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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We've been experiencing well-below-average temperatures for some spots across the country, and with a warmer spell earlier this season some areas across the south saw an early bloom to the season. Although it is seasonal to see our average last freeze into late March, cooler temperatures will keep some areas at risk. In fact, some locations across the country were cold enough that records broke Sunday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_nat cold-1679253610811.JPG"><h2>South Cold</h2>Cold air has swung into the southern U.S. Freeze alerts are in place through Monday morning across the South. Low temps can reach below freezing where we see these alerts, so cover any sensitive plants or bring them inside, if possible, to avoid a killing freeze.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_new_freeze alerts-1679269810725.JPG">Low temperatures will drop into the 20's and 10's along the Interstate 40 corridor, and drop into the 20's and 30's along the I-20 corridor. Even 30's are forecast down to I-10!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rse_mon wed new-1679269711269.JPG">The coldest air will last through Tuesday before the temperature then quickly shoots back up to seasonal, or even above-average, levels.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rse_mon wed highs news-1679269741751.JPG"><h2>Northern Plains</h2>The cold air will linger for areas closer to the Canadian border the next several days, with pushes of warmth across the southern Plains. Cities like Minneapolis will remain cooler than average but southward to Dodge City it'll be 10 degrees above average by Tuesday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rnc_tonights lows-1679253731609.JPG"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rnc_mon wed new-1679269772881.JPG">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the cold air - we are streaming 24/7 and you can catch your Central Regional Forecast always :30 past the hour and Eastern Regional Forecast at :10 past the hour.

A Cold End to Winter

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The system bringing rain and snow to California will continue to move to the east, bringing precipitation to the Four Corners over the next few days. This could be a significant snowfall, lasting through midweek. Wind, snow-covered roads, and heavy accumulations will be the primary factors for potentially difficult travel.<h1>Alerts</h1>Winter weather alerts have been issued for Nevada and the Four Corners States: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico for higher elevation snowfall. These alerts are for two rounds of snowfall. The first could bring 12-24" in Utah, and 6-12" in Colorado. The winter storm watches in blue for Colorado could bring as much as 1 to 3 feet of snowfall for the San Juans.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_four corn winter alerts new-1679272158607.JPG"><h1>Forecast Timing</h1>The first batch of rain and snow moves into the western Four Corners tonight, bringing in heavy snow for higher elevations and heavy rain for our valleys. On Monday morning, the cold front will continue to push rain and snow east into Colorado and northern New Mexico. As the front slows down, additional moisture runs along the boundary to bring in heavier rain and snow by Monday night through Tuesday and this active pattern remains until the front moves into the Plains.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_barib 18z-1679272167098.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Rain and Snow Totals</h1>Snowfall totals of one to three feet are possible around the highest elevations of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. The lower elevations can reach around 6-12 inches. This will result in difficult mountain travel, especially at night and over the high elevation passes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rnw_co ut snow 189z-1679272176071.JPG"> <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rnw_co ut snow 189z-1679272181460.JPG">The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued an excessive rainfall outlook Tuesday for central Arizona, including Flagstaff and Prescott. Locally heavy rain may combine with snow melt to increase the risk of flooding in these areas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19-az excess-1679251451826.JPG"><h1>Temperatures and Conditions</h1>With all of this active weather, temperatures will trend slightly below average this week. Places like Denver should get back to 60 but places like Salt Lake City remain in the upper 40s.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_co ut mon wed-1679251481399.JPG">The southern four corners will also be feeling between 5-10 degrees cooler than mid to late March should feel.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_az nm mon wed-1679251535955.JPG">For more on the Southwestern forecast join us on WeatherNation at :50 past the hour.

