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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It was a stormy Mother's Day across the state of Texas, where scenes like the one below in Temple, Texas were observed. The Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service have reported this hail in Temple to have been up to 2" in diameter.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789770022568771653" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1789770022568771653"></div>Some of our largest hail reports from Sunday in Texas and Louisiana were upwards of 2.5" in diameter.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-12 192848-1715563835498.png"><h2>Overnight</h2>The Storm Prediction Center has maintained a SLIGHT (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather across portions of east Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, whereas the MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) spans from Kansas through Mississippi.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_overnight spc tx-1715563873580.png">This comes along with a tornado threat through Monday morning focused around southeast Texas and west-central Louisiana.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12 pverngit spc tor-1715563878627.png">Overnight, storms will continue to push east across the South with an isolated supercell or two still possible. The low level jet will develop overnight and continue to push multicells and transient supercells capable of severe wind and hail east overnight.<h2>Monday</h2>On Monday, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a SLIGHT (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather across portions of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rsc svr-1715551602571.png">Given the amount of moisture in this airmass once storms develop there is a threat for large to very large hail initially, which is why the SPC has issued a "hatched" or "significant" threat for large hail for cities such as San Antonio and Shreveport. As storms organized into multicell clusters, the threat will shift into a significant wind threat, storms will be capable of producing up to 75 mph gusts acros Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_sig wind and hail-1715551644095.png">Storms are expected to start during the day before moving east along the front through the overnight hours into Louisiana. The initial development of storms will promote the threat of large hail before complexing into squall lines as they push east and transition into a damaging wind threat. Given the low amount of shear, the tornado threat is lower, but nonzero, in this scenario.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_monday to tue am-1715564100309.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>These additional storms are plaguing an already saturated landscape. The areas shaded in blue on the map below highlight places that have seen 2-3 times the normal amount of precipitation in the past 30 days! There aren't many spots for the additional rainfall to go, other than swollen waterways.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12 30 day percent-1715532184284.png">2-4" of rainfall will be possible in parts of Texas and Louisiana through Tuesday, before the system moves to the Gulf Coast states. For more information on the flooding threat, see this related article:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/moderate-level-34-flood-threat-through-monday"> Moderate (Level 3/4) Flood Threat Through Monday.</a>

Patrick Crawford

Large Hail in Texas, More Through Monday

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Overnight, a cold front pushing east will keep the threat for strong to severe thunderstorms going for portions of Wisconsin and Michigan. The SPC has downgraded the overnight risk to MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5). The main threat as this cold front moves through is the potential for damaging winds 60-70 mph and large hail up to 1-1.5" in diameter.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rnc overnight spc-1715564353966.png">Here's a look at the forecast as the frontal boundary pushes through. Although the severe weather potential does not look to be widespread, anywhere between the warm and cold front is under the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rnc rne_forecast-1715564361032.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The issue behind this frontal boundary is the smoke it will pull in from Canadian wildfires on the back side. Portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota have been issued under air quality alerts through Monday morning because of the smoke that will pour in with northwesterly winds.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rnc qir stuff-1715564413390.png">For more details on this forecast, be sure to join us on WeatherNation at :30 and :10 past the hour for your Central and East Regional forecasts.

Great Lakes Storms, Wildfire Smoke to Follow

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DALLAS, TX - it's been an especially wet start to the year across many southern cities, but Dallas Texas has had so much rainfall it's been the THIRD wettest start to the year wringing in at nearly 30" of rainfall since January.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/dallas-1715553387410.png">Many cities from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and into the rest of the southeast have seen a surplus of rainfall over the last 30 days which has led to a heightened flooding risk with upcoming rounds of rainfall and storms. The areas below highlighted in blue and green have seen 200 to over 300% above the 30 day percentage of normal.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_30 day perc-1715553510555.png">Read more here for the severe weather components: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-threat-this-week">Staying Active in the Deep South After Mother's Day</a>A flood watch has been issued for portions of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida through Tuesday. Between 3" to 6" of widespread rainfall is possible with locally higher totals over 8" according to the National Weather Service.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_flood alerts-1715564516418.png">Overnight, the areas to watch for flash flooding include far east Texas, Louisiana, and western Mississippi. Here there is a MODERATE (level 3 out of 4) risk for flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-12 194117-1715564534730.png">Multiple rounds of storms that continue into Monday will keep the flooding potential going across the south and southeast, which is why another MODERATE (level 3 out of 4) risk for flash flooding continues. On Monday this shifts slightly east to include Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama for the greatest threat of flash flooding. Forecast models exceed 3-5" of rainfall on Monday across these spots.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_wpc monday-1715553624797.png">Here's a look at how much our in-house model is projected from now through Wednesday, be cautious in flood waters please. Some models are also showing rainfall rates as quick as 1.5" in 3 hours which will accelerate the potential for flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_bams 18z-1715564564107.png">

