Lauren Bostwick grew up in the small town of Aledo, Texas. Her interests have always involved sports, science, and of course, the weather! After interning at KBTX in College Station, she graduated from Texas A&amp;M University with a B.S. in Meteorology. During her time at Texas A&amp;M she became efficient in many areas of meteorology such as analyzing the radar, detecting severe weather, and forecasting for different regions. Straight out of college, Lauren started her career as a Weekend Meteorologist and Multimedia Journalist at CBS7 in Odessa, Texas. Due to the large coverage area, she was responsible for forecasting for many types of terrain stretching from the Big Bend National Park to southeastern New Mexico. She has experienced reporting on a variety of severe weather events, such as tornadoes, disastrous flooding events, and the devastating February 2021 winter storm. Lauren is thrilled to be a part of the WeatherNation team. Say howdy to Lauren on <a href="https://twitter.com/LBostwickWX">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LBostwickWX">Facebook</a>!

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In addition to the flash flood threat around the DFW metro today, there is also the opportunity for significant severe weather from OKC to Dallas. This is part of a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/pattern-change-cooler-air-rain-coming-to-texas">larger pattern change</a> bringing heavy rain and cooler air to the area. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the region to account for the large hail, strong winds and tornado threat until.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2-1696467123677.png">Damaging winds, destructive hail and a few tornadoes are possible this afternoon and evening. This includes the risk of "significant severe weather" meaning 75+ mph wind gusts, that is hurricane force wind! Please use caution and have a plan now, as all severe modes will be possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/3-1696467357707.png">As a frontal boundary moves through overnight, more showers and storms develop along and ahead of it. The threat for severe weather lingers into the early morning hours on Thursday. Heavy rainfall will also be a concern with any storms that develop. 2-3" will be possible, with some localized amounts of 4"+. Flooding will be a concern into Thursday with the threat shifting further to the south throughout the day.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/1-1696467419996.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>For the latest updates, tune in to the WeatherNation app and on-air at :30 past the hour, each hour, in the Central Regional Forecast.

Severe Weather Chances in Southern Plains

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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.

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Heavy rainfall has pushed through plains and south today as an area of low pressure and it's associated frontal boundary moved through. We still have an excessive rainfall threat through tonight. In the last 24 hours we have seen between 3 and 4 inches of rainfall. Texarkana, Arkansas saw almost 4 inches of rain. The rain is needed in this portion of the country, but too much can lead to flooding, as we have seen.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/texarkana-1696468154490.png">Additional rainfall totals of 3-4 inches will be possible, with localized heavier amounts. This rainfall is desperately needed as many locations are under extreme and exceptional drought conditions. However, drought has caused the ground to be hardened and struggle to absorb new moisture. It is likely we see flooding concerns not only in urban areas but also in rural communities too.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/10-03_rsc_fcst-1696379495419.png">The rain will continue tonight as the frontal boundary drops to the south. By Thursday afternoon, the front will be closer to the Gulf Coast with the opportunity of heavy rain and flooding from Houston to San Antonio.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-04 18-56-38-1696467422908.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The other factor of this system is the big cool down on the way - after an extremely hot, and in some cases, record-setting summer we are finally looking at fall settling in. Expect cooler air into the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/temps drop down-1696468382786.png">

Flash Flooding for Dallas, Surrounding Areas

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We are keeping an extremely close eye on Tropical Storm Phillipe as it finally pushes north out of the Caribbean and into the open waters of the Atlantic. Not only is Bermuda at risk for impacts from Philippe, but also Maine and northern New England are now in the "cone of uncertainty". A reminder, the cone only accounts for 2/3 of potential solutions of the CENTER of the storm.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/tropics-1696468678799.png">Impacts to Bermuda will be on par with a tropical storm - gusty winds, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding. No alerts have been issued yet. As the storm moves closer to New England we will be watching the influx of moisture to create heavy rainfall and flood concerns in northern New England Friday &amp; Saturday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-04 11-49-00-1696442510991.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>An incoming cold front will tap into moisture across northern New England to enhance rainfall rates on Saturday morning. We will see heavy rainfall for coastal Maine thanks to Philippe with heavy rainfall around northern New York a result of the cold front. Flash flooding maybe possible, although the caveat is that much of northern New England has been dry in the last month and can handle the excess rainfall.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-04 11-49-17-1696442676253.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Tropical Storm Philippe to Impact Maine

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Summer of 1993, New England Dragway. That's when and where Steve knew he wanted to become a meteorologist. More than 20 years later he is extremely fortunate and blessed to be able to live his childhood dream. As a lover of math and science, Steve had a consistent interest in weather in elementary, middle, and high school before discovering you can major in meteorology. He attended Lyndon State College in Vermont where he received a bachelor's in meteorology-broadcasting and associate's in television news. He has worked as a meteorologist and reporter in Winchester, VA, Burlington, VT, and most recently in West Palm Beach, FL. He's recognized by the American Meteorological Society with the Certification of Broadcast Meteorologists.

