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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An upper-level low system pressure was responsible for flooding rains and severe thunderstorms in the southwest on Tuesday, and continues to push through the southwest through Thursday as it moves into the Plains. A trailing system will keep the Southern Plains and Rockies under the threat for severe storms and flooding through Sunday.<h1>Thursday</h1>On Thursday, in the morning, we will see ongoing convection across the Southern Plains. This cluster of storms should weaken by the early afternoon before new development unfolds. The SPC has issued an enhanced risk (level 3 out of 5) risk for severe weather for portions of the western Plains/front range, Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, and Kansas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 112636-1749144450876.png">Hail and wind threats will be the most widespread hazards, but an elevated tornado risk has been issued around western Texas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 112652-1749144572068.png">In this region, the dry-line intersects the remnant outflow from morning storms to trigger new thunderstorms (some of which will be supercells), posing a threat of very large hail in these areas.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/New Baron Video 3-1749086162019.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Friday - Saturday</h1>The risk will persist on Friday and Saturday, with large hail likely as the primary threat, but damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 113101-1749144735278.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 113106-1749144748679.png">The rinse and repeat pattern will continue as discrete storms initiate in the Rockies and along the dry-line, before pushing east and eventually congealing into wind driven clusters, known as MCSs, into the overnight hours.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-05 11-31-17-1749144760611.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Sunday</h1>The level 2 risk (or higher) will continue on Sunday as the SPC has issued a slight risk for portions of West Texas into New Mexico.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 113111-1749144725564.png">Tune in at :30 past the hour for the latest forecast in the Southern Plains.

Rob Bradley

Southwest Flooding Turns to Plains Severe

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Rob grew up in South Florida, where daily afternoon storms and hurricanes piqued his interest in meteorology early on. That interest was fostered by his teachers and his father, who one time brought him onto the roof of their home to watch a funnel cloud move through the Everglades several miles away. Years of filmmaking and tv production in high school gradually pushed him toward broadcast meteorology at Florida State University, where he joined and eventually led the student run daily weather show. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, he began his career at KESQ in Palm Springs, California before heading to KFSN in Fresno and WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. He has covered a diverse array of extreme weather events, including haboobs and flash flooding in the desert, extreme snow in the Sierra, hurricanes, and Appalachian ice storms. He also enjoys telling stories and reporting about weather issues.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a>

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CANADA - Massive wildfires continue to burn in the Canadian Prairies, leading to evacuations and millions of acres of land, property, and forest burned. These fires are primarily burning in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as in Alberta, and a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/report">state of emergency</a> has been declared. According to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ciffc.net/">Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre</a>, CIFFC, 202 fires are active in Canada.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-04 205217-1749091955146.png">Smoke Overhead</h1>The smoke from these fires has blanketed the United States, prompting air quality alerts across the Upper Midwest and Northeast. The forecast below shows where smoke will be visible overhead and doesn't necessarily indicate where air quality will be impacted. Smoke should become less noticeable by Friday morning for many areas, however, a trough moving through Canada will help to re-establish northerly flow by Sunday, allowing thick smoke to return to the Midwest and Northeast to start the next work week.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-05 06-13-05-1749125615281.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Near Surface Smoke / Air Quality Impacts</h1>This model displays where smoke will be most dense near the ground, highlighting areas where air quality impacts are more likely. Air Quality alerts remain in place through Thursday morning as smoke will remain impactful. Try to limit any outdoor activities and listen to your body.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-05 06-13-48-1749125668863.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Here are the aforementioned Air Quality Alerts, spanning from the U.S. Plains, Upper Midwest, and into the northeastern U.S.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 061447-1749125757052.png">Be sure to monitor your local air quality and limit time outdoors if it reaches levels that will affect your health. This won't be until the AQ reaches the "unhealthy" category for most people.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 060907-1749125766209.png">While wildfire smoke is covering portions of the Northeast and Midwest, much of the rest of the country is staying relatively smoke free.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 060842-1749125791792.png">

