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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NORTHERN PLAINS - As we head into the end of the week, an upper-level trough north of the border will usher cooler air into the U.S. With a couple of fronts passing through, temperatures may drop low enough to support some snow. So it’s time to brush up on our winter knowledge, early snowstorms are here!After a quick clipper system moved through the Great Lakes Friday, a second front will dive from the northern plains to the northeast this weekend. Early Saturday will see a mix of rain and snow with chilly morning lows. Once the sun comes up, most of the precipitation will fall as rain through the afternoon. Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit should be on the lookout for a few flurries mixing in once the sun goes down. While the predominant precip type should be rain, overnight lows near freezing into Sunday morning could allow for some accumulation in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/baaaams-1762546447438.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Snow Models</h2>Snowfall totals should be mostly less than an inch, especially considering still warm ground temperatures. A few spots in northwest Iowa and near northwest Ohio (where heaviest precip potential matches up with the coldest time of day) could see a soggy inch or two.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot20251107131104png-1762546268237.png">Afternoon highs will struggle to warm out of the 30s for most areas impacted by the precip. Keep in mind, another feature of quick systems like these is gusty winds. With wind gusts 20-30mph, it's going to feel even cooler.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-07 132101-1762546876568.png">Even colder air is expected next week as an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/record-warmth-possible-from-nevada-to-texas">arctic blast brings the coldest air of the season to many parts of the south central and southeastern U.S.</a>For more information, be sure to join us on WeatherNation at :30 past the hour for your Central Regional Forecast.

Administrator

First Snow Forecast of the Season for the Northern Plains

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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.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a>

Rob Bradley

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Secondary severe weather season is underway across the U.S. - so called because it typically pales in comparison to the primary severe weather season in the spring. However, the fall can provide high-end severe weather threats of its own, including the December 2021 tornado outbreak. Thankfully, the severe weather setup for this Friday through Sunday doesn't look to be on the high-end, but a few scattered severe storms will be possible.<hr><h1>SETUP</h1>Gulf moisture will be surging north in warm air to meet the cold front, where wind shear will be elevated to help organize updrafts. Areas across the Midsouth (KY/TN) will have the best combination of ingredients to see scattered severe storms.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-06 071304-1762438400038.png">Gulf moisture will be surging north in warm air to meet the cold front - where wind shear will be elevated to help organize updrafts. Areas across the Midsouth (KY/TN) will have the best combination of ingredients to see scattered severe storms.<h1>Severe Storm Outlooks/Hazards</h1>The risk for Friday covers a large area from Ohio to the Gulf Coast (top of page), including a level 2 risk in the Mid-South. The elevated risk is for scattered hailstorms, so be sure to prepare ahead of time by protecting property that could be damaged (vehicles/patio furniture/etc). As the winds will be turning with height, an isolated tornado risk is also in place from Kentucky through Florida. You can see cities like Nashville have a higher chance today for tornadic activity.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/pic6-1762543867093.png">The threat for isolated severe storms will continue Saturday into Sunday as the cold front is dragged through the south. Check back in with us online or on air for an updated forecast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-07 044714-1762516046220.png">Strong storms look to hold off until the afternoon hours in the Mid-South on Friday, but may persist through the early evening hours as they track to the east. As daytime heating recharges the atmosphere on Saturday, a few more severe storms may trigger in the afternoon along the warm front. As the front exits the East Coast on Sunday, a few more severe storms are possible for a brief in the afternoon/early evening before the energy is all offshore.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-07 04-47-44-1762516136405.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Nashville Hail Threat</h2>Middle Tennessee and the I-65 corridor are in the bullseye for large hail Friday afternoon. Consider checking the radar before leaving work on Friday. Storms look to be the strongest between 2-7 pm.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-07 04-49-07-1762516172646.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Patrick Crawford

Severe Storms Possible from Ohio to the Gulf Coast Friday and Saturday

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Record heat has been the story for the Lone Star State this week, with multiple records falling on Wednesday and Thursday. Additional record high temperatures are expected Friday and Saturday before the coldest air of the season (so far) arrives this weekend! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/1-1762486069442.png">A strong upper-level low will help to drive multiple cold fronts across the country this weekend into early next week. This will send sub-arctic air rushing south from Canada toward the Gulf.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-07 065447-1762523813611.png">Monday and Tuesday's lows will plummet into the 20s, 30s, and 40s all the way to the Gulf &amp; Florida! Numerous frost and freeze alerts will be issued ahead of the coldest air - protect sensitive plants!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-07 065923-1762525051464.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-07 065934-1762525060111.png">Get forecast details for your section of the country with our regional forecasts, which air at :10, :30, and :50 past the hour from east to west. You can also watch the latest forecast anytime with the WeatherNation app!

