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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Rob Bradley

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CALIFORNIA - Despite recent storm systems, California's snowpack remains below average (about 83% of average to date). As our latest system wraps up, winter alerts only remain across southern California.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 183134-1741311101536.png">Snow across the southern California ranges will wind down overnight, and generally be done by daybreak Friday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/socaldone-1741311251928.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>With this additional snow, the hope is that snowpack levels will rise closer to average.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1741202919874.png">Another system is forecasted to impact the Golden State by early next week, with additional heavy rain and snow expected. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 183611-1741311386957.png">For the latest updates, join us :50 past the hour for your Western regional forecast on WeatherNation.

Dave Holder

Snow Winding Down Across California, More Coming Next Week

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Severe storms and flood potential return to the South this weekend, thanks to a developing low-pressure system that will drop across the Plains late Friday. As the low taps into a building warm sector, severe storms will be possible as early as late Friday night. The severe weather threat continues through Saturday farther south and east along the Gulf Coast. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 051619-1741263544255.png">The Storm Prediction Center is highlighting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley for isolated severe storms on Saturday. All severe weather threats look possible (hail, wind, and tornadoes), but check back in on the forecast to get specific details about hazards and timing as the event gets closer.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-06 05-27-54-1741264362244.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Storm activity will ramp up late Friday night, which could lead to a Friday outlook from the SPC, near the I-20 corridor before the threat shifts south into Saturday. Heavy rain and strong storms are expected through Saturday afternoon and evening, with conditions improving into Sunday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1741292089184.png">The heaviest rain is expected from Mobile to the east along the I-10 corridor where isolated flooding is possible Saturday into Sunday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 183831-1741311517901.png">As the precipitation is pulled into cold air Sunday morning, a light round of wintry precipitation is possible from Tennessee into the Carolinas, with favored locations in the mountains of Western North Carolina. As of Thursday, it doesn't appear this wintry mix will be significant but it could create slick travel conditions.Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on this developing situation!

Severe Storms Return to the South This Weekend

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The next storm system has moved into Utah and Colorado with powerful jet stream support, and the orographic flow across the Wasatch looks significant. Wondering what orographic flow is?Orographic flow is the movement of air that is forced to rise or sink due to the topography of the land. In this case, this will amplify snowfall totals for the Wasatch Range.In the Wasatch, grand totals will be in feet. In general, expect 1-3 feet by early morning Friday. Special note, this storm system will likely push Alta, UT over the 400-inch mark for the season so far.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 182342-1741310645032.png"><h1>Forecast Timing:</h1>The heaviest of the snow overnight and into Friday will fall across Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado before the system completely out into the Plains. However, the main energy of an upper-level low will dig into Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the possibility of heavy rain and snow through Friday and into the weekend. Winter alerts have been issued here. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/corners4-1741310762032.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 182819-1741310910083.png">In Colorado, the biggest totals should fall across the Western Slope and San Juan Mountains through Friday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 182901-1741310945645.png">Stay with WeatherNation for your West Regional Forecast at :50 past the hour, every hour for more details on the Rocky Mountain snow.

Fresh Powder for the Weekend in the Rockies

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The transition from Winter to Spring is often very windy and the next few days will be no exception. Where dry conditions exist, especially where drought is in place, fire danger will increase.<h1>Florida</h1> As a cold front exits the east coast on Thursday, dry and breezy conditions are leading to elevated fire danger in Florida, especially in Central Florida, where Red Flag Warnings are in effect (top of page). Winds are expected to be sustained around 15 - 25 mph this afternoon with stronger gusts.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 062354-1741267442699.png"> Southwest</h1>Coming off the heels of the critical fire threat in Texas and the Southwest earlier this week, the forecast shows another round of fire danger starting up on Thursday and continuing into Saturday. Another developing low will move from California into the Rockies before ejecting out into the Plains by the end of the week. Fire weather watches and warnings are up again for parts of West Texas and New Mexico.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1741292488816.png">Winds will be quite strong, particularly in the afternoons through Saturday as multiple low pressure systems move from the mountains to the east.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Baron 2-1741292570626.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Moisture is much needed in this part of the country. However, drought continues to build in the Southwest, especially locations along the Rio Grande and Mexican border. As normal, try to avoid anything that can cause a spark for the end of the work week. Precipitation is expected in some of these fire prone areas from Thursday night into Saturday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1741292745643.png">