Wildfire Smoke Thins, Another Round Looms

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FLORIDA - Over the past couple of days, heavy rain has saturated the parched soils of South Florida. Key Largo recorded an impressive 8.32 inches of rainfall over just 48 hours.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 054054-1749123665140.jpg">The system responsible, along with an upper-level low (top of page), is shifting from Florida into Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday. This will draw tropical moisture northward, increasing the risk for flash flooding. The Weather Prediction Center has issued a SLIGHT (Level 2 of 4) for flash flooding on Thursday across portions of eastern North Carolina, with localized rainfall totals potentially exceeding 5 inches.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 053936-1749123601218.jpg"><h2>Rain Timing</h2>Thunderstorm activity is winding down overnight. However, on Thursday, more scattered storms are likely near the upper low across Georgia and the Carolinas, and some coastal heavy rain is likely. A cold front arriving later this week and into the weekend will bring yet another round of rain.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/New Baron Video 3-1749085257712.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Rainfall Totals</h2>Localized totals of up to 5 inches are possible from now through the end of the week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 054027-1749123632180.jpg">For more on how your weekend weather may be impacted, be sure to join us at :10 past the hour for your eastern regional forecast.

Brittany Lockley

Florida System Heads for Southeast Coast

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As we look ahead, the Climate Prediction Center is highlighting a region (below) with low confidence in the formation of a tropical system in the western Caribbean or southwestern Gulf, also known as the Bay of Campeche. This doesn't indicate a system is expected, so be sure to stay up to date with the 7-Day forecast from the National Hurricane Center.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-03 144355-1748983440662.png"> Better chances for formation around mid-June are expected in the Eastern Pacific, which <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/an-area-to-watch-in-the-pacific-already">already has one name crossed off the list</a>.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104826-1748537463299.png">A system in the Gulf or western Atlantic is not unusual in June, which typically has warmer water early in the season compared to the main development region (MDR) in the Atlantic (between the Caribbean and west Africa).<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104849-1748537876634.png">The early season will more often see more tropical storms than hurricanes, but hurricanes can form and impact the United States, so it's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-prep-week-2025">always best to be prepared</a>. Andrea is the first name on the list in the Atlantic in 2025.<h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104834-1748537884478.png">Eastern Pacific Ocean</h2>We are monitoring a high chance for tropical development (80%) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Conditions look favorable for development this weekend into next week. If you have travel plans around Acapulco or the SW coast of Mexico, flooding, rough surf, and wind impacts are possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 062146-1749126116662.png">Models have been hinting at the quick development of another system nearby. If this happens, the track of the tropical low could become less predictable.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-05 06-22-09-1749126352965.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>While these systems are expected to remain mostly offshore, a slight change could mean a big difference for the coast of Mexico. 3-5 inches of rain are already in the forecast near Acapulco. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 062733-1749126469683.png">The next name for the Eastern Pacific tropical names will be Barbara. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-01 080532-1748786736866.png">NOAA and Colorado State are expecting an above-average season in the Atlantic Basin. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/noaa-predicts-above-average-2025-hurricane-season">Click here to read more.</a>

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Low

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Kevin Schneider

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EARLIER - An observed tornado was spotted in the St. Louis area on Wednesday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service of St. Louis, this looked to be much weaker than the tornado that happened on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&amp;issuedby=LSX&amp;product=PNS&amp;format=CI&amp;version=4&amp;glossary=0">May 16, 2025</a>, where Mayor Spencer estimated $1 billion in damage occurred.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1930357743967175114" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1930357743967175114"></div><h1>Outlook</h1>The Storm Prediction Center has issued an extensive MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe storms spanning from Texas through Michigan through tonight along a long cold front.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-04 144703-1749070038364.png">Severe weather is likely anywhere along and ahead of this frontal boundary. It's where temperatures are warm (causing buoyancy) and moisture and instability is high.<h2>Timing</h2>Here's a look at the influence this front will have from the Ozarks to the Great Lakes. Now, during afternoon heating, the severe threat is the highest, but storms will continue along the boundary through tonight.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/06-04 rnc side-1749070241617.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Across Texas, storms are likely to move through as well.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/06-04 rsc-1749070297895.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>As this cold front moves through, some areas, especially Oklahoma and Missouri, can anticipate a LOT of rainfall. We have already seen numerous areas of flooding, and that threat will continue as this system moves east. The shades of red in our forecast models suggest upwards of 3-6" of rainfall.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/tomer us precip-1748997019099.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Midwest to Texas - Severe Weather Threat

