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 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. 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/2024/05/1-1715303888404.png">While many of us are sleeping, strong to severe storms will continue to track across Interstate 20 from East Texas into Georgia. Storms should change from supercells to become more linear. With a linear threat, strong winds and large hail will be the primary concerns. However, a few embedded tornadoes can't be ruled out either! Have several ways to receive alerts that will wake you up in the event a warning is issued.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Baron 2-1715304146436.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The lethargic frontal boundary focused storms over an already saturated part of the country. 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 through Friday morning.</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>

Patrick Crawford

Baseball Hail in Texas Possible Thursday

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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 round has ended as thunderstorms are weakening moving into the Atlantic Ocean. Our next 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>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/Baron 2-1715304550018.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. The greatest risk for destructive winds 75 mph winds or greater will be found from Interstate 20 and areas south down to the coast!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715304735601.png"></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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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>The snow has been falling in the Northwest all week with over 2 feet in Wyoming and a foot plus in Montana. Now, our area of low pressure responsible for the winter-like weather is sliding back to the south and west, breaking off from the main flow and impacting the 4 Corners region with snow for the highest elevations and rain showers for lower elevations. Upwards of a foot of late Spring snow is possible for the highest peaks of 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>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. 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/Baron 2-1715304996165.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 1-2" in isolated pockets. Most won't see snow unless they live above 8,000' where there are winter weather advisories and warnings in effect across Colorado.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715305062563.png"></p><p>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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<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/Baron 2-1715305304025.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

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

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<p>The Aurora Borealis is about to put on a spectacular show, according to scientists from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Get ready for the aurora as far south as Alabama and northern California on Friday night, May 10th. NOAA's satellite captured the moment of a Coronal Mass Ejection on the sun on Wednesday, May 8th which is responsible for the geomagnetic storm expected on Earth.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/VO_060924_GOES 16 SATELLITE_ERUPTION FROM THE SUN CAPTURED THIS AFTERNOON_NOAA_MS_E050924-1715295549293.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Auroras are ribbons of brilliant light that usually appear around the northern latitudes when charged particles from the sun hit Earth's magnetic field. The particles shed energy as they collide with our atmospheric gasses, giving the aurora a spectacular glow of colors. Aurora Borealis is seen away from our poles and over the northern latitudes during stronger solar events, like on Friday night. A geomagnetic storm of level 4 (the scale continues to 5) is predicted on Friday night and is THE FIRST G4 WATCH issued since 2005 signaling the rarity of such events.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788641891908534279" src="https://twitter.com/NWSSWPC/status/1788641891908534279"></div><p>If you're hoping to see the aurora, you may have some trouble if you live in the Northeast. Thick cloud cover may shroud the ribbons of light. The best time to view will be in the early morning hours on Saturday morning. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/cloud cover-1715295930595.jpg"> While the geomagnetic storms provide the opportunity to see the aurora at lower latitudes there are major drawbacks, "[they] can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio, and satellite operations" according to NOAA. They are a result of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that have been released from the sun starting on Wednesday, May 8th, and will arrive in Earth's magnetic field through the weekend. According to the SWPC, "CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. The typical time it takes for a CME to arrive on Earth is between one and three days.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/space weather scale-1715295005040.jpg">According to NOAA, "a large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday at 5:00 am ET. At least five flares were associated with CMEs that appear to be Earth-directed." Solar flares travel faster and arrive on Earth at the speed of light, about 8 minutes.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/CMEs-1715295005042.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the Aurora forecast and images of the spectacular lights.</p>

Aurora Visible for Much of Northern U.S. Friday Night

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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. The National Weather Service in Nashville confirmed an EF-3 tornado in Columbia, south of the city. </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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Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. has issued a State of Disaster Emergency as a massive winter storm plows through the Kansas. Western parts of the state could receive up to a foot of snow, in addition to 40 mph wind gusts and more than a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation.

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The Governor's declaration will allow the use of state resources to help with recovery and response operations. The State Emergency Operations Center in Topeka opened partially Wednesday to monitor the forecast and emergency operations.

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"It is important to be prepared when we see a winter event like this approaching, and we appreciate our emergency responders who stand ready to provide any aide that may be needed. We hope that travelers will be wise by paying attention to weather alerts and not unnecessarily placing themselves in harm's way as the storm moves through." -Governor Jeff Colyer

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For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Karissa Klos.

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The snow has been falling in the Northwest al

Temperatures Climb in the Northwest

Temperatures are rising in the Pacific Northw

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This weekend will be wet and cool in the Nort

Aurora Visible for Much of Northern U.S. Friday Night

The Aurora Borealis is about to put on a spec

Mid-South Cleaning up After Tornadoes, Flooding Wednesday

The primary concern from Wednesday's storms w