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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>The severe weather threat seems never-ending in the Deep South and more storms are likely into Friday. The weather comes in two batches: the first is during the day today as severe weather leftover from Wednesday night drops out of Tennessee. The tornado threat is elevated with this first cluster of storms and a <strong>TORNADO WATCH</strong> is in effect through the evening. A second round of storms comes from the west along the cold front <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/tornado-threat-over-texas-thursday"><strong><em><u>overnight from storms in Texas</u></em></strong></a>.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/se tor-1715275035002.jpg">A complex of storms in southern Georgia and downstate South Carolina is moving southeast, packing a punch of strong winds (gusts over 60 mph) and embedded tornadoes. It will be off the coast by dinner time. 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 between I-20 and I-10 in Mississippi and Alabama including Jackson, Montgomery, Columbus, and Dothan. 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/2024/05/2024-05-09 14-01-36-1715284946051.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>As a result of the multiple rounds of severe storms, the Storm Prediction Center has issued an <strong>ENHANCED</strong> risk on Thursday through the Deep South. Wherever there is <strong>RED</strong> is the opportunity to see 60+ mph wind gusts with both rounds of storms. We likely see wind gusts over 75 mph with the overnight storms Thursday into Friday for central -southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia for the areas under the black "hatch".</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/wind-1715284637055.jpg"></p><p>To account for the severe weather potential in the form of damaging winds and tornadoes, there is a SLIGHT risk out from the SPC for Friday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/spc fri-1715251491294.jpg"></p>

Hurricane-Force Wind, Tornadoes in the Deep South

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<p>A slow-moving cold front will hit moist, unstable air over the Gulf Coast states prompting an <strong>ENHANCED</strong> 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/tx enhanced-1715252072518.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/2024/05/2024-05-09 13-07-48-1715282844160.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. 2-3" of rain and locally higher amounts are possible on Thursday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/saturated-1715198614916.jpg">The storm threat doesn't end Thursday though as the trailing end of our cold front fires off a few more storms west of San Antonio on Friday afternoon and evening. Once again our primary threats will be damaging winds and hail. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 13-25-56-1715283017394.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Baseball Hail in Texas Possible Thursday

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<p>This weekend will be wet and cool in the Northeast thanks to a weak clipper that will slide through the Great Lakes and into the Northeast on Friday and Saturday. There is enough moisture to support a few rain showers and certainly cloud cover which will keep temperatures on the cooler side.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 08-34-51-1715266248443.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Highs could be at record cool levels - only in the 50s along the Jersey shore. It will feel more like March than May this weekend! We hope you haven't put away your warmer gear yet.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/temps-1715266454199.jpg">A few stronger storms are possible in Wisconsin and Minnesota with severe weather potential. The primary threat will be damaging winds and hail. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/severe gl-1715276611162.jpg">Rain showers won't be anything to write home about but more of a nuisance for many cities in the Great Lakes Friday afternoon and evening and in the Northeast throughout the weekend. We won't see widespread heavy rain, but the focus for more consistent rain will be in western NY, PA, and New Jersey. Accumulations will be on the order of 1-2" for central Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. These areas are generally saturated after recent storms so the flood risk for rivers, creeks, and streams will be elevated.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 08-35-23-1715266351275.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Weekend Forecast: Feeling Like March in the Great Lakes, Northeast

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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! 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 will aid in snow development over Colorado. </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></p><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/2024/05/2024-05-09 14-08-55-1715285697582.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 they 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 -1715285876853.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>

Snow Falls in the West, Impacts to Colorado

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<p>Temperatures are rising in the Pacific Northwest as a ridge of high pressure will dominate the pattern through the weekend! There is a low-pressure system that works to keep the 4 Corners cool and cloudy, but eventually, the pattern spills east, bringing a warmup to much of the West Coast. Many cities including Portland could tie or break records on Friday! We will run about 20 degrees above average. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 13-48-17-1715284537744.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Our warmest day will be Friday where widespread high temperatures along I-5 will be in the 70s, 80s and even close to 90 degrees! Enjoy this warmth while we have it - temperatures start to dip into early next week along the Coastline. Meanwhile, our warmest days in the northern Rockies will be Sunday into Monday as we see increasing sunshine and warmth thanks to the area of high pressure. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/3 day-1715284291559.jpg">It's not just the northern Rockies that will see a warmup, temperatures in Colorado and New Mexico and Utah will climb through the weekend. The warmth arrives a bit sooner for those in So-Cal, Nevada, and Phoenix with the mercury climbing towards 100°!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/sw warmth-1715284251507.jpg">With the incoming warmth, we expect snowmelt to occur this weekend, which could stress local rivers, creeks, and streams. Be prepared for high, swift-running water, and stay away from strong currents. Water temperatures will be cold too so if you are trying to cool off, this may not be the best option - hypothermia can set in quickly. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/metling-1715284251509.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for more on the Spring Heat across the West Coast. </p>

