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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Severe storms erupted Thursday evening across the Plains and Midwest, with multiple long track supercells producing tornadoes and massive hail in Nebraska and Iowa. <div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1913208389645291804" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1913208389645291804"></div> Two discrete supercells produced tornadoes north and south of Omaha Thursday evening, with damage tracking across state lines. One that moved from Douglas County, NE to Washington County, IA was rated as an EF-3. Here are the details from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSOAX&amp;e=202504182019">NWS Omaha's storm damage survey report</a>:<blockquote><pre><code>At approximately 6:55 PM CDT on Thursday, April 17, a tornado developed near Highway 133, and appeared to produce first damage by snapping limbs in an area of trees. The tornado moved to the east, impacting trees, homes, and destroying a garage near 108th Street. It damaged trees along Little Papillion Creek and then impacted a home and large garage near 84th Street, south of Dutch Hall Road. This was the point along the tornado track where the most intense damage was observed, as a well-built all-brick home was destroyed with only some walls still standing. Tree damage near the site, as well as the destruction of a large, well-built garage, supported the estimate of high-end EF-2 to low-end EF-3 damage at this location. The tornado proceeded to destroy another large shed, and remove the roof from a brick home a half mile to the east. It then destroyed a very large garage-type building in-between two homes at 78th Street south of Dutch Hall Road. The tornado passed directly between the homes, causing extensive tree damage, lifting and moving a full-size pickup truck approximately 30 yards, and throwing large trees nearly a quarter of a mile downstream. The tornado weakened slightly but damaged several outbuildings and trees near 72nd Street. At that point, it began to move more northeasterly, snapping several trees and flipping recreational vehicles at Nashville, NE. It directly impacted another home, destroying two outbuildings and causing tree damage near Country Road P38. The tornado impacted one more home and destroyed another outbuilding near Country Road P51 before dissipating in an open field at approximately 7:15 PM CDT. The tornado is rated an EF-3 with estimated maximum wind speeds based on damage of 140 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. The maximum track width was approximately 170 yards and the track length approximately 8.3 miles.</code></pre></blockquote><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-18 054213-1744976566300.png">Thankfully, no injuries or deaths have been reported from these storms, though multiple buildings were damaged. The tornado that tracked into Essex, IA has been given a rating of EF-1, though it was an incredibly wide tornado with a maximum width of over 3,000 yards!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-18 054223-1744976553979.png">Massive hail was also produced by these powerful cells, topping softball size in Mcclelland, IA!Additional severe storms are possible through the weekend - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/slow-moving-trough-keeps-severe-threat-around-this-weekend">click here to stay up to date</a>!Check out WeatherNationTV for your latest updates on the severe weather.

Jackie Brown

Tornadoes Hit Nebraska and Iowa Thursday Night

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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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The jet stream remains active and stubborn in the country's midsection, creating rounds of storms that persist through Sunday. Overnight, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has an enhanced&nbsp;risk (level 3 out of 5) for severe storms in Central Texas into Southeast Oklahoma. <h1>OVERNIGHT </h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/throughtonight-1745111553447.png">The slight category represents areas where scattered severe storms are possible. A few tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail are all in the forecast. The hail risk will be significant in West Texas, with 2" or greater hailstones possible for places like San Angelo and Wichita Falls.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/ovfddd-1745111630588.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/jflelf-1745111640878.png">Storms will stick around through the overnight hours, so make sure to have multiple ways to get alerts. As this low continues east, the threat moves into Sunday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/COLFD-1745110652080.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>SUNDAY</h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/PIC 4-1745061092207.jpg">Sunday's severe risk includes an upgrade to an enhanced risk right over Missouri and Arkansas. This means a significant severe event is possible for cities like Little Rock and Springfield. Residents and travelers in these areas will need to be weather aware and have a way to get multiple severe warnings.<h1>Flooding</h1>Along with the severe threat, flash flooding could be an issue in some areas from Oklahoma into the Ohio Valley. Through the weekend, some cities along the Interstate 44 corridor could receive between 3 "and 6" of rain. On Saturday, a moderate risk of flooding has been issued, along with a Flood Watch for these areas through Sunday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1745089968345.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/2-1745089993122.png">With multiple rounds of storms, multiple inches of rainfall will become a growing threat. Remember, the rivers have still not gotten all of the water downstream from the rain earlier this month.