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Even through summer is approaching, the northern lights may still dazzle millions into Monday morning. A powerful solar flare erupted from sun late Friday night, with an Earth directed coronal mass ejection (CME) expected to arrive sometime Sunday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/ezgif-51637e8d7b470f-1748712327325.gif">Astronomers are in a wait and see mode for how strong the CME may be, but many are hopeful it will be strong enough to bring aurora borealis down to the mid-latitudes, including a large portion of the north United States late Sunday into Monday. The Space Weather Prediction Center is expected G3 conditions, with the potential for G4 conditions by the 2nd, or early Monday morning. Their latest forecast shows the potential to view the aurora down to I-80 in Iowa and Nebraska.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-31 112223-1748712236698.png">G4 conditions would mean that Aurora viewing would be possible even further south, especially for long-exposure photography. It is worth noting the timing and strength of a CME is difficult to forecast, but satellites away from the Earth will be able to confirm if and when a CME impact is expected with about 30 minutes of lead time for Earthlings. This means if you plan to try to view the aurora, stay up to date with the Space Weather Prediction Center's latest conditions.<h2>Cloud Forecast</h2>Even if the aurora may be visible overhead, it doesn't mean clouds won't ruin your fun. For the northern and mid-latitudes, there will be some cloud cover over the northern Rockies, Great Lakes, and northern New England.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-31 11-22-33-1748712624382.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Aurora Borealis Dazzled Over the Weekend

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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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.After a busy afternoon of strong to severe storms, the SPC has maintained a slight risk for portions of Texas tonight and into the overnight hours. Cities like Dallas and Houston have the potential to see a few strong to severe storms overnight. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concern. We will start to see storms wind down overnight, but the severe threat for the southern plains is in place over the next few days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/hail rthrr-1748829920094.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/tor pf-1748830042774.png">Storms will die off tonight and overnight with the loss of daytime heating, but we do see the potential for more rounds of severe storms across the southern plains over the next few days. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/HHHJJJ-1748829744339.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>For the latest on watches and warnings in your area, be sure to watch WeatherNation, we stream 24/7.

Isolated Severe Storms for TX

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Patrick Crawford has always been a huge weather buff! He grew up in Plano, Texas, and it was there that he experienced what Mother Nature was capable of doing. He would always turn on the television to see what local meteorologists were saying about the weather. That's when he realized he wanted to be a meteorologist.

Patrick graduated from Northern Illinois University (’04) with a degree in Meteorology and a double minor in Mathematics and Geography. Broadcast Meteorology has been great to him and he has been able to work in television markets all across the country. Some of his stops have included New Orleans, Green Bay and even Yuma, Arizona. He is so excited to be part of the WeatherNation team.

He has been awarded the prestigious CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) weather seal from the American Meteorological Society.

Feel free to catch up with Patrick Crawford on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistPC/">Facebook</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/MeteorologistPC">Twitter</a> pages.

Patrick Crawford

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As a cold front has pushed onshore Tuesday, heavy snowfall will continue post-front for the Cascades. This will continue moving into the northern Rockies to bring heavy precipitation. Winter alerts are in effect (above) for the spine of the Cascades for varying snow totals between 6-12" through Wednesday, depending on elevation. Winds may also gust up to 45 mph.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/02/PIC2-1675854600970.jpg">In addition to the winter weather alerts we also have high wind alerts for the highest peaks as the frontal boundary moves ashore through Wednesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/02/PIC3-1675854368046.jpg">Rain and high-elevation snow continue to move onshore through Wednesday morning. Due to the heavy snowfall, travel could be difficult at time over the highest mountain passes. Be prepared for those winter driving conditions and take it slow!<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/02/02-07_rnw_fcst bams-1675820244831.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>More details can be found :50 past the hour in your Western regional forecast, on WeatherNation.

Heavy Snow in the Northwest through Wednesday

Southwest Flooding Turns to Plains Severe

An upper-level low system pressure was respon

Wildfire Smoke Thins, Another Round Looms

CANADA - Massive wildfires continue to burn i

Florida System Heads for Southeast Coast

FLORIDA - Over the past couple of days, heavy

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Low

As we look ahead, the Climate Prediction Cent

Midwest to Texas - Severe Weather Threat

EARLIER - An observed tornado was spotted in

Aurora Borealis Dazzled Over the Weekend

Even through summer is approaching, the north

Isolated Severe Storms for TX

.After a busy afternoon of strong to severe s