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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<p>A destructive severe thunderstorm warning was issued Friday morning across northern Florida, meaning winds in excess of 80 miles per hour could have been possible, as a line of heavy weather pushed toward Jacksonville. "Destructive" severe thunderstorm warnings are a fairly new designation and are reserved for thunderstorms that carry a potential of 80 mph winds, 2.5" thick hail, or both! In this case, it was all about the straight-line wind damage potential on Friday morning.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 074219-1715348545833.png">Blue dots cover the map in the image above, right along the Interstate 10 corridor in northern Florida from Pensacola to Jacksonville. Each of those blue dots indicate either a noteworthy strong wind gust or damage to trees, power lines, or property. An 84 mph wind gust was recorded in Crestview, FL!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 074854-1715348986221.png">In addition, there was an indicator of tornadic wind damage in the Tallahassee, FL area. However until storm surveys are completed, this will be classified as straight-line wind damage until determined to be a tornado. Because of these morning storms, thousands of customers have been left without power in northern Florida.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715367745141.png"></p><p>Looking ahead for the rest of today, the severe weather threat is beginning to wind down for Florida. However, the threat should begin to increase across the Carolinas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the Carolinas throughout the evening hours. The biggest risk will be damaging winds and large hail. Some heavy rain could be possible too. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715367977526.png"></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Baron 2-1715368093703.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>Stay with us here at WeatherNation as we update you on this top weather story today.</p>

Morning Storms Prompt Alerts in the Southeast

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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.

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<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788909352482726229" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788909352482726229"></div><p>A Hail the size of softballs smashed the Lone Star State Thursday, as a wild week of severe weather across the country continues into the weekend. The tail end of a stalled out front will cause storms to linger in southern Texas on Friday. Another storm system will push in from the west, keeping the stormy pattern through Mother's Day.</p><p><strong><em>RELATED ARTICLE:</em></strong> E<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-force-winds-possible-for-georgia-alabama">arly Morning Tornado Warned Storms Damage Florida's Panhandle</a></p><p>A cold front will sag into southern Texas slowly through the day. South of the front, instability will build in the Hill Country, providing energy for storms to build. The I-10 corridor from San Antonio to Sonora and south to the Mexican border will begin to see storms firing after lunch. Thunderstorms will be widely scattered in nature, but those that do develop will pack a punch. A few isolated reports of large hail and gusty winds are possible.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Baron 2-1715368414390.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>WEEKEND SEVERE OUTLOOK</h2><p>A cut-off low in the jet stream will finally eject east out of the Four Corners states and through the southern Plains this weekend. The Big Bend region will see isolated storms on Saturday, but the threat will become more widespread as Gulf of Mexico moisture enters the picture for Sunday and Monday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715368492354.png">Southerly return flow will build moisture and energy into central and east Texas into Mother's Day. Leftover storms from Saturday will push east across Texas, limiting the amount of energy available for stronger afternoon storms. A dry line (boundary between dry air to the west and Gulf moisture to the east) will build and be available to spark storms for the afternoon. The area between the dry line and the muggy morning storms will be the best location for afternoon thunderstorm development, where the Storm Prediction Center has placed a Marginal risk.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 081210-1715350849067.png">These additional storms are plaguing an already saturated landscape. The areas shaded in blue in the map below highlight places that have seen 3 times the normal amount of precipitation in the past 30 days! There aren't many spots for the additional rainfall to go, other than swollen waterways.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 083037-1715351450021.png">An additional 2-5" of precipitation will be possible in parts of Texas and Louisiana through Sunday, before the system moves to the Gulf Coast states.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1715368593526.png"></p>

More Severe for Texas Into Mother's Day

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<p>The Aurora Borealis is about to put on a spectacular show, according to scientists from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Get ready for the aurora as far south as Alabama and northern California on Friday night, May 10th. NOAA's satellite captured the moment of a Coronal Mass Ejection on the sun on Wednesday, May 8th which is responsible for the geomagnetic storm expected on Earth.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/VO_060924_GOES 16 SATELLITE_ERUPTION FROM THE SUN CAPTURED THIS AFTERNOON_NOAA_MS_E050924-1715295549293.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Auroras are ribbons of brilliant light that usually appear around the northern latitudes when charged particles from the sun hit Earth's magnetic field. The particles shed energy as they collide with our atmospheric gasses, giving the aurora a spectacular glow of colors. Aurora Borealis is seen away from our poles and over the northern latitudes during stronger solar events, like on Friday night. A geomagnetic storm of level 4 (the scale continues to 5) is predicted on Friday night and is THE FIRST G4 WATCH issued since 2005 signaling the rarity of such events.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788641891908534279" src="https://twitter.com/NWSSWPC/status/1788641891908534279"></div><p>If you're hoping to see the aurora, you may have some trouble if you live in the Northeast. Thick cloud cover may shroud the ribbons of light. The best time to view will be in the early morning hours on Saturday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 092010-1715354427117.png"></p><p>While the geomagnetic storms provide the opportunity to see the aurora at lower latitudes there are major drawbacks, "[they] can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio, and satellite operations" according to NOAA. They are a result of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that have been released from the sun starting on Wednesday, May 8th, and will arrive in Earth's magnetic field through the weekend. According to the SWPC, "CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth. The typical time it takes for a CME to arrive on Earth is between one and three days.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/space weather scale-1715295005040.jpg">According to NOAA, "a large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday at 5:00 am ET. At least five flares were associated with CMEs that appear to be Earth-directed." Solar flares travel faster and arrive on Earth at the speed of light, about 8 minutes.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/CMEs-1715295005042.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the Aurora forecast and images of the spectacular lights.</p>

