Brittany Lockley

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<p>Heavy rainfall for the High Plains for the next several days. A few factors come into play. An onshore flow in the upper atmosphere bringing in Pacific moisture will meet with a surface low fueling in Gulf moisture. These two factors will aid in producing showers and thunderstorms that will bring a significant amount of rainfall, prompting flood alerts. Storms will have the potential to dump very heavy rain in a short amount of time.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/1-1685620393377.jpg"></p><p>Additional thunderstorms are possible again over the next few days with a combination of energy in the upper levels, surface instability, orographic lift, and daytime heating. </p><p>The Weather Prediction Center has highlighted the risk of excessive rainfall Thursday and Friday, with a<strong> SLIGHT </strong>risk, level 2 out of 4 for central Montana. Heavy rainfall in these areas will create flood concerns. Upwards of 3" will be possible along the I-90 and I-25 corridors of the northern Rockies. A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for much of central Montana as a result of heavy rainfall causing flooding. Watch out for rivers, creeks, and streams to be running high.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/1 watch warn-1685621308208.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/1 excessive rainfall-1685621426924.jpg"></p><p>As the rain potential shifts to the east, we will see ridging move back into the Western U.S., which will boost our temperatures up through the beginning of June. High temperatures this weekend will be well into the 80s for the I-5 corridor and inland locations, and the longer-term pattern shows the above-average temperature trend continuing.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/1 temps-1685621490256.jpg"></p><p>For more information and updates with this system, tune into WeatherNation for :50 past the hour for our Western Regional Forecast.</p>

Flood Threat for the Northern Rockies This Week

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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>

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<p>Today is the  start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and right on cue we have something churning in the Gulf waters. An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico has been deemed "Invest 91" by the National Hurricane Center. That means it is being investigated by NHC and weather models are now being run on this area of low pressure.</p><p>This disturbance currently has a 20% chance of formation within the next 48 hours and a 20% chance in the next 7 days. It's currently disorganized, but even a disorganized low in the Gulf can bring heavy rain and big impacts.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/gulf low-1685468779425.jpg">Showers and storms will develop along weak boundaries and sea breeze fronts over the next few days. Central and southern Florida are expected to see the most widespread showers and the heaviest rain through Saturday.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-01 05-17-49-1685618291857.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Over the next 3 days, the heaviest rainfall will favor southern Florida with the risk of over 5" in spots. Generally, Florida's soils can handle this amount of moisture, but given how saturated some areas are flooding could definitely take place.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/06/06-01FL Rain-1685618204170.jpg">As a result, the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has highlighted the risk for excessive rainfall through southern and central Florida over the next 3 days. Additionally, a flood watch is in effect for southern Florida for 2-4" of rainfall with 6"+ possible.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/2-1685564511431.jpg">For more on the wet weather forecast in the Sunshine State and for eyes on the Gulf, stay with WeatherNation for the latest forecast information.</p>

Potential Tropical Development in the Gulf

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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!

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<p>Meteorological Summer begins tomorrow, but summer-like temps are already challenging records across much of the Northern United States. An upper-level ridge has led to highs 10-15 degrees above average in the Upper Midwest and we will see the heat most pronounced over the Northeast through the rest of the week with a few more cities potentially hitting records in the Midwest too by Saturday.</p><h2>Northeast</h2><p>Many records could be set across the Northeast as well in the coming days. 90-degree heat will be possible well into northern New England, with residents of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh feeling temperatures into the 90s by Friday! We usually don't see the 90s until late June, with this heat right on schedule for New York.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 192347-1685582634700.png">Daily record high temperatures could fall as well by the end of the week across the Northeast. Highs will be widespread in the 80s and 90s, peaking on Friday. The heat won't make it past the weekend here, however, as localities in New England could be feeling daytime highs in the 50s by Saturday!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 192412-1685582661503.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 192445-1685582693207.png"></p><h2>North Central</h2><p>A few areas in Michigan already went down on Wednesday! Gaylord, Michigan reached an all-time May record of 93 degrees. There are several areas in the Upper Midwest in the next few days which could set record highs. Summer-like temperatures are expected across Minnesota and Wisconsin Thursday through Saturday. Everywhere you see a red dot is the potential to break records. Most of these will come on Friday and Saturday this week.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/slot0-1685581999479.jpg"></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/uppermidwestrecordhighs-1685582874780.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 192820-1685582909765.png">As the temps continue to rise, don't forget to check the backseat for pets or children. It only takes 10 minutes for temperatures to go from 90 to 109 in the car! According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 33 children died of vehicle heatstroke in 2022. A child can pass away once their body temperature reaches 107 degrees. Remember, hot car deaths are preventable.</p>

Early Summer Heat for Northern U.S.

