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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Copy and paste has been used a lot by forecasters this Winter. A nearly permanent feature of the upper-level pattern has been parked in southern Canada, keeping the eastern half of the country chilly if not dangerously cold. That has kept the threat of wintry weather close by - this weekend might tap into it.<h1>Setup</h1>This is a little different than the most recent wallop of snow. Instead of a few waves of a mixed bag of precipitation types, this will be a strong but quickly developing storm system. Making it tougher to forecast. Where and when this storm develops will hold all of the details as to how far inland some of these threats will reach. The main threats we are watching will be the potential for heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding. The severity of each of these threats has the potential to change over the next several days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-27 150836-1769551719931.png"><h1>Impacts</h1>This system will bring a threat of heavy snow to areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast. This snow starts to show up in our models across Georgia and the Carolinas as early as Friday. Some models are eager to pick up the snowfall amounts. While the possibility is certainly there, more goes into this forecast.Our in-house forecast model is hammering the snowfall totals out east. This lines up with the Day 3-7 hazards for heavy snow out east.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-28 072652-1769610445177.png">The Weather Prediction Center has issued a 3-7 day hazards outlook for heavy snow this weekend. This stretches from Wilmington, NC to Boston, MA. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-28 032036-1769595652657.png">The GFS model is also starting to agree on heavy snow for states like North Carolina and up into southern New England.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-28 072657-1769610458908.png">With the snowfall forecast still up in the air, it's better to focus on safer bets that will be part of the equation. Wind. With a quickly deepening cyclone, a wide wind field is expected, with some wind gusts approaching 60-70 mph. Will the system be close enough to the coast to bring some of those inland?<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/0128-1769610533145.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Is there a chance this turns into a monster on us? Sure. Is there a chance this develops too late and too east to be a threat at all? Sure. Stay up to date with the latest forecast as details become more and more clear.

Another Weekend Snow on the East Coast?

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Kevin Schneider

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We're making a run at two straight weeks without measurable rain. That's an impressive stretch for most, but especially the Pacific Northwest! But like we saw a few weeks ago, we're getting back into a wet pattern out west, with multiple shots at rain and snow.As with most repeated rounds of rain, flash flooding will be a concern. This rain looks to mainly target the Olympic Peninsula. A few inches of rain will be possible over the next several days, along with snow in the higher elevations. Some totals, measuring up to the foot category in the northern Cascades.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-28 073023-1769610628338.png">Timing-wise, rain will be periodic through Wednesday. Another push of rain and snow will move in Thursday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/01281-1769610692130.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>More details on your Western Regional Forecast can be found :50 past the hour, every hour, on WeatherNation.

Rain Finally Makes a Return to the Northwest

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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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ABOVE - Up to one inch of ice accumulated across parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, weighing down power lines and transmission equipment and causing widespread outages. As of Tuesday afternoon, roughly 350,000 customers remain without power. The threat continues with dangerously cold overnight lows expected throughout the week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web1-1769598859580.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web2-1769598888083.png">The impacts of this storm are expected to linger throughout the rest of the week. With power still out, many are still in danger as cold temperatures pose a serious risk. Lows are expected to remain well below freezing each night, increasing concerns for hypothermia, frozen pipes, and additional infrastructure damage.<h3>Wintry Precipitation Totals</h3>Snow started Friday in the South before switching over to sleet and ice on Saturday with our first round of precipitation. Our top snowfall totals maxed out around a foot for cities such as Little Rock, Arkansas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-26 171858-1769473186656.png">Sleet altered the forecast a bit for some, with up to 5 inches reported in cities such as Catholic Point, Arkansas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-26 172017-1769473290101.png">In the Midwest, cities like Indianapolis, Indiana, received over 10 inches of snowfall from this storm.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-26 171920-1769473316826.png">In the northeast, this was a snow-only event. Cities near Boston received almost 2 feet of snowfall, resulting in a city-wide snow day on Monday!<h3><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-26 171906-1769473390953.png">Headlines</h3><ul><li>Icing in Tennessee caused portions of the interstate (65) to be shut down after a truck lost control, hit a sign, and caused it to collapse.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2015869851844411634" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2015869851844411634"></div></li><li>Several fatalities have been confirmed from this winter storm, including a teenage girl in Frisco, Texas, being pulled by a sled by a Jeep on Sunday morning. <div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2015904286497206685" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2015904286497206685"></div> </li><li>The city of Boston had a snow day after the mayor closed schools on Sunday for Monday.</li></ul><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2015847206176133150" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2015847206176133150"></div>For more details on power outages and the forecast ahead, be sure to join us LIVE on WeatherNation.

Adrian Hernandez

Nearly Half a Million Without Power From Winter Storm

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Temperatures have been record-breaking with how cold it has been over the last week. There is no relief in sight with the cold air. Even as temperatures look as if they may rebound, they drop again by the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-27 162520-1769556372314.png">Wednesday morning does not have as many cold alerts, but there are several through the Midwest to Northeast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web1-1769597783804.png">In addition, some of these cold alerts make it all the way down to Florida, where south Florida woke up in the high 40s on Wednesday! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web2-1769597933207.png">Cold temperatures will remain in the pattern through the weekend. Lows will again drop to below zero across parts of the Northeast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web3-1769598120256.png">For the Southeast, cities like Tampa will see lows in the 30s Thursday morning with highs by Sunday in the 40s!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web4-1769598152325.png">Miami even has a forecast low of 39 degrees on Sunday! If it was to get this low, it'll be the first time in just over 15 years that Miami's seen a low temperature in the 30s!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web4-1769598242446.png">If you're across the deep south, extreme cold weather doesn't come too often. However, when it does, remembering the 4 P's is always helpful.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-27 162948-1769556593983.png">Tune in to WeatherNation for more of your top weather headlines. All your regional forecasts can also be found :10, :30, and :50 past the hour.

Cold Air Sticks Around the Central to Eastern U.S.

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WOOF! The Northeast got rocked over the weekend with some heavy snow! Snowfall totals reached from 20"-30" across portions of the Northeast. This is the biggest snowstorm to impact the area in several years, and we are adding the extreme cold on top of it!<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2015530118484046130" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2015530118484046130"></div><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2015847206176133150" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2015847206176133150"></div>Lake-effect snow will continue to bring additional totals to cities downwind of our Great Lakes. Winter alerts are in place for this.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web 1-1769604969738.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web 2-1769604979415.png">As snow wraps up tonight, another clipper keeps things active across the Great Lakes.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27 03-05-07-1769508331335.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Snow totals will not be as heavy as what has already come down, but an additional few inches remain possible. The heaviest totals will be across Michigan and New York.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Web 3-1769605082843.png">For more details on the Central U.S., be sure to join us :30 past the hour, for more details on the northeast, be sure to join us :10 past the hour.

Nearly Half a Million Without Power From Winter Storm

Cold Air Sticks Around the Central to Eastern U.S.

Snow Continues for the Great Lakes, Northeast

Another Weekend Snow on the East Coast?

Rain Finally Makes a Return to the Northwest

Nearly Half a Million Without Power From Winter Storm

Cold Air Sticks Around the Central to Eastern U.S.

Snow Continues for the Great Lakes, Northeast

Another Weekend Snow on the East Coast?

Rain Finally Makes a Return to the Northwest

Nearly Half a Million Without Power From Winter Storm

Cold Air Sticks Around the Central to Eastern U.S.

Snow Continues for the Great Lakes, Northeast