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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A ridge of high pressure has settled over the eastern United States, and it is bringing record-warmth. Alpena, Michigan, saw a record high of 97° today, beating out the old record of 93°, which was set in 1975. As this ridge dominates, heat alerts remain in place through Wednesday. Temperatures will become dangerous for some with heat index values up to 109°.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 211653-1750648637476.png">On Monday, cities like Hartford, CT, and Washington, D.C., could break records. D.C. has a forecast high of 100°, which would break the previous record from 1988.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/potential records-1750642192733.png">Heat impacts on Monday reach dangerous to extreme levels. These impacts can affect everyone! Please listen to your body, as extreme heat can lead to heat exhaustion and even heat stroke. Make sure to check on the elderly or those who are susceptible to heat-related illnesses.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/monday he-1750642541754.png">As we look ahead, the ridge will continue to move to the east, and the above-average temps will be locked in through Wednesday for cities like Louisville, New York, Nashville, Washington, and Raleigh.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/looking ahead-1750642221000.png">You can expect temperatures to be much cooler by the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/temps drop down by tht eweekd-1750642905929.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/nes-1750642933652.png">

Kevin Schneider

Heat Wave Hits The Central &  Eastern U.S.

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<h3>ATLANTIC</h3>The Atlantic hurricane season began at the beginning of the month and now has something to monitor. An area east of Bermuda is being watched for tropical development sometime this week. No impacts are expected on land, but the first named system of the season could form Monday or Tuesday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-23 061223-1750680758960.jpg">The National Hurricane Center considers this area to be an area of investigation, denoted INVEST 90L. Showers and thunderstorms are showing some signs of organization with an area of low pressure 450 miles east of Bermuda. The circulation has already closed off according to the National Hurricane Center, but winds haven't reached the necessary threshold. There's a narrow window of development possible, from now into Tuesday, but the middle of this week holds hostile winds. The increase in wind shear will tear into whatever does form. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 205839-1750647646107.png"><h4>WHY HAS IT BEEN SO QUIET?</h4>The Saharan dust, which often travels westward from Africa, can suppress tropical development by introducing dry, stable air into the atmosphere. In addition, wind shear is disrupting the organization of tropical waves and disturbances, preventing them from developing into more significant systems. While sea surface temperatures are warm enough to support storm formation, they are not as favorable as in recent years, further limiting activity.&nbsp;<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 082327-1750602214753.png">Although the Atlantic is off to a slow start, this is not unusual for June. Historically, tropical activity in the Atlantic does not typically ramp up until later in the summer, particularly in August and September, with the peak occurring around the 15th of September.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Day1SVR-1749823458384.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104849-1748537876634.png">For now, the quiet beginning to the season is considered perfectly normal.&nbsp;The early season will more often see more tropical storms than hurricanes, but hurricanes can form and impact the United States, so it's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-prep-week-2025">always best to be prepared</a>. Andrea is the first name on the list in the Atlantic in 2025.NOAA and Colorado State are expecting an above-average season in the Atlantic Basin. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/noaa-predicts-above-average-2025-hurricane-season">Click here to read more.</a><h3>EASTERN PACIFIC</h3>The 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season is off to a record-breaking start, with five named storms: Alvin, Barbara, Cosme, Dalila, and Erick. This level of early activity is well ahead of the seasonal average, which typically sees the first named storm by June 10, the second by June 24, and the third by July 6. Dalila forming on the 13th marked the fastest four storms to be named in the basin since record keeping began, beating 1974, which saw Dolores form by the 14th of June.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 205029-1750647070946.png">Now, there is a new area of concern in the Eastern Pacific. An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms has roughly a 70 percent chance of development within the next 7 days. This area is currently located offshore of Central America and Southern Mexico.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 184544-1750639561418.png">

Chances of Tropical Development Continue to Increase

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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!