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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.

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<p>Fires in Nova Scotia, Canada, have been raging and producing thick smoke over the last few days. This smoke has made its way into the Northeast and is decreasing air quality to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. This is a level 3 out of 6 on the Air Quality Scale and means those with preexisting health conditions may feel impacts from the smoke.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/VON_053023_INT'L_NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA_HUGE SMOKE BLOCKS THE SUN IN VARIOUS SHOTS OF CARS EVACUATING_(@BIGMACDADDY_ETH)_DSC_E053023-1685495591176.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The heaviest concentration of smoke will be through the day on Wednesday for the I-95 corridor of New York, Pennsylvania and down into Virginia. Be prepared for the smell and sight of smoke in the air. Later tonight the smoke pushes into central Pennsylvania and New York and disperses overnight. An incoming cold front Thursday night and Friday should help to scour away the smoke for the weekend too.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Futurecast Now-1685580660242.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Southwest</h2><p>Meanwhile, there are fire concerns in the Southwest U.S. as dry conditions and high temps will spread through parts of New Mexico. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Critical Risk for fire across parts of Western New Mexico for Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings are already in place so precautions should be taken. Don't burn anything for the day, make sure chains on trailers are tied up above the road surface, and properly dispose of cigarette butts.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/05-31 Red Flags-1685529710201.png">Winds will be at their strongest through the evening hours, gusting in the range of 20-30 mph with locally higher gusts too. This could be problematic for areas of blowing dust and dirt in southern New Mexico, so please be careful if you are driving! Fire conditions may return Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted an area of southern New Mexico including Las Cruces and El Paso.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 192041-1685582494448.png"></p><p>For more on the fire threat and smoke impacting the U.S., join WeatherNation for your latest top weather headlines, always streaming 24/7.</p>

Wildfire Smoke in the Northeast & Fire Threat in the Southwest

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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>A cutoff area of low pressure is migrating from the Pacific into the Four Corners region in the Southwest U.S. This storm system is overall weak but will still provide enough upper-level energy to assist with daily thunderstorm development over the Southwest. Flood alerts are in effect over the Texas Panhandle and Northeast New Mexico where we expect moisture in our upper atmosphere to collide with the dryline, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/Severe%20Weather%20Continues%20Across%20the%20Great%20Plains"><strong><em>producing widespread showers and storms</em></strong></a>, which will continue heavy rainfall. This region has seen much above average rainfall within the last month, and while it should help the ongoing drought conditions, additional rainfall could overwhelm the soils.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/sw flood alerts-1685564748911.jpg">We expect the heaviest rainfall to come through the overnight hours Wednesday through Thursday. Additional heavy rainfall will be possible though through the next week. Rainfall totals in the Texas panhandle could be on the order of 4-5" with locally higher totals. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has highlighted the risk of excessive rainfall today where the flood alerts is in place, meaning confidence in the flood potential due to torrential rainfall.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/slot0-1685581058436.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/slot0-1685581195461.jpg"></p><p>Additional flood concerns sit across California in the Sierra Nevada. After a historic snowfall over the winter, there still is a healthy snowpack in the higher elevations. The snowpack will continue to melt under warmer temperatures and new moisture, so be prepared for high-flowing rivers, creeks, and streams. Please do not drive through flooded roadways and watch out if you live near a recent area burn scar.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/snowpack-1685464063709.jpg">Expect daily showers and storms that mostly develop over the higher terrain, but a cold front will also assist in storm development. While it may not look like a lot of rainfall, given the saturated soils and general nature of the soil in the Southwest, a quick 0.5" of rain can overwhelm the ground. Keep in mind that rivers, creeks, and streams are already running high as a result of snowmelt. While storms won't likely reach severe criteria (58 mph winds or 1 inch hail), they will still be capable of producing gusty winds, small hail, and the threat of frequent lightning. Remember, "When thunder roars, head indoors".</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/slot0-1685581282366.jpg"></p><p>For more on the Southwest forecast, join us for your Western Regional Forecast, always :50 past the hour.</p>

