AccuWeather Daily

A rare, early-season tornado in Michigan was the strongest to hit the state since 1977, and left four dead, including a 6th grader.

Also, meteorological winter runs from the start of December through the end of February, but that's not true for the coldest part of the year in many places.

Plus, NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data.

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Severe storms with damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes, will take hold across portions of the central United States toward the middle of the week.

Also, warmer air will push out the Northeast chill as much of the eastern U.S. turns 15-25 degrees above average, with some communities from Florida to the Ohio Valley challenging record highs.
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Record levels of seaweed in the Atlantic are piling up in the Caribbean, just in time for spring break. This year is expected to be another record year for the stinky seaweed.

Also, National Park Service released its official peak bloom forecast for Washington, D.C.’s iconic Yoshino cherry trees. Experts say weather patterns in late winter and early spring determine when 70% of blossoms open around the Tidal Basin.

And, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the 47-year-old mother and her 13-year-old daughter were found near U.S. Highway 60 after a suspected tornado touched down near Fairview.
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A storm forming high in the atmosphere over the Southwest will bring Santa Ana winds to Southern California from Friday into Saturday. Spotty power outages are possible with some wildfire risk.

Also, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Thursday morning was the strongest to strike Louisiana of the United States in nearly 14 years, according to the USGS.

Plus, AccuWeather Meteorologists say that Saharan dust from Africa is moving northward across Spain and Portugal late this week, and it could cause a phenomenon known as "blood rain" in Spain, France and the United Kingdom.
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The National Park Service said the colorful display is being fueled by multiple rounds of rain since autumn, with blooms expected to continue at low elevations into mid-late March.

Also, the warmest weather since October is predicted for some parts of the Midwest and Northeast with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above the historical average.
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