The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Denver's weather whiplash while flash flooding threatens South

Scott Sistek
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While Friday was a relatively quiet day after all the severe weather earlier in the week, storm activity began to redevelop Friday night across the southern Plains. Now, -numerous showers and thunderstorms are emerging Saturday, resulting in possible downpours capable of producing flash flooding.

NOAA's Weather Prediction Center has much of East Texas into northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas and western Mississippi in a Level 2 out of 4 flash flooding threat over the weekend. Widespread areas of 1-2 inches of rain with some spots reaching 3 inches of rain through Sunday morning.

Denver is doing Denver things this weekend. A chilly storm is depositing snow across the Colorado Plains and Front Range Saturday morning. Snow totals ranged from about 2-5 inches around the Denver area to 5-7 inches in Boulder and over a foot of snow in the foothills. Do you grab a shovel? Or just wait a bit for Mother Nature's free shoveling service? Sunday's high in Denver is 68. (75 on Monday!)

Colorado Warm Up
Colorado Warm Up

Antarctica, which is home to hundreds of active volcanoes, has one on the continent that spews real gold dust with a monetary value. Scientists discovered that its gusts of gas are loaded with tiny crystals of metallic gold.

Mount Erebus Volcano, Ross Island, Antarctica.
Mount Erebus Volcano, Ross Island, Antarctica.

Saturday kicks off National Parks week! The National Parks Service is celebrating by giving free park admission Saturday at all of America's 400 national parks. Meanwhile, FOX Weather is celebrating by exploring "Utah’s Mighty Five" national parks throughout the week.

A Bucyrus, Ohio postal worker had a close call when a low-end tornado blew through town and nearly injured him. While checking on a rattling window, it exploded open in a burst of wind, hitting the man with broken glass.

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