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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<p>A dangerous severe weather outbreak is unfolding now and will continue until this weekend. A slow-moving frontal boundary will focus on multiple storm days, leading to a severe and flooding threat. This severe weather outbreak will threaten millions across the central United States with tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds.</p><p>The Storm Prediction Center has issued a <strong>Level 5 out of 5 risk </strong>for parts of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys<strong>. </strong>A high risk has only been issued twice in the past three months, most recently for the March 14, 2025 and December 28, 2024, both severe weather outbreaks.&nbsp;</p><h1>Wednesday's Severe Outlook</h1><p>These storms are expected to intensify and expand through the day, potentially producing <strong>supercell thunderstorms</strong> capable of generating:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p><strong>Numerous Tornadoes, including EF-3 or stronger</strong>&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Large hail, 2"+</strong>&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Widespread severe wind gusts</strong> (over 74mph)</p></li></ul><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 162126-1743632550951.png"></p><p>A significant tornado threat indicates the threat for stronger or longer track tornadoes. An EF-2 or stronger is possible from Fort Wayne to Texarkana. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 162243-1743632577052.png">Significant hailstones and damaging winds will be among the other severe threats to watch out for. Hail 2" in diameter is the size of an egg.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 162249-1743632581707.png">One of the most dangerous aspects of this outbreak is the timing. Some of the strongest storms are expected during the evening and overnight hours—when many people are asleep and less likely to receive warnings.&nbsp;<strong>Have multiple ways to receive life saving alerts.</strong></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/04-02 hrrr-1743632625999.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Thursday - Sunday Severe Outlook</h1><p>The same weather system is expected to linger into Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday bringing additional rounds of severe weather and the potential for flash flooding.&nbsp;By Thursday, as storms run over the same areas, the instability may not be as high, so the risk for severe weather is ENHANCED a level 3 out of 5.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/04-02 stag spcs-1743632709893.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>Residents in at-risk areas are advised to review emergency plans, secure outdoor items, and stay weather-aware over the coming days.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;Tune into WeatherNation for the latest updates.</span></p>

Jackie Brown

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Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens U.S. This Week

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<p>Snowy weather is heading to the Intermountain West. Two additional waves of energy will slide through Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico through Friday, April 4th.</p><h2>Forecast Timing:</h2><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/tomer ut co futurecast-1743640461473.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>A few places could see moderate to heavy snow accumulation.</p><p>A few specifics:</p><ul><li><p>Tetons: 1-4 inches</p></li><li><p>Wasatch: 1-5 inches.</p></li><li><p>Taos: 8-14 inches.</p></li><li><p>CO Southern Mountains: 8-16"</p></li><li><p>CO Central &amp; Northern Mountains: 4-10 inches.</p></li></ul><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/tomer ut co rain and snow-1743640478759.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/tomer ut co ski forecast-1743640505439.jpg">Denver, CO could see both rain and snow, especially Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. 3-10 inches of snow accumulation possible on the West and South sides of Denver above 6,000ft. 1-4 inches downtown Denver.</p><p>Keep an eye on this storm in our Western Regional Forecast every hour at :50 past.</p>

Rockies Snow Chances Continue Through Friday Night

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<p>Prolonged heavy rain is expected to begin today as strong storms and a cold front work across the Lower Mississippi and Ohio Valley. Several frontal waves will work through the area between Wednesday and Sunday, prompting a Flood Watch for a widespread region from Texarkana, TX to Columbus, OH. A <strong>HIGH</strong> risk (level 4/4) has been issued for flooding on Thursday by the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 161111-1743631938469.png">Impressive rainfall totals and rainfall rates 2/3" per hour at times will cause rivers, creeks, and streams to run swollen. In total expect 10 to 15 inches of rainfall <span style="color: rgb(8, 8, 9)">over parts of the Mid South and Mid Mississippi Valley into western portions of the Ohio Valley through Sunday. </span>Urban flooding will be likely after saturated soils and always remember, <strong>Turn Around, Don't Drown.</strong> <span style="color: rgb(31, 31, 31)">Over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood waters.</span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 083135-1743604300394.png"></p><h2>Through Tonight</h2><p>The Weather Prediction Center has issued a <strong>MODERATE</strong> (level 3 out of 5) risk for flash flooding across portions of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and the bootheel of Missouri through Thursday morning.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 161416-1743632062473.png"></p><h2>Thursday</h2><p>The Weather Prediction Center has upgraded Thursday's risk to <strong>HIGH</strong>, a level 4 out of 4 risk for flooding. Per the WPC, potentially "catastrophic" flooding is possible in western Kentucky and Missouri.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 161833-1743632320472.png">Zoomed view:</p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/tomer high risk flood zoom-1743642317739.jpg">Friday</h1><p>Friday's Outlook is also a higher-end MODERATE outlook, and some localized spots could be upgraded to a high risk. Now the rainfall will continue to be high in the same areas that have picked up 2-6" of rain in the last 48-hour period. The ground will likely be saturated, and floodplains will be impacted.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 083243-1743604367733.png"></p><h2>Saturday</h2><p>By Saturday, the rinse-and-repeat nature of this storm system continues.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 040415-1743588280065.png">Tune into WeatherNation at the top of the hour for more details.</p>