Jesse Kelley

Another Round of Fire Danger for the Southwest & Florida

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Brittany Lockley

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A powerful winter storm that brought tornadoes to the South and 9.5" of snowfall to Minnesota, is now making its exit off into the Atlantic. The low pressure system that is associated with this storm has moved into Canada. However, the rain and the snow is not done just yet. On the back side of the low, snow will move through cities like Cleveland and Pittsburgh through the into the morning.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-06 07-04-37-1741269952975.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Several inches of lake-enhanced snowfall is possible across the Great Lakes and the central and northern Appalachians Thursday and Friday. Elsewhere, expect at least 1"-3" of snowfall with less than an inch of rain. Additional snowfall totals can get as high as 12" over Maine. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 070606-1741269990174.png">Gusty winds are also expected behind this system as it moves off the coast. West winds are to be expected from 25-35 mph, with wind gusts over 60 mph expected.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 071018-1741270233487.png">Much cooler temperatures will arrive behind this front. Waking up on Friday, there will even be areas in New England that will experience single digit wind chill temperatures before warming back up my the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-06 071414-1741270466174.png">Tune in to WeatherNation for the latest updates in the top weather headlines.

Winter Storm Clears, Leaving Behind Lingering Rain and Snow

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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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A Colorado low has moved from the Plains and Upper Midwest now into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. This system was responsible for causing blizzard conditions. Winter weather alerts remain in effect within these winter weather alerts, we have Blizzard Warnings (in red).As the low-pressure center is moving eastward, the snow is winding down from west to east. In Minnesota, the snowstorm dumped over a foot of snow in some locations.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1741201825908.png">For the rest of Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday morning, the heaviest snow will fall across the Great Lakes region. However, we could see some light snow in the Ohio Valley and Appalachian mountains as the upper-level low passes east.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-05 141528-1741209337477.jpg"><h2>Forecast Timing</h2>The strong winds, snow, and rain keep pushing east throughout the day from the Great Lakes into the Northeast. The strong low-pressure system will exit off the coast by Thursday morning with some light lake-effect snow over Lake Erie and Ontario.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Baron 2-1741232755793.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2></h2><h2>Next System</h2>Another Colorado low is expected to move back into the north-central United States on Thursday to bring us our next chance of snowfall. So if you missed out on snow from the blizzard on Tuesday and Wednesday, there's another chance for snow.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/03-05_rnc rne next round-1741216200066.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video> There are still some uncertainties on snowfall totals with this next system.

Plains Blizzard To Bring Snow to Appalachian Mountains

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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Well above-average temperatures will continue to dominate the central and southern United States. Temperatures were a tad bit cooler in the Upper Midwest. Saturday, more records fell across parts of the West.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1740887820000.png">Temperatures further east into the Plains have been anomalously warm as well. A mix of temperatures will be felt over the next few days with ups and downs.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1740887889291.png">Forecasts continue to call for relatively warm temperatures through the weekend and into next week. However, there is a signal of colder air moving in by the middle of next week, so enjoy it while you can.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/1-1740887935958.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/2-1740887965784.png">Make sure to check in frequently with WeatherNation as the country transitions into Spring!

Spring-Like Temperatures for Now, Colder Air Ahead

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On Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Ileana formed in the Eastern Pacific. With maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the storm reached Tropical Storm status.

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Ileana is forecasted to continue west, northwest along the Mexican coast giving heavy rain and large swells to the region. This storm is forecasted to stay as a Tropical Storm. before beginning to to weaken and dissipate by Wednesday.

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It has been a very active beginning to the Eastern Pacific 2018 Hurricane season. Ileana is now the 9th named storm on the list.

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Continue to stay with WeatherNation for all of the latest on Tropical Storm Ileana.

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For WeatherNation, Meteorologist <a href="https://media.weathernationtv.com/team/kate-mantych/">Kate Mantych</a>.