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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<p>Low pressure will track through the Northeast this weekend, bringing back more rain, snow, and the potential for ice. Precipitation starts to move in on Saturday evening and will remain into Sunday. All precipitation types will be possible with this wave. There will be a break with another round of rain, snow, and ice working in on Monday and Tuesday.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/ne2-1763000744456.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Snow accumulations will be around 1-3 inches, with the higher elevations seeing around 9-12+ inches possible.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/forecast rain and snow-1763000755814.png">As of now, with the current temperature setup, some freezing rain will be possible as this moves through. Please stay with us for the latest updates as we get closer, as any amount of ice on roads can make driving hazardous.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/iceee-1763000763264.png">The forecast will be below average on Saturday, with temperatures warming up on Sunday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/temoss-1763000770764.png">For the latest updates, tune into WeatherNation :10 past the hour for your eastern regional forecast.</p>

Weekend System Brings Snow & Ice In Northeast

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<p>A ridge of high pressure that brought record warmth to the West is sliding eastward. This means the heat will shift east as well, and we could see multiple records broken from Thursday through Sunday! The temperatures will climb this week as the ridge dominates!</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-12 06-47-03-1762948077658.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>On Friday, multiple cities will make a run for the records, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/reocrod highss-1762999107076.png"></p><h1>Plains &amp; Midwest</h1><p>Temperatures will run 10°- 20°+ above average for a lot of folks. Kansas City normally averages 55° for this time of year, and will see highs in the low 70s on Friday and Saturday. St. Louis normally averages 57° and will see 78° on Saturday, running over 20 degrees above average!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/forecast highshs-1762999157710.png"></p><h1>South Central</h1><p>Texas is no stranger to heat, and will run well-above average into the weekend. Most cities across the Lone Star State will be in the 80s through the weekend.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/forecast hghgh-1762999178508.png">For more information on the central heat, tune into your central regional forecast at :30 past the hour on WeatherNation.</p>

Record Heat Spreads into the Plains

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Karissa is the Director of On-Air Operations at WeatherNation. Karissa grew up loving math and science, but really fell in love with Meteorology while attending the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. After two summers of storm chasing in the central plains, she knew that it was the career path for her. Standing in front of a thunderstorm and feeling the cool outflow knock her over was an experience she will never forget. After two years at COD, she transferred to Metropolitan State University of Denver. Karissa graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. Her high school and college speech and meteorology professors were extremely supportive and pushed her to succeed. Before joining the WeatherNation team, she previously worked as the Morning Meteorologist at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa and at WMBD-TV in Peoria, IL. She recently was part of a National Edward R. Murrow award winning team for breaking news for their coverage of the EF-4 tornado in Washington, Illinois. In her free time, Karissa enjoys cooking and trying new foods. She is a self proclaimed 'TV Junkie' who can get into just about any show. She is a die hard Chicago sports fan who loves attending professional sporting events.

Karissa Klos

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<h1><u>SET-UP</u></h1><p>A digging mid to upper-level trough will bring in widespread vertical lift to the western U.S. As the trough helps draw in tropical moisture, it will meet a cool low-pressure system at the surface. As the cold front moves inland tonight, storms will become more widespread, especially through Oregon and northern California. Dropping overnight temperatures will ensure snowfall in the mountainous regions, which will carry into Thursday. As the front pushes south, Southern California will see a good chance of rain by Thursday evening. We may even see some snow at the highest elevation peaks in SoCal. As the surface low wraps up within itself, scattered showers and mountain snow will continue across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/knnnl-1762999916156.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1><u>CALIFORNIA IMPACTS</u></h1><p>Winter alerts have already been issued for the Sierra Nevada, beginning tonight and lasting through the end of the day on Thursday. One to two feet of snow is expected at and above pass level, and 4-12" is possible above 5000 feet.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-12 131512-1762978526524.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-12 131508-1762978533810.png"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weather.gov/rev">NWS Reno</a> is also highlighting the danger of the winds. Gusts will easily reach 40 mph, but could exceed 70 mph along ridge tops. With snow falling, whiteout conditions will make driving impossible.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web 9-1762950091628.png">Rainfall totals will be heaviest along the northern California coastline, where the brunt of the moisture is focused from the atmospheric river. We will have to watch out for totals in southern California to reach 1-2" at lower elevations and 2-4" in the mountains and hills.<strong><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-12 131634-1762978599484.png">Flood Watches </strong>have been issued for portions of the San Joaquin Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, as well as northern California, through the end of the week. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.</p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-12 160928-1762989012110.png"><u>NORTHWEST IMPACTS</u></h1><p></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-12 105055-1762969913342.png">No winter alerts have been issued for the Cascades yet, but they will likely be needed as totals reach the 1-2 foot range.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-11 080034-1762873243169.png"></p>

Western Waves Bring Soggy, Snowy Pattern

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<p>The season’s first Arctic blast surged into the South, arriving nearly three weeks ahead of meteorological winter, which begins December 1. Driven by a deep upper-level trough, this system has funneled frigid Canadian air all the way down to Texas. Multiple record lows were set over the past few days across the south and southeast. The good news: we're warming back up!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web 1-1762947369987.png"></p><p>We will see a pattern change this week, with temperatures becoming average, and then above average as a high-pressure system ridges back in by the end of the week!</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-12 06-35-47-1762947394918.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web 2-1762947531574.png"></p><p>Get forecast details for your section of the country with our regional forecasts, which air at :10, :30, and :50 past the hour from east to west. You can also watch the latest forecast anytime with the WeatherNation app!</p>