Potentially Catastrophic Flooding Likely for the Midsouth

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Kevin Schneider

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<h1>WEDNESDAY</h1><p>Another round of storms tore through the southern plains early Wednesday morning as a cold front slid east. A few Confirmed Tornado Warnings were issued, as damage pictures came in at daybreak. Owosso, just north of Tulsa, received quite a bit of damage from those early morning storms:</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/VON_040225_RSC_OWASSO,OK_EITHER TORNADO OR STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EARLY WED MORNING_STORYFUL_DO_E040225-1743611320459.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>SUNDAY - MONDAY</h1><p>Powerful storms raced through the Midwest and down to the Gulf Coast coming out of this weekend. Sunday afternoon into Monday morning, a strong line of storms spurred numerous Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and quite a few Tornado Warnings. Those storms produced hundreds of reports of damage, with a few tornadoes touching down.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-01 055103-1743508412691.jpg">One of those was early Monday morning as a segment of the line started to spin in southern Mississippi. Our field correspondents went down and look at some of the damage left behind Monday morning:</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/VO_033125_RSE_NEAR HATTIESBURG, MS_DRONE FOOTAGE OF TORNADO DAMAGE_BRANDON CLEMENT_BH_033125-1743508624363.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>That was later surveyed and assessed an EF-2 rating. Other areas that ended up being surveyed came back with lower-end tornadoes into Monday afternoon.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-01 055303-1743508532671.jpg">But look at the storms that raced through the Midwest and the Plains on Sunday. Over 90 mph straight-line winds were clocked alongside teacup-sized hail!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-01 055151-1743508605628.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-01 055134-1743508605630.jpg"></p><p></p>

Alana Cameron

Severe Storms Leave Damage from the Midwest to the Deep South This Week

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<p><strong>NORTHERN U.S. </strong>- <strong>Winter Weather</strong> continue across portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota as an upper-level low brings severe weather on the "warm side" and snowy and blizzard-like weather on the "cold side". There is even a ice warning issued in southeastern South Dakota, where ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.</p><p>Heavy snow, upwards of 6-12", is likely in these areas, but with temperatures right around freezing, rainfall may disturb some of these forecast totals.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 085818-1743605907516.png">Totals have already exceeded 6" in some areas over the last 2 days.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 085856-1743605940887.png">Ice and sleet also remain in the forecast. Watch for slick conditions over bridges and overpasses.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-02 085823-1743605912985.png"></p><p>Looking at the forecast timing, as it warms throughout the day, snowy areas turn to rain, and as night falls, rain turns back to snowfall. This will lead to messy conditions on the roadways.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/04023-1743606026219.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Checkout the north Central regional forecast on WeatherNation :20 past the hour for a more detailed look as the late season snow unfolds.</p>

Late Season Snow for the Plains and Midwest

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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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<p>All modes of severe weather were seen Monday across the south, southeast, and northeast. Multiple tornadoes were confirmed in Mississippi and Georgia. Marion County, MS, confirmed an EF2 tornado that occurred this morning at 6:10 am. The path length of this tornado was 7.4 miles, with peak winds of 135 mph. The National Weather Service will continue to survey damage over the next few days, as this system moves offshore overnight, but more rounds of severe weather are expected this week.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/multiple confirieed-1743470014932.png"></p><h1>Severe Weather Outlook</h1><p>After another busy day, the severe threat has dropped to a general thunderstorm risk for most of the south. An isolated marginal and slight risk remains overnight for portions of Eastern Virginia and North Carolina as the cold front pushes east and offshore.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/overngitht-1743469263433.png">On the northern side of the front, a <strong>SLIGHT</strong> risk extends through Philadelphia down to Virginia Beach through the overnight hours. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/overrr-1743469505100.png"></p><h1>Forecast Timing</h1><p>A few storms will linger through the overnight hours with the potential to be strong to severe, with tomorrow morning's commute being dry for most.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/webovernighggg-1743469823694.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.</p><p></p>