Four Corners: More Rain and Snow

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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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Take a look at the vast improvements we have seen to California's drought in the last two weeks. Most of the severe category of drought has been eliminated through the state with hardly any drought remaining in the San Joaquin valley (ABOVE). The rainfall totals over the last two weeks have been prolific through California. The heavy rain led to widespread flooding around rivers and creeks, most notably in Porterville and Kernville in central California. Here, the rivers overflowed, resulting in mandatory evacuations for the surrounding communities.Snowpack statewide is over double the normal, and much above what we typically have by April 1st, which is historically the deepest snow depth.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/25-1679177231774.jpg">The southern Sierra has benefited the most from the active winter season. Soda Springs, CA has received over 55 feet of snow this season, making this season the 3rd snowiest since records started in 1946! We are very close to breaking the 2nd place snow totals from the 1982-83 winter.<h1>Forecast</h1>Another area of low pressure in our upper atmosphere will be teaming up with Pacific Moisture to keep the Southwest active through mid-week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/26-1679177341017.jpg">Winter alerts are in place through Wednesday for heavy snow and gusty winds. Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories are in place across Northern California for the Sierra Nevada.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_winter alerts-1679272504436.JPG">Snowfall totals will be quite hefty. We can see accumulations from a foot to up to two feet of snow at higher elevations.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_cali snow-1679272508350.JPG">Rain totals could be nearing another 3" for northern California and the Central Valleys, which will enhance the flood threat.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_fcst rain-1679272528122.JPG">There is already a highlighted risk for heavy rain and flooding for southern California and the central valleys on Tuesday. Due to saturated soils from the previous 2 weeks' rain, an additional inch of rain could be enough to overwhelm the soils and cause flooding again.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsw_excess rain tue new-1679272558616.JPG">Lingering rain and snow will continue to produce accumulations through tonight but our next round of heavier precipitation moves in by Monday night through Tuesday morning. This will continue through Wednesday to produce dangerous rain and snow in flood-prone areas.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_cali raina nd snow-1679272566065.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Stay with WeatherNation for the latest in the snow amounts and timing for the Western U.S., with your Western regional forecast at :50 past the hour and throughout the hour as one of our top weather headlines.

California Snowpack - More than Double of Normal, with More Snow Ahead

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A strong low-pressure system moving into California Tuesday into Wednesday is expected to move into the Plains by late week, triggering the potential for severe storms. The Storm Prediction Center has already issued Day 5 and 6 outlooks with a 15 percent probability of severe storms.<h1>Set-Up and Ingredients</h1>When we look for the chance of severe thunderstorms the four ingredients we highlight make up the acronym SLIM: shear, lift, instability, and moisture. As we head into the midweek, an upper level low that will bring more rain and snow from California, Nevada and the Four Corners, will eject into the Plains and bring along with it the shear and lift ingredients needed for storms.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_jet stream SLIM-1679252983014.JPG">Down at the surface, southerly winds at the surface will help draw up Gulf moisture. Once our surface cold front moves in bringing in the lift and instability for storms, this teams up with moisture to help create thunderstorms.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_moisture SLIM-1679252987917.JPG">Severe Outlooks</h1>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/#">Storm Prediction Center</a> (SPC) has issued a severe weather outlook for Thursday across the Red River Valley into central Oklahoma and northern Texas. The yellow region indicates a 15% chance for severe storms within 25 miles of the outlined areas, translating to scattered severe thunderstorms.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_thursday spc-1679253147309.JPG"> An additional outlook has been issued for Friday as strong low-level winds on top of a moist boundary layer create an environment favorable to keep Thursday's storms going. This includes the ArkLaMiss and lower Mississippi Valley region.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_friday spc-1679253215825.JPG"><h1>Forecast</h1>Generally, forecast models have a difficult time pin-pointing exactly where storms will fire when we look over 3 to 4 days out. Here is an early look at who wills see storms and where they will head based on the GFS model.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rsc_gfs-1679272771425.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>In addition to severe storms, heavy rain is expected from the Ohio Valley through the Ozarks. Rainfall totals are likely to range from 1-3 inches, with isolated higher totals. On the northern side of the surface low, generally our rain shield sets up to create heavy soaking rain. Forecast models are aggressive on totals into the northern Mississippi and Ohio Valley.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-20_gfs rain-1679272777982.JPG">The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) issued a slight risk for excessive rainfall on Thursday for the following areas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_excessive rainfall thursday-1679253361232.JPG">Details for this system still need to be fine-tuned, such as exact location, timing, and specific storm threats. Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Severe Storm Chances Return to the Plains & South Late Week