Temperatures Climb in the Northwest

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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. Initial surveys from the National Weather Service office in Tulsa, confirm<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/NWStulsa/status/1787953782485381377?t=zcmnAmqzx1omBhEkB3hh1Q&amp;s=19"><strong><em><u> EF-4 tornado damage</u></em></strong></a> in the town with much of the area seeing EF-3. The storm was on the ground for 39 miles from Barnsdall to Bartlesville. </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. Sadly, one person was killed by this storm. </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. This is the second EF-4 tornado to hit Oklahoma in less than 2 weeks - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/more-destructive-tornadoes-touch-down-in-oklahoma"><strong><em><u>an EF-4 touched down in a tornado outbreak April 27-28</u></em></strong></a> hitting the town of Marietta, OK closer to Oklahoma City. </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>

EF-4 Tornado Hit Oklahoma Monday, May 6

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<p>The primary concern from Wednesday's storms was damaging winds and tornadoes, unfortunately, both of which occurred over the populated mid-South, hitting the southern St. Louis suburbs and communities both north and south of Nashville. Multiple, confirmed tornadoes hit the mid-South on Wednesday creating widespread damage and destruction. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788392193054400999" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788392193054400999"></div><p>There was a tornado emergency issued along I-65 south of Nashville for the tornado seen at the top of the page. The county declared it a "mass casualty" event following the storm meaning that massive amounts of resources were needed to rescue people from trapped and collapsed buildings. Our field crews were on the scene soon after the storm showing roofs ripped off homes and major trees collapsed. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788380868438081823" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788380868438081823"></div><p>Earlier in the afternoon, Clarksville, TN was hit by multiple tornadoes. This area of Tennesee is still recovering from an EF-3 that killed nine in December of 2023, less than 3 months ago. The tornado that hit the south side of the city just before 4 PM on Wednesday was responsible for additional damage in communities north of Nashville.  </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788403520871526644" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788403520871526644"></div><p>There was an elevated threat of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds. The "significant" severe threat included Nashville, Huntsville, Jonesboro and Fort Smith for EF-2 or stronger tornadoes. Late Wednesday night the city of Huntsville, AL was at threat of multiple tornadoes, just minutes apart. We are waiting to hear more about damage in the northern Alabama city. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788407951226438034" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788407951226438034"></div><p>Not only was 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 over some of the same locations, grounds became saturated with upwards of 4" of rain in 24 hours. A flash flood emergency was issued in Springfield, TN along the Kentucky border due to the fast water rise. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788524315740082492" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788524315740082492"></div><p>Wednesday was another extremely active severe weather day with multiple confirmed tornadoes spread across the Midwest and Midsouth. There was a <strong>MODERATE</strong> risk from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) which is a level 4 out of 5 threat. Stay with WeatherNation as we bring you clean up details and storm surveys in the coming days along with the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-force-winds-possible-for-georgia-alabama"><strong><em><u>continued severe weather threat in the South. </u></em></strong></a></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/0508fcstpng-1715218841972.png"></p>

Mid-South Cleaning up After Tornadoes, Flooding Wednesday

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Record warm days continue across the West Coast. Just yesterday, new records was set from Washington to California.

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It was even an exceptionally warm and dry January for southwestern California.

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Not a fan of the warmth? Well, then you won't be pleased with the temperature outlook for the next two weeks. It looks like the west will likely be contending with temperatures above average.

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A high pressure is setting up a ridge across the west. This will keep the west exceptionally warm and dry. The jet stream keeps the storm track off towards the north and allows temperatures to warm up about 10 to 20 degrees above average.

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Averages for places like Los Angeles, CA for this time of year are in the middle 60s. Temperatures will be upper 70s to even the 80s for the next 7 days.

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That warming trend works all the way up the coast to places like Medford, OR.

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For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Kate Mantych.

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