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Areas west of I-29 will get in on the cooler, more average weather while those in the Upper Midwest. By Thursday all of us will be significantly cooler in the Upper Midwest.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/4-1696467754110.png">A freeze watch has been issued for much of North Dakota for Thursday night into Friday morning. These frost and freeze alerts are issued for the first hard freeze of the year, typically ending the growing season. Temperatures in North Dakota Thursday night are expected to drop down to around 32 degrees.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot 2023-10-04 164319-1696459469496.png">After a record setting day in the Northeast, more highs in the 80s are expected Thursday. Not that this is all that "hot" but for early October, this is certainly much above average. In fact, Burlington hit 86 degrees Wednesday which broke an all-time hottest October temperature record! On Thursday it will be anywhere from 10-15° above average. The same cool air that sweeps into the High Plains will also arrive in the Northeast by Thursday and Friday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/5-1696467914477.png">Colder and windier weather will arrive this weekend in the Northeast with the advancement of Tropical Storm Philippe. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/Tropics%20Update:%201%20Storm%20in%20the%20Atlantic">You can read more about that story here</a>.

Powerful Cold Front Drops Temps in the Northern U.S.

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Fat Bear Week is here through October 10th - the annual Katmai National Park &amp; Preserve's "Fat Bear Week" is underway!<div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1696536400854549" data-width="500" src="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1696536400854549" style="display: flex; justify-content: center"></div><h2>What is fat bear week?</h2>Fat bear week is put on by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://explore.org">explore.org</a> and Katmai N.P.. According to Katmai N.P. &amp; Preserve, fat bear week "is a global tournament-style bracket competition in which the public votes for their favorite fattest bear. The National Park Service launched Fat Bear Week in 2014, when it was simply Fat Bear Tuesday". In 2015, it launched into an entire week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/bracket-for-reveal-1696290871433-1696341008645.png"><h2>Why fat bear week?</h2>Fat bear week is put on by the park &amp; preserve to increase engagement and awareness about Alaska's brown bear population. The goal is to celebrate the "Brooks River brown bears at Katmai and its healthy and remarkable ecosystem"<h2>How do I vote?</h2>To vote you can head over to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://explore.org/fat-bear-week">Explore.Org's</a> page to cast your official vote. The voting runs each day from 12 - 9 &nbsp;p.m. Eastern (9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pacific) in a bracket style event. The "final four" is held on October 9th with the final round on October 10th. The winner will be crowned the "Fattest Bear". Share your vote with the hashtag #FatBearWeek on social media!<h2>Who are the fat bears?</h2>This year there are 12 competitors including this year's Jr. Fat Bear champion is deemed "big enough" to compete with the big bears! Some are familiar faces and others are new to the crew. Below are some of the former champions and participants in the 2023 season! The rules of the competition is that the bear has to be present at the beginning and end of summer and documented by Rangers in order to participate.The reigning champion is 747, one of the largest brown bears on Earth, estimated to weigh 1400lbs! He was first discovered at the preserve in 2004 and is now a seasoned bear on the river. He also has won fat bear week in 2020.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/747-1696281504448-1696341245594.png">The most decorated Fat Bear is Otis who won the inaugural Fat Bear competition in 2014 and then again in 2016, 2017, and 2021. According to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://explore.org">explore.org</a>, "Otis was four to six years old when he was first identified in 2001, and he’s now one of the older male bears at Brooks River"<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/otis-1696341197254.png">Holly was the fat bear champ of 2019 and has returned again in 2023 to try and reclaim her status! It is possible Holly may give birth to another litter of cubs in her den this year, meaning her "bulk up" is essential.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/holly-1696340923817.png">To read more about the Fat Bears and the competition for 2023, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://explore.org/hall-of-champions">click here</a>. WeatherNation will bring you updates on Fat Bear week as they come!