Slight Risk For Severe Storms Overnight

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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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<p><strong>GREAT LAKES to NORTHEAST </strong>- As the freezing line hovers the international border, an ice storm continues to bring issues from the Great Lakes through the Northeast. Power outages continue to increase, and roads remain icy and slick across these areas. Pictured above, near Rogers City, Michigan, is an incredibly thick amount of ice that has accumulated on tree branches this morning.</p><h1>Upper Midwest to Great Lakes</h1><p>Crippling ice has already accreted in parts of Michigan with another batch on the way. Three-quarters of an inch of ice has led to numerous power outages and slippery roads around the Great Lakes.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer power outtages mi wi-1743386582369.jpg">Gaylord, Michigan has received 0.75" of ice already today!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-30 132032-1743362571455.png"><strong>Ice storm warnings</strong> remain in effect through tonight across portions of Wisconsin and Michigan.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-30 131904-1743362608324.png">Additional accumulations may still reach up to 0.5", enough to lead to additional power outages and nearly impossible travel. As we time this system out, the surface low will push its way farther north into Canada this evening. As temperatures drop behind this system, ice will transition to snowfall before wrapping up Monday morning. The commute Monday will still be dangerous and slick despite no active precipitation falling.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer mi wi futurecast-1743386654760.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Stay safe in power outages - always remember to run a generator at least 20 feet from windows and doors to avoid carbon monoxide!</p><h1>New England</h1><p>The worst impacts for New England were earlier this Sunday morning as temperatures hovered around freezing. Ice accumulations almost rose to an INCH in some locations. The impacts through Monday remain moderate for New Hampshire and Maine, but the warm front has been lifting the freezing line north of the border, providing room for this icy mess to become more of a rainy mess through Monday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-30 131634-1743362716600.png"></p><p>Here's a look at the timing of ice transitioning to mostly rain through Monday. The main cold front arrives Monday as well.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer ne futurecast-1743386738822.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>A few inches of snow could fall where the air is even cooler, mainly across northern portions of New England.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer ne ice forecast-1743386782702.jpg">For more details on the rest of your weekly forecast, be sure to join us at :30 minutes past the hour if you live in the Upper Midwest or Great Lakes and :10 minutes past the hour if you live in the northeast.</p>

Ice Storm In the Great Lakes Through New England

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Karissa is the Director of On-Air Operations at WeatherNation. Karissa grew up loving math and science, but really fell in love with Meteorology while attending the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. After two summers of storm chasing in the central plains, she knew that it was the career path for her. Standing in front of a thunderstorm and feeling the cool outflow knock her over was an experience she will never forget. After two years at COD, she transferred to Metropolitan State University of Denver. Karissa graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. Her high school and college speech and meteorology professors were extremely supportive and pushed her to succeed. Before joining the WeatherNation team, she previously worked as the Morning Meteorologist at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa and at WMBD-TV in Peoria, IL. She recently was part of a National Edward R. Murrow award winning team for breaking news for their coverage of the EF-4 tornado in Washington, Illinois. In her free time, Karissa enjoys cooking and trying new foods. She is a self proclaimed 'TV Junkie' who can get into just about any show. She is a die hard Chicago sports fan who loves attending professional sporting events.

Karissa Klos

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<p>FEATURE IMAGE AND INFORMATION COURTESY: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noradsanta.org/">NORAD</a> Watch along with WeatherNation as we track Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve! &nbsp;</p><h1>Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:</h1><p style="text-align: start">Santa's sleigh is approximately 75 candy canes in length or 150 lollypops. The weight at takeoff is 75k gumdrops and Santa is estimated to be 260 lbs at takeoff - we're not sure how much he weighs by the time he lands after all those cookies! Santa's sleigh can travel faster than starlight at maximum speed and is powered by 9 reindeer!</p><div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a4Bv55EZAMQ" start="0"></iframe></div><h2 style="text-align: start"><strong>How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?</strong></h2><p style="text-align: start">For more than 60 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2016/12/santa_and_shoup.jpg"> (Image: Colonel Harry Shoup, NORAD's First Santa Tracker September 29, 1917 - March 14, 2009)</p><p>The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.</p><p>In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defense command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa</p><div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8eKH9VxeRY" start="0"></iframe></div>

Tracking Santa with NORAD

Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:

How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?

Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens U.S. This Week

A dangerous severe weather outbreak is unfold

Rockies Snow Chances Continue Through Friday Night

Snowy weather is heading to the Intermountain

Potentially Catastrophic Flooding Likely for the Midsouth

Prolonged heavy rain is expected to begin tod

Severe Storms Leave Damage from the Midwest to the Deep South This Week

WEDNESDAYAnother round of storms tore through

Late Season Snow for the Plains and Midwest

NORTHERN U.S. - Winter Weather continue acros

Slight Risk For Severe Storms Overnight

All modes of severe weather were seen Monday

Ice Storm In the Great Lakes Through New England

GREAT LAKES to NORTHEAST - As the freezing li