Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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TEXAS - Another marginal risk returns for the panhandle of Texas today and Friday (above).<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2059613087603552353" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2059613087603552353"></div>Through tonight storms will continue along the Red River, the ArklaTex, and into the Front Range. This stormy pattern continues through the end of the week.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/05272-1779903902761.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Heavy rainfall will be a concern as well, with any storms that do develop.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 114511-1779903921412.png">An Excessive Rainfall Outlook has been issued for Wednesday and Thursday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-03-29 061131-1779891186358.png">For more on the Texas severe threat, tune into WeatherNation at :30 past the hour.

Alana Cameron

Severe Threat & Flooding for Portions of Texas

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Kevin Schneider

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If you thought it was hot over the Memorial Day weekend, it's getting worse for some. Those on the Northern Plains from Montana to Wisconsin are feeling the heat as a ridge of high pressure has built in. With it being such a drastic warm-up vs. normal and relatively early in the "summer" months, a MAJOR heatwave is ongoing in Montana.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 124808-1779907702254.png">Heat Advisories have been issued for portions of Montana through Thursday for the dangerous heat. Afternoon highs will once again soar into the 90's<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 124939-1779907791369.png">The heat will remain into Friday, but more storm chances could throw some cloud cover into the afternoons, which might help.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 125032-1779907849889.png">Record highs in Billings will be in trouble through Friday, before relief rolls in for the weekend. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 042024-1779877231173.png">

Patrick Crawford

Searing Heat Bakes the Northern Plains

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You read that right! An unusual setup could lay the foundation for strong-to-severe storms through the end of the week. All in a place that doesn't see many severe storms, the northwest.<h1>SETUP</h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 084246-1779892981883.png">An upper low is sitting and spinning over the Great Basin out west. That puts our friends in the northwest on the northern side of this feature. Usually, you're looking at areas on the southern and eastern peripheries with the best dynamics for storms. Regardless, a strong corridor of winds is expected to spark storms each afternoon over the next few days, even if it feels upside down to us meteorologists.<h1>IMPACTS</h1>The biggest worry is damaging straight-line winds, some of which could surpass 70+ mph! There is a lot of wind energy with this system - it wouldn't take much of a storm to push some of those winds down to the ground. The area circled in blue is where some of those hurricane-force wind gusts could occur.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 113607-1779903374853.png"><h1>TIMING</h1>Showers will be sporadic but strengthen each afternoon. Notice they'll rotate from east to west since we're staying north of the low spinning up these severe chances.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/0527-1779903486327.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Severe Storms Possible in the Pacific Northwest

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The same front that moved through the Upper Midwest on Tuesday is sliding southeast on Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted a SLIGHT risk (level 2 out of 5) for severe storms from Ohio to the northern reaches of the Tarheel State. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat on Wednesday, with some small hail mixed in.<h1>Timing</h1>Storms will favor the afternoon and evening hours when they're at their strongest. The threat looks like it's offshore around midnight.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/05271-1779903595966.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Rain Totals</h1>We can see some pretty hefty rainfall totals by Wednesday. Some areas could pick up a few inches of rain, which could lead to some localized flooding. The heaviest will likely stay down south across the Mid-Atlantic. There are flood watches in effect across the Ohio Valley through Wednesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-27 114005-1779903612410.png">

Severe Storms Threaten Nation's Capital Today

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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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The last several days across the southeast have been very wet and gloomy. Rain chances will continue over the next few days with the potential of flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-26 162459-1779834354220.png"><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2058956263711805777" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2058956263711805777"></div>Flood Watches remain in effect through Wednesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-26 162633-1779834411581.png">Use caution if you are travelling in these hard-hit areas. A good reminder to avoid driving through flooded roadways at all costs. You never know what's under that water.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-19 053417-1779190502548.png">While this rain is leading to flash flooding, it is beneficial for many areas since drought conditions are widespread and intense for many of these locations.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot 2026-05-26 115148-1779817916121.png">

Severe Storms Possible in the Pacific Northwest

Severe Storms Threaten Nation's Capital Today

Repeated Rain Raising the Flood Threat

Severe Threat & Flooding for Portions of Texas

Searing Heat Bakes the Northern Plains

Severe Storms Possible in the Pacific Northwest

Severe Storms Threaten Nation's Capital Today

Repeated Rain Raising the Flood Threat

Severe Threat & Flooding for Portions of Texas

Searing Heat Bakes the Northern Plains

Severe Storms Possible in the Pacific Northwest

Severe Storms Threaten Nation's Capital Today

Repeated Rain Raising the Flood Threat