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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SOUTH - As we head toward the end of the work week, heavy rain will begin to target Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the southern Plains before pushing east of the Mississippi River by the end of the weekend.<h2>Forecast Timing</h2>On Friday, rain will begin moving into portions of Texas and the South as a frontal boundary approaches. By evening, some stronger storms are likely to develop. These storms will continue moving with the surface front through the weekend. By Saturday morning, the front will still not have cleared the I-35 corridor, meaning some spots in Texas and Oklahoma may become susceptible to flooding. By Saturday night, storms will start to organize along the frontal boundary and push eastward. It won't be until Sunday that these storms move east of the Mississippi River Valley and into the Deep South, potentially bringing disruptions to weekend plans.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/02-11_rse bams3k 18z-1770862466889.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Severe Threat</h2>On Friday, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a MARGINAL (Level 1 of 5) risk for severe weather across portions of southwest Texas. As afternoon temperatures reach the 70s and low 80s and moisture increases, there will be a threat for some strong thunderstorms in the area. The reason for the marginal risk, rather than a higher category, is the presence of weak atmospheric capping, which may limit storm development and keep storms from significantly strengthening.<h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 191007-1770862476804.png">Flooding Threat</h2>Current forecast models show localized areas receiving 3-5 inches of rainfall, with isolated higher totals possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 191028-1770862614303.png">The Weather Prediction Center has issued a SLIGHT risk for heavy rainfall across portions of Arkansas on Saturday, which may lead to flash flooding. A MARGINAL risk exists elsewhere.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 191542-1770862547797.png">On Sunday, excessive rainfall outlooks continue into the Southeast, where portions of the Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia remain under a Level 1, MARGINAL risk for flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 191632-1770862594757.png">Be sure to join us on WeatherNation as we track this system's development!

Strong Storms and Heavy Rain Headed for the South

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Kevin Schneider

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ROCKIES - As our behemoth of a trough moves onshore, it's ushering in a new era of weather that we haven't seen in a few weeks. Rain and snow chances will continue through the day on Thursday. Winter Weather Alerts cover the Wasatch and Uintas into Thursday<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 130329-1770840222826.png">Snow will be possible in some form or fashion through the rest of the week, with Friday looking like the next "big" push in the high country.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/02-11 rsw-1770861632272.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Snowfall amounts will be measured in the feet, which could help put a dent in the sizeable deficit facing many states (above). By the time Saturday rolls around, many areas will at least pick up 12 inches, with much more possible. Travel will be treacherous, especially going up to the ski resorts over the next few days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 185500-1770861650593.png">

Rockies Receive Some Much-Needed Help

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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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California has not had significant precipitation in the last few weeks. Although the reservoirs are doing well, several sites in the Sierra Nevada are at record low snowpack, as conditions have only been deteriorating with the lack of moisture. Thankfully, we've seen some recent snowfall! Winter Storm Impacts reaching moderate to major levels are looking likely for the next few days (above).<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/02-11 rsw-1770839358270.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>While totals won't be incredibly dramatic, a foot of accumulation will be possible, helping to boost current snowpack numbers. Winter weather alerts are in effect and continue through Wednesday above elevations of 5,000 ft.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 124805-1770839313308.png">More details on your Western Regional Forecast can be found :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Snowfall Returns for the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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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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NORTHEAST - As this next clipper system continues through, we can see snow and some lake-effect snow. A high-pressure system will move in, and things will taper off on Thursday night.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/02-11_rne-1770838643023.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>When all is said and done, the heaviest snow ends up in upstate New York and most of the New England area. With a few of these lake effect bands cranking well into late week, we can see some totals top out at 6"!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-11 123841-1770838732760.png">But what about those temps after the fact? Well, judging by the Climate Prediction Center's (CPC) 6-10 day outlook, we're likely to continue with these above-average temperatures even after Valentine's Day weekend. It'll also do a good job thawing out some of that snow left behind by this week's clipper!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web5-1770808056886.png">Make sure to stay locked in on WeatherNation! We'll cover this system for you all day, as well as break it down in depth in your east regional every :10 past the hour!