Severe Thunderstorm Threat Continues Into Sunday

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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Fire danger remains elevated this weekend in portions of the south, including Texas and Florida!<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-19 063512-1745066150743.png">Florida</h1>Gusty winds will increase this Sunday afternoon in Florida with somewhat dry conditions. As fuels are very dry from a lack of rain, this is expected to lead to elevated rates of potential fire spread.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1745119373869.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/2-1745119436761.png"><h1>Big Bend</h1>Humidity is improving for much of the Four Corners on Saturday but in the Big Bend region of Texas, conditions remain critical for fire danger with dry and gusty conditions. Humidity should increase, alleviating fire danger on Sunday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-19 063526-1745066167996.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-19 063520-1745066184928.png">As always, do anything and everything to prevent a spark or a flame!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 073201-1744723930002.jpg"> More on your top weather headlines and regional forecasts can be found throughout the hour on WeatherNation. Download the app for the latest live coverage.

Jesse Kelley

Dry Southwest Keeps Critical Fire Conditions in the Forecast

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Brittany Lockley

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​A classic late-season April snowstorm is impacting the Rocky Mountains, bringing heavy snowfall to Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. Winter weather alerts remain in place, with some areas expecting over a foot of snow accumulation. Not only is the storm expected to bring heavy snowfall, but high winds will be possible, prompting Red Flag Warnings across much of New Mexico, as an area of low pressure swiftly dives down to the south.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1745029482187.png"><h1>Timing</h1>By later this evening, snow will overspread much of northern New Mexico. By Saturday afternoon, this system will move into the plains, stirring up the severe weather threat, along with lingering snow across the High Plains.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/New Baron Video 3-1745029578999.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Snowfall</h1>Through Saturday, the heaviest of the additional snow accumulation will fall across higher elevations, including the San Juans and the Front Range.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1745029619113.png">Temperatures have dropped rapidly across the Southwest as the system has dropped in. Although the snow is late-season, it is roughly average for Denver to see its last snow around this time.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-17 080412-1744898660180.png">Will this be the last snow? Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Spring Snow Continues in the Rockies

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Tracey Anthony

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Two upper level lows have brought a shot of cold air across the Northeast. Temperatures Wednesday AM were chilling for Illinois and Indiana. These chilly temperatures are going to continue to spread east. The mid-Atlantic will wake up to temperatures around 32° and or frost developing outside. This can be harmful to plants that have been planted especially since it has been a few weeks with warmer overnight temperatures. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Web 19-1744803212343.png">There are a few winter weather advisories that continue into Wednesday for a quick inch or two of snow and wind gusts upwards of 35 mph.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Winter Temps-1744803224940.png">The Northeast will spend the rest of the week digging out of this cool pocket and warming back up to seasonable levels and beyond. Cleveland will be 15° above average by Friday afternoon with a high of 75°. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Web 20-1744803390500.png">Check out WeatherNationTV live for more details: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/watch-us">Watch WeatherNationTV</a>

Cold Push for the Northeast

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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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A 5.2M earthquake was detected Monday morning around 10 a.m. in Southern California. The location was a few miles south of Julian, CA.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1911831683848081757" src="https://x.com/USGS_ShakeAlert/status/1911831683848081757"></div>Even the kitties didn't know how to react Monday:<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1911872085179466221" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1911872085179466221"></div>

Earthquake in Southern California Monday Morning

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Kevin Schneider

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A surge of unseasonable heat is sweeping across the west, with&nbsp;record-breaking temperatures&nbsp;in the forecast continuing through&nbsp;the weekend. A&nbsp;strong ridge of high pressure&nbsp;will settle over the region and dominate, trapping warm air and sending temperatures soaring 10-20° above average. More records fell for areas of the Southwest on Saturday, but at least Phoenix and Tucson's high wasn't 100°!On Sunday, the record-breaking heat shifts into parts of Texas and New Mexico as the upper-level ridge builds east.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1744510957990.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/2-1744510997969.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Day1SVR-1744495750168.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1744511057773.png">Get ready for a warm few days ahead—and maybe a few surprise electric bills, too, the long-range forecast maintains higher confidence in temperatures remaining above average for some spots in Texas and Louisiana. More on your Western Regional Forecast can always be found :10 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Spring Heat Wave: More Record Highs to Fall Today

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Severe storms erupted Thursday evening across

Severe Thunderstorm Threat Continues Into Sunday

The jet stream remains active and stubborn in

Dry Southwest Keeps Critical Fire Conditions in the Forecast

Fire danger remains elevated this weekend in

Spring Snow Continues in the Rockies

​A classic late-season April snowstorm is imp

Cold Push for the Northeast

Two upper level lows have brought a shot of c

Earthquake in Southern California Monday Morning

A 5.2M earthquake was detected Monday morning

Spring Heat Wave: More Record Highs to Fall Today

A surge of unseasonable heat is sweeping acro

A classic late-season April snowstorm is imp