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.

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Rob Bradley

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The Eastern Pacific has had a fairly average season so far, with periods of high activity at times. 16 storms have been named thus far, with the total seasonal energy (ACE) running just barely below average (93%). The next week or two will likely be another period of higher activity, which could push the season to above-average numbers.<h2>Hurricane Octave</h2>Octave formed on Tuesday in the Eastern Pacific. The latest update has shown Octave to have strengthened to a category one hurricane.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 144821-1759697315360.png">Octave will likely remain a hurricane through tonight before weakening back to tropical storm status.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 144827-1759697319915.png"><h2>Hurricane Priscilla</h2>Right behind Octave, we have Hurricane Priscilla. With winds sustained at 75 mph and moving north-northwest at 3 mph. Priscilla could bring tropical storm conditions to the SW coast of Mexico, with interest in the southern Baja California Sur.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 144808-1759697338172.png">The forecast cone of uncertainty has Priscilla moving parallel to the Baja over the next week. The NHC forecast Priscilla to become a hurricane later today or tonight.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 144815-1759697351410.png"><h2>Tropical Wave</h2>There is a medium chance of tropical formation with a wave behind Priscilla, south of southern Mexico, and it is likely to become a tropical depression could form by the middle to latter part of the week ahead.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 061756-1759666683217.png">If this wave gets a name, the next on the list after Priscilla is Raymond.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-04 163649-1759617419832.png">Reminder that we're getting over the final secondary peak of the Pacific hurricane season. It's important to continue to stay updated all the way throughout!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-29 154651-1759182418223.png">Stay tuned on WeatherNation for the latest!

Alana Cameron

Eastern Pacific: Hurricane Priscilla and Octave

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While the NHC has been highlighting a few areas near Florida and the Gulf this past week, these areas are no longer expected to have a chance develop into our next tropical system. A tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa will have a better chance to develop this week as it moves across the MDR (main development region) in the Atlantic. It's a bit late in the season for tropical waves to develop from Africa, but models indicate that this system could become organized early next week.The wave is fairly healthy looking, developing a lot of convection on Sunday with some rotation even notable on the infrared satellite. The NHC has increased the short term chances for organization as a result.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 132620-1759692393577.png">As the wave from Africa merges with another trough in the MDR, it is more likely to organize. This could bring tropical cyclone impacts to the Caribbean toward the end of next week if these trends hold.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-05 06-09-16-1759666182660.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 053846-1759664340127.png">

Watching the Next Tropical Wave in the Atlantic

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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!

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PLAINS - A cold front sweeping through the Plains has brought a noticeable temperature drop behind it as well as a few strong and severe storms since last night. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted an area in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa through tonight that is under a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for severe storms.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 133209-1759692735496.png"><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/10-05 rnc hrrr-1759692822036.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>An upper-level trough is also contributing to this storm setup, supporting a surface cold front expected to move east and southeast over the next few days. With dew points in the 60s, there’s plenty of moisture to fuel thunderstorms, but limited instability should keep most storms below severe thresholds.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/10-05 forecast moisture-1759692873498.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>By Monday, the frontal system will continue tapping into Gulf moisture as it shifts toward the Mid-South and Ohio Valley.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/10-05 bams mon to tue-1759692889204.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The Weather Prediction Center has issued excessive rainfall outlooks through Tuesday across these regions. They are all marginal (level 1 out of 4), but rain rates may get as heavy as 1-2" per hour.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 133140-1759692897086.png">With high rain rates, rainfall totals between 2-4" are likely, with localized spots on our in-house model that may reach 6", especially in Kentucky and along the Ohio River.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 133146-1759692720556.png">We’ll keep tracking this system as it shifts east through midweek. The good news is cooler, drier air settles in behind it, bringing a welcome taste of fall once the storms clear out.

Fall Front Triggers Storms and Flood Risk

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ROCKIES - A strong, upper-level low-pressure system is moving through the western United States, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, snow, and wind. Much cooler temperatures are moving in as well, particularly behind a trailing frontal system, which will help produce heavy mountain snow.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/jfkkd-1759692403079.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Cold air behind the front has started changing rain to snow from Montana into Wyoming with more heavy snow for mountain areas into Sunday night.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-04 201649-1759630755021.png">Winter weather alerts have been issued for some heavy snow that will be expected in the mountains, mostly above 5,500 feet.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-05 063418-1759667665368.png">More details on your Western Regional Forecast can always be found :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Jackie Brown

