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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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<p>Wednesday was another extremely active severe weather day with multiple confirmed tornadoes spread across the Midwest and Midsouth.</p><p>The <strong>MODERATE</strong> risk from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) continues overnight from Missouri through Tennessee and northern Alabama. Our primary threat will be damaging winds with embedded tornadoes. The complex of storms moves into northern Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia by sunrise on Thursday. Storm activity in the southern end of the severe weather threat fires up just before sundown and continues overnight. Individual cells in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas will congele into a line in southern Arkansas before fading away overnight.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-08 fcst-1715218955796.png"></p><p>The <strong>ENHANCED</strong> risk stretches from Kentucky through northeast Texas including Little Rock and Tupelo. From the Midwest and toward the Central Gulf states, there is an elevated threat of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds. The "significant" severe threat includes Nashville, Huntsville, Jonesboro and Fort Smith for EF-2 or stronger tornadoes. The areas in blue are at risk for damaging winds and hail 2" or larger.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/sig svr-1715218792418.png">Not only is severe weather a threat but also flash flooding - the weather balloon launch in Nashville on Wednesday showed about twice as much moisture throughout the atmosphere vs normal (about 1.5" of precipitable water). With a few rounds of storms possible over some of the same locations, the Weather Prediction Center [WPC] upgraded parts of Kentucky and Tennessee to a <strong>MODERATE</strong> RISK of excessive rainfall. Upwards of 4" of rain in 24 hours will create flooding issues in Tennessee and moving into Alabama and South Carolina through Thursday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-07 bams-1715219075788.png"></p>

Alana Cameron

Significant Storm Threat: Nashville, Huntsville, and SE Missouri

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<p>The severe weather threat seems never-ending in the Deep South and we have more storms on the horizon Thursday into Friday. The weather comes in two batches: the first is early Thursday morning as severe weather leftover from Wednesday night drops out of Tennessee and Kentucky, and the second round of storms comes from the west along the cold front late Thursday into Friday.</p><p>Related Articles - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-threat-hits-the-plains-again"><strong><em><u>Significant Severe Threat Wednesday</u></em></strong></a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/tornado-threat-over-texas-thursday"><strong><em><u>Tornado Threat in Texas Thursday</u></em></strong></a></p><p>As a result of the multiple rounds of severe storms, the Storm Prediction Center has issued an ENHANCED risk on Thursday through the Deep South. Wherever there is RED is the opportunity to see 60+ mph wind gusts on Thursday with both rounds of storms. It is likely we see wind gusts over 75 mph with the overnight storms Thursday into Friday for central Mississippi, Alabama, and south-central Georgia.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/southeast 2-1715199695493.jpg">We start Thursday with a complex of storms in north Georgia, upstate South Carolina, and northern Alabama that will move southeast through the early morning hours. This storm system will be responsible for strong winds (gusts over 75 mph) and embedded tornadoes. By the afternoon it will be closing in on the southeast coast of Georgia and South Carolina with a few storms stretching back into south Alabama.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-08 RSE Thu-1715225028208.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Upstream storm development over Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana moves across the I-20 corridor late Thursday night into Friday morning. Hurricane-force winds will be possible with this complex especially in Birmingham and Atlanta around midnight before dropping south of I-20 into Montgomery, Columbus and Macon by Friday morning. If you live in Alabama, Georgia, or Mississippi please have multiple ways to get alerts before you go to bed. On Friday the complex will push offshore with more storms moving closer to the I-10 corridor before finally moving offshore late afternoon.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 14-13-19-1715199229670.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>To account for the severe weather potential in the form of damaging winds and tornadoes, there is a MARGINAL risk out from the SPC for Friday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/spc thu-1715181755110.jpg"></p>