Alana Cameron

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NEW MEXICO - A conveyor belt of moisture will bring heavy rain and storms to New Mexico over the course of the next few days. A ridge of high pressure to the east and a trough to the west will help to funnel this moisture northbound.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 211405-1750648472494.png">Repeated rounds of rain in the same areas will increase the excessive rainfall outlooks from a level 2 to level 3 from Monday to Tuesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 210826-1750648308938.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 210831-1750648315194.png">Rainfall totals may reach upwards of 3-5" across New Mexico, which has warranted the moderate risk of flash flooding. Some of these areas are also scarred from wildfires, and the burn scars will be sensitive to flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 210854-1750648415993.png">The best timing for thunderstorms will be during afternoon heating, but some will continue overnight in these regions.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/06-22 rsw-1750648522889.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Tracey Anthony

New Mexico Flood Risk Increasing

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Sounds like something out of science fiction, right? These are relatively rare, but sometimes, the temperature can jump rapidly in the early morning hours, like it did this morning in Perham, MN. So, how does it happen? What do you need to see the thermometer jump almost 20° without much warning? There are two big ingredients you'll need: a dying storm and some warm air just off the surface.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/08/Heatburst explained-1724599653047.png">As that storm falls apart, the rain-cooled air will shove the warmer, drier air down to the surface. The temperature shot from about 80 all the way up to 97 in a matter of 30 minutes between 7:00 and 8:00 AM.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 114637-1750614405520.png">Usually, these happen in the morning hours, when an inversion will displace the warmer air aloft as we cool off overnight.

A Heat Burst Happened Sunday Morning: What Is It??

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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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NORTHERN PLAINS - After a powerful <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/derecho-tears-through-north-dakota-and-minnesota-friday">derecho tore through North Dakota and Minnesota Friday and into Saturday</a>, we're looking ahead to our next chance for severe weather in the same areas.<h2>Forecast Set-Up</h2>Another upper-level trough is sweeping across the Plains and Midwest. At the surface, a frontal boundary colliding with intense heat and instability will provide the lift needed to support thunderstorm development.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-21 082917-1750516216669.png">Severe Outlooks</h1>OVERNIGHTThe Storm Prediction Center has issued a SLIGHT (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather across portions of Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Some of the same areas were impacted by Friday and Saturday morning's derecho.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/OVERNIGHFDDD-1750641344348.png">All severe modes will be possible, including damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. There is a significant hail and wind threat. This means gusts of 75+ mph are possible, and large, damaging hail will be a concern.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/OVERNIGA-1750641480856.png">As this frontal boundary pushes east on Monday, the SPC has issued an additional SLIGHT (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather, including the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 083104-1750602667881.png">Severe weather lingers through Tuesday with a Marginal threat of severe storms from Nebraska through Michigan.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 083430-1750602900116.png">Forecast TimingOur in-house Baron model suggests storms will be slow to initiate, with most activity ramping up overnight. By Monday, the tail end of the boundary stalls. As energy and lift encounter hot, humid conditions, storms are likely to develop in the Siouxland and Omaha areas, pushing northeast into more of the Upper Midwest later in the day and into the night. Flooding will also be a concern with heavy rain expected for several consecutive days, leaving the soil saturated and unable to absorb new incoming rain, so runoff and isolated flash flooding are possible.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/af-1750641580280.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Be sure to have multiple ways to get severe weather alerts, more details about this will be talked about at :30 past the hour during our central regional forecast on WeatherNation!

Severe Weather Returns to Northern Plains After Friday’s Derecho

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Record highs are likely across the Northeast starting today and lasting through at least Wednesday. Over 200 locations could tie or break records during this stretch! That heat is helping fire another batch of storms over the next few days. Wind and hail are the major impacts expected with the storms today, however a few tornado warnings were issued early Sunday AM.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 110511-1750611918938.png">A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Chenango County in New York for significant rainfall and dangerous flooding. Water was reported to be approaching homes in the area. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 084016-1750603251527.png">A strong high-pressure system will begin building today and strengthen through the week, sending temperatures soaring. With a little more rain in the forecast Sunday, the Weather Prediction Center upgraded this area's expectation of excessive rainfall. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-22 11-17-47-1750612771028.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Monday and Tuesday a front will scoot closer to the area, keeping the threat of severe weather around. Damaging winds look to be the most likely threat, especially Tuesday with the front. If it's not a little stormy, it's going to be really steamy. Highs in the mid to upper 90's will be easy to come by towards Tuesday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 111351-1750612528516.png">

Hot Weather Powers More Storms in the Northeast

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The summer solstice happened on Friday, June 20th, but apparently the Northern Rockies missed the memo. A cold (relatively) area of low pressure is dropping through the Northwest, creating rain, thunderstorms, and even heavy mountain snow. Winter alerts will remain in place through lunch time. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 084508-1750603528689.png">Once we move past lunch, things will quickly subside.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/06222-1750603608100.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>There will still be some additional accumulation before all is said and done.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-22 084656-1750603635079.png">More on your Western Regional Forecast can always be found :50 past the hour on WatherNation.

Kicking Off Summer with Rockies Snow

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