Fat Bear Week 2023: Chunking Up for Competition

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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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In the Western Pacific hundreds of thousands of miles away, Typhoon Koinu is set to make landfall in southern Taiwan as a powerful CAT 3 hurricane. Typhoon Koinu is forecast to make a landfall across the southern part of Taiwan tonight. Then, the storm will continue its weakening phase as it brushes across Southeast Asia this weekend. Our field correspondent Josh Morgerman is following the storm and you can follow the latest by watching WeatherNation throughout the day.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1709595037183725964" src="https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/1709595037183725964"></div><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/2-1696433763171.png">Typhoons and hurricanes are very similar expect the naming can be different depending on where in the world you are. For the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, we use the term hurricane and once they cross the International Date line they become a typhoon. Now in case you were wondering, the super typhoon classification is given for a storm that reaches winds 150 mph or stronger.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/10/VON_100423_INTL_MANZHOU TOWNSHIP, TAIWAN_BROLL OF HEAVY WAVES_DROPBOX_JOSH MORGERMAN_KW_E100423-1696433837647.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Typhoon Koinu to Impact Taiwan

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Set a reminder in your phone and calendar! The next solar eclipse is coming right up on Saturday, October 14th beginning at about 10 a.m. ET. This will be visible to millions of people in the Western Hemisphere, especially here across America.To refresh you on this subject, a solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun all align where the moon is in the middle. This essentially blocks our view of the sun. We don't get this all the time, because of the differing elliptical paths of the Moon and Earth's orbits. But once in a while, the eclipse comes around. This time, in mid-October, it will be an "annular" eclipse, meaning the moon is just a tad smaller than the sun (as it appears in our sky). The moon never completely fills out the perimeter of the sun, but rather results in a phenomenon called the "ring of fire."<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/09/Annualr vs Total-1696017313039.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/09/Solar Eclipse Alignment-1696017318118.jpg">Here is a chart of the locations and times of when the eclipse begins, peaks, and ends. These are cities within the path totality.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/09/2023 Eclilpse Timing-1696017352192.jpg">The path of totality will move from Oregon to Nevada, directly over the Four Corners, and through Texas. The best chances of seeing this eclipse will be in Nevada and the Four Corners, because this region usually has the sunniest sky in mid-October.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/09/2023 Eclipse Path-1696017350676.jpg">Before you run out and look directly in the sun, stop! Make sure you have proper eyewear. Regular sunglasses won't work to keep your eyes safe. You'll need proper, and legitimate, solar sunglasses. If you can't make it to Saturday, October 14th's eclipse you'll have another chance at a TOTAL solar eclipse April 8, 2024. The total solar eclipse can be a greater phenomenon because of the view of the corona!

Get Ready for the Next Solar Eclipse!

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"It was nerve racking, it jolted me. I was kind-of shocked for a second. The umbrella flew out of my hand and I was kind-of disoriented and ran to my car and just tried to get out of harms way," recounts Romulus McNeill after he found himself way too close to a cloud-to-ground lightning strike.

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WeatherNation Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo spoke with Romulus about this video, showing an incredibly-close lightning strike that occurred on Thursday.

"We were having a teacher-parent conference night for back to school and it was 6:42 p.m. and every one had already left the building. I had reservations about going
outside because I didn't want to get struck by lightning. And when I went outside, it just struck. And it was just kind-of shocking. It was nerve racking, it jolted me.
I was kind-of shocked for a second. The umbrella flew out of my hand and I was kind-of disoriented and ran to my car and just tried to get out of harms way," describes Romulus.

Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes happen in an instant. Lightning can strike miles from the base or top of a thunderstorm cloud. Always remember, 'When Thunder Roars, Head Indoors.'

Romulus continues his experience, "I felt like a static shock to my body. Like I said it hit on my right side and it was so quick, I just instantly got nervous and nerve racked. My principal said he
watched it through the inside of the building. He saw it from inside the building. It was thunder and lightning at the same time. What was crazy was that I saw the
lightning strike in front of me across the street by a store, but the lightning actually...I guess may have diverted or it could have been another lightning strike that
came right towards me."

In terms of advice for folks reading/watching this story?

"I'm going to be super careful about going outside in any lightning period...or thunder!"

Our appreciation to Romulus for allowing us to share this weather story to help others truly understand the dangers of lightning!

For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Steve Glazier

Man Describes His Close Encounter With A Lightning Strike

Severe Weather Chances in Southern Plains

In addition to the flash flood threat around

Flash Flooding for Dallas, Surrounding Areas

Heavy rainfall has pushed through plains and

Tropical Storm Philippe to Impact Maine

We are keeping an extremely close eye on Trop

Powerful Cold Front Drops Temps in the Northern U.S.

Areas west of I-29 will get in on the cooler,

Fat Bear Week 2023: Chunking Up for Competition

Fat Bear Week is here through October 10th -

Typhoon Koinu to Impact Taiwan

In the Western Pacific hundreds of thousands

Get Ready for the Next Solar Eclipse!

Set a reminder in your phone and calendar! Th