Moderate (Level 3/4) Flood Threat Through Monday

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Woodland Park, CO was among many Colorado Rocky Mountain cities that received over a foot of snowfall since Saturday. Alma, Colorado received the top snowfall report of 19.0" of snow. This snowfall led to road closures over the mountain passes earlier Sunday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rsw_co snow reports-1715552994885.png">You can see on the map where the focus of this snowfall was. A Colorado Low positioned in the western Plains of Kansas and Colorado helped to orient Gulf moisture towards the mountains. That's why our heaviest snow and rain can be found in the mountains and foothills. Topography plays a significant role in precipitation.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_last 24 hours-1715553031746.png">As we head into the work week, some spots across the Four Corners and Northern Rockies can anticipate more moisture ahead, especially during the afternoon hours. Daytime heating will prompt showers and storms throughout the next couple of afternoons.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12 WEST 18Z-1715564709438.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>We're not expecting as much snowfall as we had this weekend across the Four Corners and Northern Rockies, but there's enough moisture that you won't have to worry about running the sprinklers every day.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-123 WEST WIDE -1715564718322.png">

Over a Foot of Snow For Some Colorado Cities, West Staying Active

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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>

Rob Bradley

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The Aurora Borealis put on an incredible display Friday night into Saturday morning, reaching extreme conditions that brought photographical aurora as far south as the Florida Keys.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789135845993185601" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1789135845993185601"></div><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789131514615054564" src="https://twitter.com/MikeTheiss/status/1789131514615054564"></div><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789271740687818961" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1789271740687818961"></div>NOAA's satellite captured the moment of a Coronal Mass Ejection on the sun on Wednesday, May 8th which was responsible for the geomagnetic storm on Earth.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/VO_060924_GOES 16 SATELLITE_ERUPTION FROM THE SUN CAPTURED THIS AFTERNOON_NOAA_MS_E050924-1715295549293.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Auroras are ribbons of brilliant light that usually appear around the northern latitudes when charged particles from the sun hit Earth's magnetic field. The particles shed energy as they collide with our atmospheric gasses, giving the aurora a spectacular glow of colors. Aurora Borealis is seen away from our poles and over the northern latitudes during stronger solar events, like on Friday night. A geomagnetic storm of level 5 (the scale continues to 5) was observed on Friday evening. The last time a G5 was observed in October 2003, which caused some power outages across the globe.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789460269036372270" src="https://twitter.com/NWSSWPC/status/1789460269036372270"></div><h1>Understanding Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)</h1>While the geomagnetic storms provide the opportunity to see the aurora at lower latitudes there are major drawbacks, "[they] can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio, and satellite operations" according to NOAA. They are a result of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that have been released from the sun starting on Wednesday, May 8th, and will arrive in Earth's magnetic field through the weekend. According to the SWPC, "CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. The typical time it takes for a CME to arrive on Earth is between one and three days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/space weather scale-1715295005040.jpg">According to NOAA, "a large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday at 5:00 am ET. At least five flares were associated with CMEs that appear to be Earth-directed." Solar flares travel faster and arrive on Earth at the speed of light, about 8 minutes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/CMEs-1715295005042.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the Aurora forecast and images of the spectacular lights.

Kevin Schneider

Strongest Geomagnetic Storm Since 2003! Aurora Possible Through the Weekend

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Preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) suggests that April 2024 was the second-highest tornado count on record. This surpasses the average number of April tornadoes which stands at 182 touchdowns across the country for the month. The year 2011 holds the record of 757 tornadoes in April alone, and I am not the only one who is thankful we didn't see nearly that many.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/April Tor Comp-1714921143566.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>While many of these tornadic storms across the Great Plains may have been photogenic, they are responsible for excessive damage strewn across states like Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas.On average, Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas see the most tornadoes in April. Last month hit Nebraska and Iowa hard, which is not the norm this time of year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-25 110543-1714921317847.jpg">May is known to bring the most tornadoes we see each year. Considering how active April was, it will be interesting to see how the upcoming month turns out. Monday already has a moderate risk (level 4 out of 5) issued for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-outbreak-likely-monday">Click here</a> for more info on Monday's likely outbreak.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-26 113946-1714921861310.jpg">Keep your eye on the sky and don't let severe weather fatigue get the best of you. We can't stress enough to continue to take weather alerts seriously and try your best to prepare ahead of time.