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We're wrapping up the final weekend of winter and it certainly has been feeling and looking like it across the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes have little to no ice coverage, which means that lake-effect snow has been a headline this weekend, and will continue to occur through Monday morning. The remainder of our lake effect alerts is within the Tug Hill Plateau area (BELOW). Lake Ontario's ice coverage is currently less than 2 percent so cold air running over warmer waters helps to enhance snowfall.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rne_alerts-1679252016525.JPG">Buffalo is one of the few cities in the Northeast with above-average snowfall this season thanks to tremendous snow events in November and December. Those events produced nearly an entire season's worth of snowfall in just a week! Cleveland and Erie are much behind what is normally seen by this time of year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/21-1679176776138.jpg">Since Saturday night, some of our top snowfall totals have been around 5-10 inches in localized spots. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_totals-1679251852857.JPG"> As our low-pressure system slowly pivots across the Northeast, expect lake effect snow bands to slowly taper this evening. Only a couple more inches of snowfall can be expected for the Interstate 81 and 90 corridors.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rne_hrrr snow-1679251985330.JPG">For more on what's next for the northeast be sure to watch your regional forecast :10 minutes past the hour!

Lake Effect Snowfall Wrapping Up

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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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Florida. The Sunshine State. Usually, that's the case but cloud cover, rain showers, and cooler temperatures is how we have spent most of our last weekend of winter. Our severe weather threat has ended for the state of Florida, but an additional batch of rainfall can be expected overnight. The good news is that once rain moves out by the morning, sunnier skies will move in<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rse_fl 12z rain monday-1679253969201.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Once the rain clears, temperatures should start to warm back up, but it will take until Tuesday before seasonable temperatures return to the state.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-19_rse_mon wed-1679254051633.JPG">The rip current risk will be moderate at many beaches, so be sure to check the color of the beach flag at your favorite sandy location. Though, the weather may not be ideal for ocean time!

In Florida for Vacation? Additional Rain Overnight

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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.

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A storm system moving out of the 4 Corners through West Texas is bringing snow to the Lone Star State, with potential for generally light accumulations of snow. Winter alerts in far West Texas for the Davis and Pecos ranges continue into Sunday. More widespread than the snowfall will be the MUCH colder temperatures through the weekend. Temperatures have dropped 30-40 degrees compared to highs just a few days ago and will stay much below average this weekend!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/3 day temps-1679081541632.JPG">Winter Weather Advisories and a Winter Storm Warning have been issued for snow up to eight inches. Snow showers will be generally light over the next 24 hours but we will see the highest elevations pick up on the best snowfall through the period. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-18 TX Winter Lert-1679153709739.JPG"><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-18 09-37-56-1679154104161.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/03/03-18 TX SNow-1679153900290.JPG">For more on the snow coming to the 4 Corners and the Rockies, join us for the western regional forecast, always :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Snow & Much Colder Temps for Texas this Weekend

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Record-breaking cold temperatures were found across many central United States cities on both Friday and Saturday.  Temperatures dropped off quickly Friday night, setting records across states like Kansas and Nebraska.

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The mercury continued to drop on Saturday morning, setting records in many of the same communities.  Kansas City, Missouri broke their record low temperature for Saturday, November 10th by ten degrees!  The average low for Kansas City in early November is usually in the mid-to-upper 30s.

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Snow also fell in many Midwest communities over the last couple of days.  Several cities in Illinois and neighboring Missouri set snowfall records on Friday, November 9th.

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Lake-effect snow piled up downwind of Lake Superior.  Several communities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and north central Wisconsin received 12 inches or more of snow.

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In Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city of Grand Rapids had record snowfall for Saturday, November 10th.  Until then, the record for that date had stood since the late 1800s!

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