Alana Cameron

Last Morning of Record Cold - Digging Out the Rest of the Week

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Tracey Anthony

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<p>The lake effect snow season has arrived, with heavy snow expected now through Tuesday. Places in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan have already received a foot of snow!<br><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-10 054716-1762778844004.jpg"><br><br><strong>Winter weather alerts</strong> remain in place all across the shores of the Great Lakes through Tuesday. An additional 6-12" in some locations, with heavy snowfall rates likely reducing visibility at times, will make travel very difficult.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-11 073236-1762871565435.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-11 105614-1762883788305.png"></p><h1>How Lake Effect Works</h1><p>Water has a much higher heat capacity than air, meaning it takes more time to warm up and cool down. This leads to "mild" water temperatures in the Great Lakes while the air overhead can be much cooler. As the cold, dry air moves over these areas, it's able to evaporate moisture from the lakes until it condenses into clouds and precipitation before falling out over land. Typically, we need at least a 13° F difference between the lake water and the air aloft (around 1500 m, or 4500-5000 ft) for lake effect snow to form.</p><h1>Forecast</h1><p>With winds coming over the Great Lakes, we can still anticipate lake effect snowfall to continue. Next, a quick-moving clipper will move through to bring a few wintry bands to the snowbelt.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/11-11 rne-1762883738383.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Take this snow event as an example for the next one, make sure your vehicle is ready for winter travel with some good tread on your tires and a winter driving kit. You can catch the latest forecast for the Great Lakes anytime by using the WeatherNation app to view the Central Regional Forecast. You can also tune in to WeatherNationTV at :30 past the hour!</p>

Lake Effect Snow Wraps Up Today

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<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1987357561679745278" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1987357561679745278"></div><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web 3-1762697557299.png">The much-anticipated cold front that will slash temperatures has been moving through the Southeast. Ahead of the front, warm temperatures and plenty of moisture has kept the severe threat going overnight.</p><p>The Storm Prediction Center has kept a severe weather threat at a <strong>MARGINAL</strong> (level 1 out of 5) risk for Florida into the overnight and dies down into Monday morning to be met with cold cold air behind.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-09 175721-1762736328951.png"></p>

Severe Threat Ending With Florida

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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: #454545;">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></span></p>

Rob Bradley

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<p>A system has been bringing snow across the Plains and Midwest on Saturday. This same system will continue to push through the Great Lakes into Sunday morning. Some areas have already seen some snow accumulation in the last 24 hours.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/pic6-1762642526724.png">Moderate rainfall and lighter snow will continue to drift east with the low-pressure system into Saturday night and Sunday morning.  </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/FORECAST-1762633208979.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Winds &amp; Temperatures</h1><p>Afternoon highs will struggle to warm out of the 30s for most areas impacted by the precipitation. Keep in mind, another feature of quick systems like these is gusty winds. With wind gusts 20-30mph, it's going to feel even cooler. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/pic6-1762642809204.png"></p><p>Much colder air is expected Sunday into next week as an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/record-warmth-possible-from-nevada-to-texas">arctic blast brings the coldest air of the season to many parts of the south central and southeastern U.S.</a><br></p><p>For more information, be sure to join us on WeatherNation at :30 past the hour for your Central Regional Forecast.</p>

Patrick Crawford

Midwest Clipper Brings Light Snow, Gusty Winds

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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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As we head into the rest of the work week, a merry-go-round of low pressure systems will bring in quick bursts of snow from the High Plains to the Midwest to the Northeast.

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<h2>Forecast Timing</h2>
This first round is not set to bring heavy precipitation. A frontal boundary moves in by Wednesday for the north central region brining areas of rain and snow accumulation.

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By Thursday morning, New England is looking ahead to some light to moderate snowfall.

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By Friday morning, another round of snowfall moves into Minneapolis to Des Moines.

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<h2>Forecast Accumulation</h2>
The heaviest of the snowfall accumulating through Friday morning looks to be surrounding New England states. New York through Maine could see a few inches of accumulation.
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Tune in to WeatherNation throughout the hour for more updates!

Merry-Go-Round Of Low Pressures Bring Precipitation

Forecast Timing

Forecast Accumulation

Weekend System Brings Snow & Ice In Northeast

Low pressure will track through the Northeast

Record Heat Spreads into the Plains

A ridge of high pressure that brought record

Western Waves Bring Soggy, Snowy Pattern

SET-UPA digging mid to upper-level trough wil

Last Morning of Record Cold - Digging Out the Rest of the Week

The season’s first Arctic blast surged into t

Lake Effect Snow Wraps Up Today

The lake effect snow season has arrived, with

Severe Threat Ending With Florida

The much-anticipated cold front that will sla

Midwest Clipper Brings Light Snow, Gusty Winds

A system has been bringing snow across the Pl