Kara James

Hurricane-Force Wind, Tornadoes in Georgia, Alabama Thursday

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<p>A slow-moving cold front will hit moist, unstable air over the Gulf Coast states prompting an ENHANCED risk over central Texas for the entire I-35 corridor on Thursday. Individual supercells develop with strong updrafts that can rotate and produce tornadoes. This is the most populated area in Texas under a large hail and tornado risk - try to park your car under cover and have multiple ways to get alerts.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/sc enhanced-1715190402884.jpg">In the afternoon and evening, a cold front will aid new storm cells along the I-35 corridor of Texas through southern Oklahoma. These storms form into a cluster, moving into central Louisiana and Mississippi with damaging winds and embedded tornadoes. While storms are individual they will contain a damaging hail threat, but once they group the threat shifts to hurricane-force winds between I-10 and I-20. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 14-00-05-1715198430374.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The lethargic frontal boundary will set up further south on Thursday, focusing more showers and thunderstorms from Texas to Georgia. With eastern Texas and western Louisiana getting drenched over the past few weeks, flash flooding will be easier to find in that part of the Deep South. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/saturated-1715198614916.jpg">A <strong>SLIGHT</strong> RISK has been issued (below) from Shreveport to far western Alabama, with 2-3" of rain and locally higher amounts possible on Thursday with the flood threat continuing in the Southeast Friday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/slight-1715198614914.jpg"></p>

Baseball Hail in Texas Possible Thursday

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Caitlin Connell

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<p>Preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) suggests that April 2024 was the second-highest tornado count on record. This surpasses the average number of April tornadoes which stands at 182 touchdowns across the country for the month. The year 2011 holds the record of 757 tornadoes in April alone, and I am not the only one who is thankful we didn't see nearly that many.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/April Tor Comp-1714921143566.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>While many of these tornadic storms across the Great Plains may have been photogenic, they are responsible for excessive damage strewn across states like Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas.</p><p>On average, Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas see the most tornadoes in April. Last month hit Nebraska and Iowa hard, which is not the norm this time of year.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-25 110543-1714921317847.jpg"></p><p>May is known to bring the most tornadoes we see each year. Considering how active April was, it will be interesting to see how the upcoming month turns out. Monday already has a moderate risk (level 4 out of 5) issued for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-outbreak-likely-monday"><em><u>Click here</u></em></a> for more info on Monday's likely outbreak.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-26 113946-1714921861310.jpg"></p><p>Keep your eye on the sky and don't let severe weather fatigue get the best of you. We can't stress enough to continue to take weather alerts seriously and try your best to prepare ahead of time.</p>

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

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Meteorologist Jesse Kelley is excited to join the talented staff at Weather Nation. Jesse spent most of his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama. The state of Alabama is prone to seeing various types of weather from severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter weather. For college, Jesse attended the University of South Alabama where he received his degree in Broadcast Meteorology along with minors in Math and Geography. From Alabama, Jesse started his broadcast television working three years at KAVU-TV in Victoria. Recently, he finished a stint in Shreveport, LA. Jesse and his wife are looking forward to making the Rocky Mountains and Colorado home. If you would like to follow me, you can follow me on Twitter @JesseKelleywx and on Facebook at Meteorologist Jesse Kelley.

Jesse Kelley

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<p>A trio of supercells then moved through southwest Michigan (top of the page). Portage took what looked like a direct hit from one of the tornadic storms, producing the expansive damage below. NWS Grand Rapids conducted their survey and concluded the damage was from a EF-2 with winds of 135mph. Two tornadoes possibly touched down in the small suburb of Kalamazoo.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-08 161807-1715206710772.png"></p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788009913081360635" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788009913081360635"></div><p>Severe storms started in the state of Illinois around the midday hour. Those severe storms made it to Chicago shortly after 2:00 PM. Hailstones approached the size of hen eggs with the largest of them - around Orland Park.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787957830932382037" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787957830932382037"></div><p>The severe weather then aimed at the Buckeye state well into the evening. A few larger cities including Columbus and outside of Pittsburg had Tornado Warnings for some of the surrounding suburbs.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Ohio radar loop-1715171756941.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The city of Pittsburgh had an overnight severe tornado and we are hearing of major damage along the OH/PA border from the storm cell.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788177026278466047" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788177026278466047"></div><p>The severe weather threat will roll on into this afternoon. To catch up on the latest timing check out our latest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/monday-severe-weather-threat-hits-the-plains-again"><strong><em><u>ARTICLE ON IT</u></em></strong></a>.</p>