Cutoff Low Brings Flood Threat to the Southwest

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<p>We have had a nearly stagnant pattern through the western and central United States with multiple days of severe weather. On Tuesday, strong storms continued overnight through Nebraska and the Texas Panhandle. Now, we will be dealing with more of the same through the end of the work week as support in our upper levels become more enhanced thanks to an upper-level low pushing in from the west. Multiple days of severe weather are ahead, including the risk of tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail.</p><h2>Wednesday</h2><p>As stronger upper-level winds overspread the region, chances for strong to severe storms continue overnight. The risk for tornadoes is situated across the northern Texas Panhandle, including Amarillo. The tornado potential is at 2% through tonight.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot 2023-05-31 190447-1685581499070.png">A lot of the storm activity continues after sunset and into the overnight hours, especially across the High Plains. We expect most of this threat to be heavy rainfall and lightning but a few severe storms cannot be ruled out for the overnight.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/5-31 RSC thu 1 am-1685587779547.png"></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/5-31 RSC thu 5 am-1685587819583.png"></p><h2>Thursday - Friday</h2><p>On Thursday the severe weather threat will be much more focused, encompassing the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. Damaging hail will be the main risk but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out either along with damaging winds.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/spc thursday-1685557302018.jpg">Some showers and storms will be ongoing from Wednesday's activity but more storms develop along the nearly stationary dryline on Thursday. These will push into central Oklahoma by Thursday night and eventually into Kansas with mostly a heavy rainfall threat. More storms develop once again on Friday</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/thursdaystorms-1685581367390.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Another risk of severe storms returns to West Texas and East New Mexico. All threats of severe weather will be possible, including the risk of tornadoes.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/PIC6-1685527603413.jpg">Check back for updates, and tune in to continue to follow this developing story on WeatherNation!</p>

Severe Weather Continues Across the Great Plains

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Patrick Crawford has always been a huge weather buff! He grew up in Plano, Texas, and it was there that he experienced what Mother Nature was capable of doing. He would always turn on the television to see what local meteorologists were saying about the weather. That's when he realized he wanted to be a meteorologist.

Patrick graduated from Northern Illinois University (’04) with a degree in Meteorology and a double minor in Mathematics and Geography. Broadcast Meteorology has been great to him and he has been able to work in television markets all across the country. Some of his stops have included New Orleans, Green Bay and even Yuma, Arizona. He is so excited to be part of the WeatherNation team.

He has been awarded the prestigious CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) weather seal from the American Meteorological Society.

Feel free to catch up with Patrick Crawford on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistPC/">Facebook</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/MeteorologistPC">Twitter</a> pages.

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<p>The Storm Prediction Center has issued a <strong>MARGINAL</strong> (level 1 out of 5) risk for portions of Minnesota, northern Iowa, and western Wisconsin. Hail will be the main threat but damaging winds will also be likely. This follows hail from the same system on Monday in the Dakotas.</p><p>The peak of storm activity will be associated with warmer afternoon temperatures before letting up by the evening. Storms continue into the overnight hours, as more moisture and energy arrive from the west.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/mnstorms-1685490007006.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Forecast rainfall totals will be locally higher where stronger storms are expected to move through. Currently, there is a risk of excessive rain that may lead to localized flooding. Since there is a persistent and slow-moving pattern, some storms are capable of producing up to 3" of rainfall. This would be good news for the drought in western Iowa.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/rainfall-1685461597072.jpg">More on this story can be watched live at :30 minutes past the hour during the Central Regional forecast. Join us!</p>

Strong Storms for Minnesota & Iowa

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<h1>WINTER WEATHER ALERTS</h1>
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Many winter weather alerts are in place across the Western U.S.

Heavy mountain snow is expected throughout the weekend. On top of the snow, winds could reach anywhere from 40 to 60 mph in Montana and California. This will lead to blowing snow and low visibility.

In Montana, we could see wind chills as low as 25 below zero! This will lead to frostbite in as little as 30 minutes.
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The reason for the heavy snow is due to a sharp trough of low pressure that will dip down from the north and bring an abundant amount of moisture. Mix this with the drastic temperature drop, and the precipitation will be more in the form of heavy snow.
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Snow will start to move in early Friday morning and become much more widespread by Saturday morning.

This snow will last throughout the entire weekend and follow us into the beginning of next week.
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6 to 12 inches of snowfall will be very common across the west.

Across the Sierra Nevada range, we could possibly see up to 4 feet of snow!

Take extra precaution traveling across the mountain passes. There will be very hazardous driving conditions throughout the weekend.

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Early Summer Heat for Northern U.S.

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Cutoff Low Brings Flood Threat to the Southwest

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Severe Weather Continues Across the Great Plains

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Strong Storms for Minnesota & Iowa

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