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<div>Lucy is originally from the Boston area but has spent the last four years forecasting and living in Colorado! She stayed in the northeast for her education, graduating Summa Cum Laude from SUNY Oswego with a B.S. in Meteorology. Just a few days after graduation, she made the cross country move to Colorado Springs, CO to begin her career at KKTV, the CBS affiliate. Lucy has covered historic blizzards, tornadoes, windstorms, the largest wildfires in Colorado state history and dust storms ... they truly "get it all" in Colorado! Lucy is excited to forecast on a national level and continue her passion of explaining the science behind the weather!</div>
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Lucy Bergemann

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Areas west of I-29 will get in on the cooler, more average weather while those in the Upper Midwest will see one last day of hot air. As this high-pressure dome is pushed east by an incoming low, so are the warm temperatures, with the potential for record heat in the Northeast on Wednesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rnc_wed to fri-1696380578302.png">A few lingering record highs will be possible in the Upper Great Lakes today with the trailing edge of the heat. However, much more widespread potential record highs to the Northeast and New England. In fact, some of the records in jeopardy are over 130 years ago - set in the 1890s!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/dots-1696273949722.png">Highs will run in the 70s and 80s, which isn't all that "hot" but for early October, this is certainly much above average. This will be anywhere from 10-15° above average on Tuesday and Wednesday. The same cool air that sweeps into the High Plains will also arrive in the Northeast by Thursday and Friday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rne-1696380612432.png">

Record Heat Coming to the Northeast, Cooling in the Great Lakes ...

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Alana Cameron was born and raised in Canada in the city of Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. Alana is the oldest of 4 siblings, all close in age, and grew up playing outside with them in all types of weather. After graduating high school, Alana moved to study at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna for a year before transferring to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Atmospheric Science. Upon completion, Alana moved back to Toronto where she completed a post-grad degree in Meteorology at York University. After her post-grad, she went on to complete another post-grad in Broadcast Journalism - TV News at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. During her final year of studies she had the privilege of interning with the best in the business in Canada at The Weather Network. Once she finished her internship, she got the call from small-town Denison, Texas where she accepted a job as an on-air meteorologist at KTEN-TV, right in tornado alley, covering severe weather from Sherman/Denison (North Texas) to Ada (Southern Oklahoma). After the most active tornado season Oklahoma had seen in May 2019 (105 tornadoes!) Alana is excited to join WeatherNation to cover weather all across the nation. If you're interested in following her on social media she can be found @alanacameronwx!

Alana Cameron

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It is all thanks to a surface low-pressure system and upper-level trough that give a shove to the ridge of high pressure that has been sitting over the south. There will be a significant convergence of moisture around the trough and frontal boundary too, allowing for meaningful (and much-needed) rainfall Wednesday into Thursday. Models are indicating upwards of 5"+ of rainfall in parts of the Red River Valley and Ozarks. This rainfall is desperately needed as many locations are under extreme and exceptional drought conditions. It is likely we see flooding concerns not only in urban areas but also in rural communities where the ground is hardened and struggles to absorb new moisture.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rsc_pwats-1696379287745.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Activity will be much more widespread on Wednesday afternoon and evening. In fact, a huge cluster of storms will bring heavy rain into Oklahoma and Arkansas. By Thursday afternoon, the front will be closer to the Gulf Coast with the opportunity of heavy rain and flooding from Houston to San Antonio.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rsc_18z rain-1696379384531.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Rainfall totals will be impressive across these drought-stricken states. Widespread totals in excess of 3-5" will be likely.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rsc_fcst-1696379495419.png">The other factor of this system is the big cool down on the way - after an extremely hot, and in some cases, record-setting summer we are finally looking at fall settling in. Highs today are in the 80s and 90s for the south, running about 10° above average. The heat continues today before a big cool down arrives by Wednesday and Thursday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rsc-1696379568273.png">

Extremely Heavy Rain for Texas

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Happening Wednesday, October 4th at 2:20 PM ET, FEMA will be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). Test messages will be sent to all cell phones with emergency alerts enabled, TVs and radios. The test is broken down into two parts: <h2>PART 1: Emergency Alert System (EAS) </h2>Test messages are sent to radios and televisions. From FEMA: <ul><li>The EAS portion of the test is scheduled to last approximately one minute and will be conducted with the participation of radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers&nbsp;and wireline video providers.</li><li>The test message will be similar to the regular monthly EAS test messages with which the public is familiar. It will state: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.</li></ul><h2>PART 2: Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)</h2>These are sent to cell phones only. The test will display in English or Spanish, depending on the user language settings. The following is from FEMA: All wireless phones should receive the message only once. The following can be expected from the nationwide WEA test:<ul><li>Beginning at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, cell towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes. During this time, WEA-compatible wireless phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower, and whose wireless provider participates in WEA, should be capable of receiving the test message.&nbsp;</li><li>For consumers, the message that appears on their phones will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”</li><li>Phones with the main menu set to Spanish will display: “ESTA ES UNA PRUEBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción.”</li></ul>The test sections will happen at the same time, so if you are listening to the radio and have your cell phone expect to hear both messages. According to FEMA, "The purpose of the Oct. 4 test is to ensure that the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level."In case of widespread severe weather or events, the backup/postponement day will be for October 11th.

Happening Wednesday: Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

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A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect through tonight in the central Plains from Oklahoma through Nebraska and Iowa. All severe threats are possible, but the storms should weaken through the night.The Storm Prediction Center maintains an ENHANCED (level 3 out of 5) risk in orange for damaging storms through tonight. All severe weather threats are possible including damaging hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot 2023-10-03 203503-1696386934394.png">Rainfall totals will be heavy in some spots with some isolated amounts over two inches! Please have a couple of ways to receive weather alerts. The good news is that by Wednesday the front will lose some of its steam limiting the severe weather threat.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_18z rnc-1696379925650.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Severe Weather Threat For The Plains

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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A very sluggish weather pattern will result in a persistent forecast across the Southern Plains in the coming days. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms will flare up along a cold front from New Mexico into the Ozarks! Not only do we have the severe risk through tonight, (below) but we also have the opportunity for significant severe weather from OKC to Lubbock on Wednesday (above). This is part of a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/pattern-change-cooler-air-rain-coming-to-texas">larger pattern change</a> bringing heavy rain and cooler air to the area.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot 2023-10-03 203503-1696387049964.png">We have another chance for severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, with damaging winds, destructive hail and a few tornadoes possible. Heavy rainfall will also be a concern with any storms that develop. 2 - 3 inches will be possible as these storms move through and some can even see localized amounts of 4 inches. Please use caution and have a plan now, as all severe modes will be possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/spc wed-1696357753717.png">As a frontal boundary and it's associated low pressure system move through on Wednesday, we can see more showers and storms develop along and ahead of it. The heaviest rain will be in the afternoon and evening timeframe.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-03 18-39-05-1696379974808.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>For the latest updates, tune in to the WeatherNation app and on-air at :30 past the hour, each hour, in the Central Regional Forecast.

Happening Wednesday: Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

Severe Weather Threat For The Plains

Severe Weather Chances in Southern Plains

Record Heat Coming to the Northeast, Cooling in the Great Lakes ...

Extremely Heavy Rain for Texas

Happening Wednesday: Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

Severe Weather Threat For The Plains

Severe Weather Chances in Southern Plains

Record Heat Coming to the Northeast, Cooling in the Great Lakes ...

Extremely Heavy Rain for Texas

Happening Wednesday: Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

Severe Weather Threat For The Plains

Severe Weather Chances in Southern Plains