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The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Chicago, Detroit could be blasted by biggest snowstorm this season

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Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today’s weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast.Another winter storm is unleashing its fury across the central U.S., bringing heavy snow and ice to portions of the Plains and Midwest, forcing officials to close state offices and schools and prompting warnings to delay travel if possible.The FOX Forecast Center said that heavy snow is possible from Kansas City, Missouri, to Chicago and Detroit in the Great Lakes region on Wednesday as the area of low pressure rapidly strengthens.According to the FOX Forecast Center, this winter storm could be the biggest snowstorm of the season so far for several Midwest cities, including Chicago and Detroit.Thundersnow has been reported in Oklahoma City and Norman, Oklahoma, and forecasters say ice could be an issue in Oklahoma, Missouri and parts of Ohio.Heavy snow fell across a wide swath of the mid-Atlantic, including Washington and Baltimore, on Tuesday night, triggering hundreds of weather-related crashes and delaying hundreds of flights as a parade of winter storms continues to barrel across the U.S.The storm dropped 4-6 inches of snow in the Washington area and about 2 inches in Baltimore. The storm brought even heavier totals to the west, where portions of northwestern Virginia and West Virginia reported a foot of snow on Tuesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.Hundreds of crashes were reported in both Virginia and Maryland, while Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.Dramatic video has emerged online of a kayaker escaping after being chased by a great white shark off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, late last month.”What the … great white! Great white shark!” Wells exclaimed as he quickly began to paddle away.The video shows the large dorsal fin and tail fin (caudal fin) poking out of the water immediately behind the kayak.Here are a few more stories you might find interesting.Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app, at FOXWeather.com/live or on your favorite streaming service.It’s easy to share your weather photos and videos with us. Email them to [email protected] or add #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media platform.

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