Severe Weather Mauls the Midwest Tuesday

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<p>The snow has been falling in the Northwest with nearly two feet of snow already fallen in Wyoming and over a foot for much of Montana!</p><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1261262411517962" data-width="500" src="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1261262411517962" style="display: flex; justify-content: center"></div><p>The snow is starting to slide back to the south and west as our area of low pressure responsible for the wet weather moves into the Rockies and Four Corners. The low breaks off from the normal flow and shifts southwest, away from the typical jet stream flow. This low will then sit and spin over the 4 Corners region through the weekend, bringing more gusty wind but a bit more moisture to the atmosphere too. Even if you don't see showers we anticipate a bit more cloud cover through the end of the week and the start of the weekend, which should help to quell the worst of our fire danger.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 08-51-01-1715179957991.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Colder air at the highest elevations will produce snowfall in the Rockies of Colorado and the ranges of Wyoming. As low-pressure regresses (moves back to the west), the snowfall spreads south into northern New Mexico, the ranges of Utah, and even northern Arizona. Showers and snow showers are possible through the weekend, especially in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. This is thanks to a "backdoor cold front" meaning it arrives from the east, rather than the typical west. It will also stir up strong winds along the Front Range of Colorado and New Mexico Thursday night into Friday. Pop-up storms will be the focus for the Eastern Plains of Colorado, New Mexico, and west Texas through Monday morning before our low-pressure system gets a kick to the east.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 14-28-05-1715200812485.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Rough estimates show the heaviest of the snowfall in the Rockies of Colorado and the Sangre de Cristo range into northern New Mexico. Rainfall will be on the order of 1" in isolated pockets. Most won't see snow unless you live above 8,000' where there are winter weather advisories in effect across Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/forecast snow-1715200987302.jpg">If it feels like snow is falling late into the season, you may be surprised to know that the season's last snow for many West Coast communities lingers into May and for the highest elevations, even into June!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/est avg snowfall-1714510694011.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the western forecast this week, or get your Western regional forecast at 50 past every hour!</p>

Late Season Snowfall Continues Out West

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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<p>The town of Barnsdall, OK took a direct hit from a confirmed tornado in the evening hours. Sights like this are truly heartbreaking, and unfortunately, daylight brought more images of destruction in Barnsdall, roughly 40 miles north of Tulsa. According to initial surveys from the National Weather Service office in Tulsa,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/NWStulsa/status/1787953782485381377?t=zcmnAmqzx1omBhEkB3hh1Q&amp;s=19"><strong><em><u> low-end EF-4 tornado damage</u></em></strong></a> has been observed in the town with much of the area seeing EF-3. The Enhanced Fujita scale is based on wind speed ranges and considers numerous factors, including how and when homes were built.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787822187518292269" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787822187518292269"></div><p>A tornado emergency was issued as the storm was moving through the town, which is the highest level of tornado warning that the National Weather Service can issue. The storm touched down in Barnsdall before moving NE and hitting the town of Bartlesville.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787675654689104015" src="https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/1787675654689104015"></div><p>Our field crews were some of the first on the scene in the town to help people escape from their collapsed homes. Sadly we are hearing of fatalities as a result of this storm with additional people missing in the aftermath.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787707820143419707" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787707820143419707"></div><p>The Storm Prediction Center issued a <strong>HIGH</strong> risk for severe weather on Monday. The risk is the highest threat level the severe weather outlook goes up to (level 5 out of 5). The last time a storm threat of this magnitude was issued was on March 31, 2023. It covered much of the I-35 corridor including Oklahoma City and Guthrie. Later in the evening, it was expanded east to include the Tulsa metro.</p><p>Related article: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/monday-severe-weather-threat-hits-the-plains-again"><strong><em><u>Severe Storms Push East through Thursday</u></em></strong></a></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot20240506161335png-1715033619658.png">Storms had incredible structure over the Plains on Monday night, fueled by large amounts of energy, spin in the atmosphere and ample moisture.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787650470951231545" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787650470951231545"></div><p>The severe storm reports from Monday primarily came out of Kansas and Oklahoma. It lined up very well with where the high risk was issued between the two states. Most of the reports were from large to giant hailstones and strong, damaging winds showing up in the yellow and blue dots below. A few tornadoes touched down in the Plains, indicated by the reports in the red dots.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/svr high-1715094628616.jpg">Hailstones the size of SOFTBALLS fell in Moonlight, Kansas on Monday. We didn't stop there though, even Canton, OK, and Riley, KS had to deal with baseball-sized hail from some of the supercells that formed in the second half of the day.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/hail reports-1715094628614.jpg"> Please continue to stay weather-aware as the severe threat doesn't disappear, it pushes to the east.</p>

