’s Orion spacecraft from about 60,000 miles away because it begins the journey to the moon. (Image: NASA) (Â )
A portion of the far facet of the moon looms massive simply past the Orion spacecraft in this picture taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a digicam on the tip of one of Orion s photo voltaic arrays The spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of affect Sunday, Nov. 20 making the Moon as an alternative of Earth the principle gravitational pressure appearing on the spacecraft. On Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 it got here inside 80 miles of the lunar floor the closest method of the uncrewed Artemis I mission earlier than transferring right into a distant retrograde orbit across the  moon. (Image: NASA) ( )
Orion’s photo voltaic arrays cut up the distinction between Earth and the Moon on flight day 14 of the Artemis I mission in this picture captured by a digicam on the tip of one of the spacecraft’s 4 photo voltaic arrays. (Image: NASA) ( )
On flight day 13, Orion continues to distance itself from Earth and the Moon, wanting again on our dwelling planet and lunar neighbor because the Moon prepares to eclipse the Earth as seen from Orion. (Â )
On flight day 12 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, a digicam on the tip of one of Orion’s photo voltaic arrays captured the Moon as Orion travels in distant retrograde orbit across the moon. (Image: NASA) ( )
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation digicam captured black-and-white pictures of craters on the Moon beneath. Orion makes use of the optical navigation digicam to seize imagery of the Earth and the Moon at totally different phases and distances, offering an enhanced physique of knowledge to certify its effectiveness underneath totally different lighting situations as a means to assist orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew. (Image: NASA) ( )
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation digicam captured black-and-white pictures of craters on the Moon beneath. Orion makes use of the optical navigation digicam to seize imagery of the Earth and the Moon at totally different phases and distances, offering an enhanced physique of knowledge to certify its effectiveness underneath totally different lighting situations as a means to assist orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew. (Image: NASA) ( )
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation digicam captured black-and-white pictures of craters on the Moon beneath. Orion makes use of the optical navigation digicam to seize imagery of the Earth and the Moon at totally different phases and distances, offering an enhanced physique of knowledge to certify its effectiveness underneath totally different lighting situations as a means to assist orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew. (Image: NASA) ( )
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation digicam captured black-and-white pictures of craters on the Moon beneath. Orion makes use of the optical navigation digicam to seize imagery of the Earth and the Moon at totally different phases and distances, offering an enhanced physique of knowledge to certify its effectiveness underneath totally different lighting situations as a means to assist orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew. (Image: NASA) ( )
On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation digicam captured black-and-white pictures of craters on the Moon beneath. Orion makes use of the optical navigation digicam to seize imagery of the Earth and the Moon at totally different phases and distances, offering an enhanced physique of knowledge to certify its effectiveness underneath totally different lighting situations as a means to assist orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew. (Image: NASA) ( )
A view of the Orion photo voltaic arrays and the moon through the Artemis 1 mission on Nov. 22, 2022. (Image: NASA) (Â )
NASA’s Orion spacecraft takes a “selfie” with the moon on Nov. 21, 2022 through the Artemis 1 take a look at flight. (Image: NASA) (Â )
The moon as seen by NASA’s Orion spacecraft on method for a lunar flyby on Nov. 21, 2022 through the Artemis 1 take a look at flight. (Image: NASA) (Â )
NASA’s manikin named Campos seen contained in the Orion spacecraft carrying the identical go well with NASA astronauts will put on on the journey to the moon. Orion launched on the SLS rocket at 1:47 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2022. (Image: NASA) (Â )
Engineers activated the Callisto payload, Lockheed Martin’s know-how demonstration in collaboration with Amazon and Cisco on the Orion spacecraft. Callisto will take a look at voice-activated and video know-how that will help future astronauts on deep area missions. (Image: NASA) ( )
Earliest sunsets of the yr are taking place
If it feels such as you’ve been turning on the lights earlier over the previous few days, you are not imagining issues. The earliest sunsets of the yr are going down throughout the U.S., which do not at all times coincide with the solstice as we have at all times been taught. It has to don’t solely with the non-circular orbit of Earth across the solar but additionally with the form of the Earth itself. We’ve received an evidence in this handy-dandy article.
A colourful sundown is seen on the National Weather Service workplace in Caribou, Maine, on Nov. 9, 2022.
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More Americans base dwelling choices on excessive climate
It’s been a disastrous yr for some Americans who’ve been walloped by hurricanes and tornadoes. Others have had their houses flooded or even washed away. This leads to billions in losses, and has prompted some individuals discover a new place to reside. It’s a phenomenon often known as “climate migration,” and it is changing into extra prevalent.Â
“People move for a lot of different reasons. They move because of better job opportunities. They move better schools, be closer to family,” stated Jesse Keenan, professor of sustainable actual property at Tulane University. “We now know that climate and extreme weather are one of these many components which are shaping the place individuals reside and the way they need to spend money on future communities.”
Extreme climate more and more components into the place Americans transfer. Tulane University’s Jesse Keenan talks about local weather migrants.