The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Strong tornadoes possible along Gulf Coast on Monday

Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. 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.

A strong storm system making its way across the country will bring the possibility of severe weather from Texas to Florida to start the workweek.

The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the areas of northern Louisiana and central Mississippi, including Alexandra and Jackson, for an enhanced (3 out of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon through the evening hours. 

The primary threat will be damaging wind gusts and the potential for strong EF-2 tornadoes, though isolated hail will also be possible. 

Thanksgiving travel trouble is brewing as a coast-to-coast storm continues sweeping across the U.S. 

Click here to see what you can expect each day this week as you head to the airports or hit the road.

Saturday’s Taylor Swift concert in Rio de Janeiro was postponed until Monday as concertgoers continued to endure high heat. A Swift fan reportedly died before the opening concert over the weekend in Brazil where feels-like temperatures reached as high as 138-139 degrees late last week.

Taylor Swift can’t seem to catch a break as extreme weather has plagued several shows during her Eras Tour.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs could be met with showers to start the Monday Night Football matchup.

The Eagles are 8-1 on the season, and the Chiefs have a 7-2 record. Both teams are sure to put up points, but the question remains of how the weather will impact the game and what effect it will have on NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.

As we head toward the end of the 2023 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area in the Caribbean Sea for possible tropical development. 

Forecasters say the area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms currently has a low chance for development. 

Just to the north of the area, tropical rains from what once was Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Two caused deadly flooding in the Dominican Republic.

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