Fall turns to Winter Across the High Peaks of the West

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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Grab the pumpkin spice and apple cider donuts, fall foliage has been developing quickly across the United States, with more color this week dropping into the middle latitudes! The latest forecast from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.explorefall.com/fall-foliage-map">Explore Fall</a> (top of page) shows peak color emerging across the higher elevations of the Colorado Rockies, and the Beartooth and Wind River Ranges in Wyoming over the next seven days (September 30 - October 6). <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-29 203511-1759199719401.png">Color has quickly developed and already peaked for regions in the dark orange and red shades above (orange to red areas), much of it across the Rockies and Cascades. The Upper-Midwest and northern New England/New York are also experiencing some peak color!<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1970624217776607589" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1970624217776607589"></div>The most 30 days before the appearance of fall color are the most important for vibrancy during the peak season, but drought conditions can also lead to more muted color or variable conditions.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-08 105237-1757350392233.png">For great fall color, sunny days with cool, crisp nights are preferable. Rain is welcome at times, however, to keep the trees from drying out.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-08 105303-1757350398827.png">Ever wonder which trees produce certain colors? Check out the handy identification guide for foliage below!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-21 041320-1758449873768.png">

Patrick Crawford

Fall Color Is Peaking in Parts of the Lower 48

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Kevin Schneider

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Tropical activity in the Atlantic has increased significantly over the last week. We're now tracking two named storms, Imelda and Humberto. On Saturday, Humberto reached Category 5 status, with sustained winds topping out at 160 mph! Since then, it has backed off to 80 mph winds, making it a category 1 storm.<h1>LOOKING BACK</h1>Humberto was named a week ago, last Wednesday afternoon, and gained hurricane status early Friday morning. This is the first time in nearly 100 years that we have had 2 Category 5 hurricanes in back-to-back seasons!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-30 203358-1759286043566.png">We are now past the climatological peak of Atlantic Hurricane Season, but still have a ways to go for the season. For being such a quiet season, the normal amount of Accumulated Cyclone Energy, a metric to quantify activity, is not far off. Two category 5 hurricanes will boost those numbers, though.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot 2025-10-01 091802-1759331890905.png">September is historically the peak of hurricane season, and ocean conditions remain favorable for additional development. However, the NHC urges residents along the Atlantic basin to monitor updates closely.<div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W2bhqfX0B0A" start="0"></iframe></div>As always, preparedness is key. Whether or not this particular system develops into a named storm, it serves as a reminder that the Atlantic remains active and that the window for tropical threats is far from closed. Tune into WeatherNation TV for the latest updates.

Humberto Merges with a Front in the Atlantic

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A cold has been slowly progressing across the country, bringing rain and gusty winds along with it. The front will continue to approach the East Coast to tend the week, spurring heavy showers and a few severe storms.Damaging winds are the primary concern here as we head into Thursday from Connecticut through Georgia (top of page). Isolated tornadoes are also possible, primarily in the Northeast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/PIC 3-1758827812988.jpg">Storms will follow along and ahead of the frontal boundary through the end of the work week. For now, Friday remains under a general thunderstorm risk.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/FORECAST-1758827797862.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video> The other concern is the threat of flooding. With multiple rounds of showers and storms rivers, creeks, and streams will already be swollen which could keep the risk elevated through Thursday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot 2025-09-25 063248-1758803576034.png"> Tune in to WeatherNation live for more updates.

Cold Front Drives Severe Storms Through Thursday

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It's been one year since a deadly mudslide devastated the town of Montecito, CA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMTBDO_p59A

More than 20 people were killed and hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed as a rush of rocks, mud, and water came down the hills above the town through the Thomas Fire burn scar area.

https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/woman-rescued-in-montecito-ca/10156141831129874/

We were able to get a look at where the town was a year ago, and where it is now.

https://youtu.be/Rie85KYxmZ0

For WeatherNation, I'm <a href="https://media.weathernationtv.com/team/meredith-garofalo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo</a>

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Montecito Mudslide - Now and Then

Eastern Pacific: Hurricane Priscilla and Octave

The Eastern Pacific has had a fairly average

Watching the Next Tropical Wave in the Atlantic

While the NHC has been highlighting a few are

Fall Front Triggers Storms and Flood Risk

PLAINS - A cold front sweeping through the Pl

Fall turns to Winter Across the High Peaks of the West

ROCKIES - A strong, upper-level low-pressure

Fall Color Is Peaking in Parts of the Lower 48

Grab the pumpkin spice and apple cider donuts

Humberto Merges with a Front in the Atlantic

Tropical activity in the Atlantic has increas

Cold Front Drives Severe Storms Through Thursday

A cold has been slowly progressing across the