Arctic Blast To Bring Freezing Air to the South

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Kevin Schneider

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A series of atmospheric rivers has been responsible for wet, windy, and snowy weather in the northwestern U.S over the last few weeks. Our system is currently moving through Washington, Oregon, and the northern tier of California, bringing heavy rainfall and snow. Above is the forecast rainfall totals for the next several days. Gold Beach in Oregon has already picked up 2.51" of rainfall in the past 24 hours.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web1-1762440546220.png">With multiple inches of rain on the way, the Weather Prediction Center is monitoring coastal areas at a level 1, MARGINAL, risk for excessive rainfall that may lead to flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-05 095854-1762361963192.png"><h2>Timing</h2>Precipitation across the Northwest should continue for the next few hours. Conditions will slowly improve Friday into the weekend before we gear up for the next round of Pacific moisture next week. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/New Baron Video 3-1762471781966.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Snow</h1>As some of that moisture makes its way into the higher elevation mountains, it will likely mean heavy snow for the mountains. Places like the Cascades and Northern Rockies are expected to get anywhere from 6" to up to a foot of snow or more!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Web1-1762440758412.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/1-1762471819504.png">Be sure to join us at :50 past the hour for more details during your West Regional Forecast.

Jesse Kelley

Next Big Push of Moisture in the Northwest

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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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NORTHEAST - The Storm Prediction Center has maintained an overnight MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe weather overnight across portions of the northeastern U.S. for a few gusty storms that could reach severe limits as our cold front exits.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/main threattttt-1762392343860.png"><h2>Wind + Fire Danger</h2>Widespread wind alerts remain in place through Thursday. Some airports have been experiencing delays because of the strong winds. If you have any travel plans, be sure to check for updates and delays.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-05 173942-1762389589730.png">Due to some drier conditions further south and the potential for gusty winds, several red flag warnings have been issued. This will come with an elevated risk for wildfires in the highlighted area.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-05 123501-1762371317120.png"><h2>Round 2 - Friday</h2>Our next frontal system is expected to move into the northeast as we head into the end of the week. The timing looks to favor Friday for the rain and some snowfall.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/11-05_rne next round-1762371404068.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Since this system is fairly fast, the risk for flooding or heavy snow is quite low, with only minor totals showing up in our forecast accumulation.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-05 174017-1762389631407.png">Make sure to stay tuned to WeatherNation throughout the next few days for all the current updates on your rain on the way!

Windy and Stormy Weather For The Northeast

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Powerful storms swept through the Lone Star State Saturday afternoon, leaving behind a trail of reports of MASSIVE hail. <div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1984779336571072529" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1984779336571072529"></div>The Storm Prediction Center was monitoring the area, with a SLIGHT risk of severe storms, centered around Corpus Christi.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-02 051049-1762085595532.jpg">Some of the biggest hailstones grew to the size of baseballs in south Texas! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot 2025-11-02 051418-1762085717730.jpg">Here's a look back at the timing from Saturday's storms. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-02 05-14-55-1762085762661.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Thankfully, the forecast going forward will be much quieter - catch your Central Regional Forecast at :30 past each hour.

How Big Did the Hail Get in Texas Saturday?

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An upper-level low has been moving across the country, bringing rainy, windy, and cooler weather to many areas. Heavy rain caused flooding issues in the Northeast on Thursday where over 3 inches of rain fell in New York and New Jersey. The system moves out later tonight but parts of Northern New England could see some light snow.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/New Baron Video 3-1761966114231.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>We may even see minor snow accumulations in parts of the Adirondacks, as well as the Green and White mountains.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/1-1761966147465.png">As the rain clears, expect cloudy, cool, and gusty conditions to persist into Saturday morning. Secure any decorations in your yard as they may be sent flying with gusts to 45-50 mph.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/10/1-1761966186570.png">Be sure to join of live on WeatherNation for more details!

Gusty Winds & Rain Linger in the Northeast on Friday

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The U.S. Forest Service is getting creative when it comes to wildfire mitigation. You might even say they came up with the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) idea!

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The Cleveland National Forest in southern California has taken on goats to manage potential fire risk. 1,200 hungry goats were brought in to eat away at hundreds of pounds of dried vegetation!

Dry grass and brush are key to generating wildfires. With exposure to open flames, dry vegetation catches fire more easily than healthy, water rich vegetation.

The Cleveland National Forest is where the <a href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6106/">Holy Fire</a> sparked up in early August, destroying at least 18 homes, and causing evacuations in the area. After having almost full containment on the burn, the fire reignited briefly on Tuesday, Aug 27, flaring up an additional 150 acres of wildfire. Local officials are working to contain the flames.

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