Lingering Snow in the Northeast

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It was another cold morning on Monday across the Northeast. Many cities across the Northeast hit below zero for the air temperature! Dubois, PA broke its record low temperature for the morning, getting down to -9°.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 081947-1770650390845.png">There will be some improvement with overnight lows getting closer to seasonal by midweek.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 174938-1770684583296.png"><h1>Where does this year's cold rank?</h1>While it has been a cold winter, many colder winters have occurred in the history of weather observations in the Eastern U.S. Most of these areas have weather data dating back to the 1800s, so ranking in the bottom half or even bottom quarter is still impressive.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-06 094753-1770397848980.png">As we look ahead, temperatures will remain below average. In New York City, expect temperatures to be in the 30s this week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/fjfjfssssss-1770664602935.png">More details on your Eastern Regional Forecast can be found :10 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Cold Air Remains Across the Northeast

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It was a hot day on Monday, February 9th in the Central Plains with many locations breaking record high temperatures for this date in time. Some of these locations include spots like Sioux City, Iowa, which not only broke a daily record high, but they also had their warmest temperatures this early in the year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 174203-1770684273700.png">Temperatures are expected to drop on Tuesday but they'll still be above-average across the northern Plains.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 135952-1770671000646.png">The warming temperatures will mean impacts from melting snow and ice, particularly where ice jams become a hazard. A flood watch remains in effect for eastern Nebraska for ice jam flood potential.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 140356-1770671044246.png">Another side-effect of the warmer weather is wildfire concerns. As winds kick up to 20-30 mph, areas of eastern New Mexico and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas need to be mindful of grass fire ignitions. Anything that gets going could spread quickly, as dry as this area has been recently. The Storm Prediction Center is highlighting these areas with CRITICAL fire weather conditions overnight.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-09 140007-1770671068295.png">For the latest forecast in your region, head to the WeatherNation app to watch anytime, or tune in at :10, :30, and :50 past the hour from east to west!

Record Heat Across the Central U.S.

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Brittany Lockley

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The championship of the National Football League is set to be decided this Sunday. The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots for the right to claim the title at 3:30 PM PT Sunday. But will the weather have a say in who is hoisting the trophy at the end of it?Weather conditions look favorable for the big game this weekend, especially for an outdoor event in early February. Forecasts point to a mild and comfortable setup, with temperatures expected to settle into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees around kickoff. While it may cool slightly as the evening goes on, conditions should remain pleasant enough for fans in the stands with a light jacket.&nbsp;<h3>PATTERN BREAKING DOWN</h3><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web4-1770549373360.png">Skies are expected to feature a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, with cloud cover increasing later in the afternoon and evening. A marine influence could allow for some low clouds or patchy fog nearby, but widespread visibility issues or major weather disruptions are not anticipated at this time. Any moisture in the area appears limited, keeping the chance for rain low during game time.&nbsp;If you plan on attending any of the pregame festivities this week before the game kicks off, no issues at all either.Winds are also forecast to stay relatively light, which is good news for both players and spectators. Without strong gusts or cold air moving in, the weather should have little impact on gameplay or travel to and from the stadium.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/big gamesss-1770574456964.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Overall, the big game forecast is shaping up to be a good one, weather-wise. Mild temperatures, calm winds, and mostly dry conditions should make for an enjoyable experience, whether you are attending in person or celebrating outdoors ahead of kickoff.&nbsp;Stay with us as we iron out the details on the big forecast for the big game on Sunday.

Big Game Looks Dry

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Hurricane Lane certainly brought the rain.  Record rainfall was observed throughout the state of Hawaii between August 22 and August 26, thanks to a rare glancing blow from this tropical system.  Many locations on the Big Island measured rainfall by the foot.

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The top total occurred in the community of Mountain View, about 15 miles south of Hilo.  Over four feet of rain, 52.02 inches to be exact, fell in this location.  This means that Hurricane Lane set the Hawaii tropical cyclone storm total rainfall record.  The previous record, 52.00 inches, occurred at the Kanalohuluhulu Ranger Station during Hurricane Hiki in 1950.

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This also ranks as the second highest storm total rainfall from a tropical cyclone in the entire United States.  This is second only to Hurricane Harvey's 60.58 inches that fell in Nederland, Texas in 2017.

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There are also unconfirmed reports of higher rainfall totals from private weather stations.  The National Weather Service in Honolulu is investigating some of these rainfall totals and will update the record if necessary.

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We will pass that information along here at <a href="https://media.weathernationtv.com/">WeatherNation</a> if anything does change.

- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistJoeAstolfi">Meteorologist Joe Astolfi</a>