Today's top weather news: Severe weather threatens the plains as deadly floods hit Spain

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 quickly find out about national, regional and regional issues local weather whenever you want with it FOX Weather Update podcast.

The central US is at its greatest risk of tornadoes since May

The threat of severe weather in the central United States is putting millions of people on alert Thunderstorm on Wednesday that could be harmful Winds, hail And Tornadoes.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed more than 3 million people from Oklahoma to Missouri in a level 3 out of 5 risk 5-level risk scale for severe thunderstormsincluding those who live or work there Kansas City Subway in Missouri.

This graphic shows the risk of severe weather on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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Tropical problems could be brewing in the Caribbean Sea

The next tropical threat could be brewing in the Caribbean Sea as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to monitor the possible development of an area Low pressure That could be our next one at some point tropical depression.

The odds of a move next week remain mid-range, but the FOX Forecast Center believes those odds could increase in the final month of the year Hurricane season in the Atlantic Approaches.

This graphic shows the opportunities for tropical development in the Caribbean Sea.

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Dozens dead in Spain after catastrophic flooding in Valencia

At least 51 people have died in Spain after torrential rains that fell for hours in the European country's eastern areas, including Valencia, sent water rushing over mountains and causing rivers and streams to burst their banks.

The rise in deaths marks the worst flood disaster in Europe since 2021, when almost 200 people died, mostly in Germany.

Cities across the region were under meters of water and countless people were rescued from the raging waters. Government officials have urged people to seek higher ground if possible and to sleep on the upper floors of homes and businesses.

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

(Getty Images)

Watch: 'Halloween' comet vaporized after flying into the sun

A NASA And European The spacecraft observed a newly discovered comet named “Halloween The “comet” met its demise after its close approach to the sun.

According to NASA, the SOHO spacecraft captured the following video of Comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS flying toward the Sun. At 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, it reached its closest approach to the sun, called perihelion.

NASA's SOHO spacecraft shows C/2024 S1 ATLAS (entering from bottom right) moving toward the Sun.

(NASA)

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