Steve Glazier

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

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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.

Steven Glazier

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Following Friday morning's severe weather across northern Florida, newly-summarized data is coming in and it paints the picture of how busy the hazardous weather has been the past couple of weeks. According to the Storm Prediction Center, from late April to early May this year there were more than 3,000 severe weather warnings issued by the National Weather Service. The 16-day span is estimated to have been the busiest stretch of weather since 2019!<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1789030078724338077" src="https://twitter.com/NWSSPC/status/1789030078724338077"></div>A destructive severe thunderstorm warning was issued Friday morning across northern Florida, meaning winds in excess of 80 miles per hour could have been possible, as a line of heavy weather pushed toward Jacksonville. "Destructive" severe thunderstorm warnings are a fairly new designation and are reserved for thunderstorms that carry a potential of 80 mph winds, 2.5" thick hail, or both! In this case, it was all about the straight-line wind damage potential on Friday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 074219-1715348545833.png">Blue dots cover the map in the image above, right along the Interstate 10 corridor in northern Florida from Pensacola to Jacksonville. Each of those blue dots indicate either a noteworthy strong wind gust or damage to trees, power lines, or property. An 84 mph wind gust was recorded in Crestview, FL!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 074854-1715348986221.png">In addition, there was an indicator of tornadic wind damage in the Tallahassee, FL area. However until storm surveys are completed, this will be classified as straight-line wind damage until determined to be a tornado. For the rest of the night, a few isolated severe thunderstorms could be possible in parts of Florida as the cold front keeps pushing southward! <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715393781465.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Stay with us here at WeatherNation as we update you on this top weather story today.

Busiest Stretch of Severe Weather in Four Years

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UPDATE: The National Weather Service out of Norman, Oklahoma, has upgraded the rating of the Marietta tornado to EF-4 with estimated peak winds of 165-170 mph, a path length of 27 miles, and a path width of 900 yards. Unfortunately, this tornado brought at least one fatality to Love County. This tornado developed southwest of Marietta and moved north-northeast over I-25 before moving into Marietta towards Lake Murray and Dickson.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1785021848498876600" src="https://twitter.com/NWSNorman/status/1785021848498876600"></div>Here's a look at the destruction our field corresponded Brandon Clement observed upon daylight on Sunday.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1784689042388668902" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1784689042388668902"></div>The town of Sulphur, OK also took a direct hit from a destructive tornado on Saturday night, with a rating of at least EF3. According to the NWS, estimated peak winds were 160-165 mph, path length was 7.5 miles, and width was 440 yards. Our Field Correspondent, Brandon Clement, took this video earlier in the day:Related articles: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/tornadoes-touch-down-in-nebraska-and-iowa-on-friday">Destructive Tornadoes Tear Through Plains Friday</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/Severe%20Weather%20Threat%20Monday%20From%20Texas%20to%20the%20Lower%20Mississippi%20Valley">Severe Weather Threat Makes it to the Gulf Coast</a><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1784590897423765833" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1784590897423765833"></div>According to the National Weather Service, at least 33 tornadoes have been confirmed from Saturday in Oklahoma alone.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/oklahoma tornadoes-1714504868827.png">The hail was large and damaging, along with the strong wind gusts and the confirmed tornadoes that touched down. About teacup-sized hail fell in Fox, OK on Saturday, and we're sure that hailstones that large will easily cause damage.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot 2024-04-28 052810-1714303700198.png">This is a terrifying view of a tornado touching down in the rural area of Kendall, KS. You can easily see its wide base on the ground, along with much of the dust and debris that was picked up.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/VO_042724_RNC_NEAR KENDALL, KS_SHORTER VERSION OF TORNADO JOSH INTERCEPTED AND DEBRIS FLYING AT THE END_EMAIL_JOSH HEYNEN_DW_E042724-1714303991447.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

At Least 33 Tornadoes Reported in Oklahoma this Weekend

Large Hail in Texas, More Through Monday

It was a stormy Mother's Day across the state

Great Lakes Storms, Wildfire Smoke to Follow

Overnight, a cold front pushing east will kee

Moderate (Level 3/4) Flood Threat Through Monday

DALLAS, TX - it's been an especially wet star

Over a Foot of Snow For Some Colorado Cities, West Staying Active

Woodland Park, CO was among many Colorado Roc

Strongest Geomagnetic Storm Since 2003! Aurora Possible Through the Weekend

The Aurora Borealis put on an incredible disp

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

Preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Ce

Busiest Stretch of Severe Weather in Four Years

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