Catastrophic Tornado Hits Oklahoma Monday Night

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How big are hailstones?  That definitely can depend on where you live and how strong an updraft the storm has that produces them!

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The best way to find out how large the hail might be that fell in your yard is to take an actual measurement.

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Depending on what the diameter is in inches will determine the size.

The chart below, as provided by the <a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/tables/hailsize.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Storm Prediction Center</a>, shows how hail is typically measured.
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<h4><b>OBJECT ANALOG REPORTED</b></h4>
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<h4>.50</h4>
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<h4>Marble, moth ball</h4>
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<h4>.75</h4>
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<h4>Penny</h4>
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<h4>.88</h4>
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<h4>Nickel</h4>
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<h4>1.00</h4>
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<h4>Quarter</h4>
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<h4>1.25</h4>
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<h4>Half dollar</h4>
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<h4>1.50</h4>
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<h4>Walnut, ping pong</h4>
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<h4>1.75</h4>
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<h4>Golf ball</h4>
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<h4>2.00</h4>
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<h4>Hen egg</h4>
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<h4>2.50</h4>
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<h4>Tennis ball</h4>
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<h4>2.75</h4>
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<h4>Baseball</h4>
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<h4>3.00</h4>
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<h4>Tea cup</h4>
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<h4>4.00</h4>
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<h4>Softball</h4>
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<h4>4.50</h4>
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<h4>Grapefruit</h4>
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The biggest hailstone ever measured was a whopper, and fell in South Dakota in 2010!

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HAIL SIZE (in.)	OBJECT ANALOG REPORTED
.50	Marble, moth ball
.75	Penny
.88	Nickel
1.00	Quarter
1.25	Half dollar
1.50	Walnut, ping pong
1.75	Golf ball
2.00	Hen egg
2.50	Tennis ball
2.75	Baseball
3.00	Tea cup
4.00	Softball
4.50	Grapefruit

How Hail Is Measured

HAIL SIZE (in.)

OBJECT ANALOG REPORTED

.50

Marble, moth ball

.75

Penny

.88

Nickel

1.00

Quarter

1.25

Half dollar

1.50

Walnut, ping pong

1.75

Golf ball

2.00

Hen egg

2.50

Tennis ball

2.75

Baseball

3.00

Tea cup

4.00

Softball

4.50

Grapefruit

Significant Storm Threat: Nashville, Huntsville, and SE Missouri

Wednesday was another extremely active severe

Hurricane-Force Wind, Tornadoes in Georgia, Alabama Thursday

The severe weather threat seems never-ending

Baseball Hail in Texas Possible Thursday

A slow-moving cold front will hit moist, unst

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

Preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Ce

Severe Weather Mauls the Midwest Tuesday

A trio of supercells then moved through south

Late Season Snowfall Continues Out West

The snow has been falling in the Northwest wi

Catastrophic Tornado Hits Oklahoma Monday Night

The town of Barnsdall, OK took a direct hit f