Aurora Visible for Much of Northern U.S. Friday Night

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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: #454545;">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></span></p>

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<p>The snow has been falling in the Northwest all week with over 2 feet in Wyoming and Montana. </p><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1261262411517962" data-width="500" src="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/1261262411517962" style="display: flex; justify-content: center"></div><p><br>Colorado joined the fun Thursday night into Friday as some mountain areas recorded 16" of snow overnight! </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 100904-1715358968015.png"></p><p>More snow is expected Friday as the cut-off low continues to slowly drift through the Southwest. This low will not only create additional snow showers in Colorado, but scattered showers and thunderstorms stretching to the eastern Sierra in California! These showers and storms are expected again Saturday afternoon, slightly farther east as the low drifts in that direction. The low finally moves east of the Rockies Sunday, but will still pull in enough moisture to create additional showers and storms around Colorado and New Mexico.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-10 10-10-12-1715359148841.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Additional snow and rain totals could still top 6-12 inches on Colorado's highest peaks! I-70 will likely still have wintry impacts at times through the weekend. Rainfall could be impressive in between I-70 and I-40 too - with over 1-3 inches for some areas!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 100946-1715359127090.png"></p><p>If it feels like snow is falling late into the season, you may be surprised to know that the season's last snow for many West Coast communities lingers into May and for the highest elevations, even into June!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/est avg snowfall-1714510694011.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the western forecast this week, or get your Western regional forecast at 50 past every hour!</p>

Snow Falls in the West, Impacts to Colorado

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<p>Temperatures are rising in the Pacific Northwest as a ridge of high pressure dominates the pattern through the weekend! There is a low-pressure system that works to keep the 4 Corners cool and cloudy, but eventually, the pattern spills east, bringing a warmup to much of the West Coast. Many cities including Portland could tie or break records on Friday! We will run about 20 degrees above average.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 13-48-17-1715284537744.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The warmest day for the I-5 will be Friday, where high temperatures will be in the 80s and low 90s! Enjoy this warmth while we have it - temperatures start to dip into early next week along the Coastline. Meanwhile, our warmest days in the northern Rockies will be Sunday into Monday as we see increasing sunshine and warmth thanks to the area of high pressure.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 094327-1715355818301.png">It's not just the northern Rockies that will see a warmup, temperatures in Colorado and New Mexico and Utah will climb through the weekend. The warmth arrives a bit sooner for those in So-Cal, Nevada, and Phoenix with the mercury climbing towards 100°!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 094408-1715355860186.png">With the incoming warmth, we expect snowmelt to occur this weekend, which could stress local rivers, creeks, and streams. Be prepared for high, swift-running water, and stay away from strong currents. Water temperatures will be cold too- hypothermia can set in quickly.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-10 094209-1715355752590.png">Stay with WeatherNation for more on the Spring Heat across the West Coast.</p>

Temperatures Climb in the Northwest

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<p>This weekend will be wet and cool in the Northeast thanks to a weak clipper that will slide through the Great Lakes and into the Northeast on Friday and Saturday. There is enough moisture to support a few rain showers and certainly cloud cover which will keep temperatures on the cooler side.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-09 08-34-51-1715266248443.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Highs could be at record cool levels - only in the 50s along the Jersey shore. It will feel more like March than May this weekend! We hope you haven't put away your warmer gear yet.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/temps-1715266454199.jpg">A few stronger storms are possible in Wisconsin and Minnesota with severe weather potential. The primary threat will be damaging winds and hail.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/severe gl-1715276611162.jpg">Rain showers won't be anything to write home about but more of a nuisance for many cities in the Great Lakes Friday afternoon and evening and in the Northeast throughout the weekend. We won't see widespread heavy rain, but the focus for more consistent rain will be in western NY, PA, and New Jersey. Accumulations will be on the order of 1-2" for central Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. These areas are generally saturated after recent storms so the flood risk for rivers, creeks, and streams will be elevated.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Baron 2-1715305304025.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Patrick Crawford

Weekend Forecast: Feeling Like March in the Great Lakes, Northeast

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<p>The primary concern from Wednesday's storms was damaging winds and tornadoes, unfortunately, both of which occurred over the populated mid-South, hitting the southern St. Louis suburbs and communities both north and south of Nashville. Multiple, confirmed tornadoes hit the mid-South on Wednesday creating widespread damage and destruction. The National Weather Service in Nashville confirmed an EF-3 tornado in Columbia, south of the city. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788392193054400999" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788392193054400999"></div><p>There was a tornado emergency issued along I-65 south of Nashville for the tornado seen at the top of the page. The county declared it a "mass casualty" event following the storm meaning that massive amounts of resources were needed to rescue people from trapped and collapsed buildings. Our field crews were on the scene soon after the storm showing roofs ripped off homes and major trees collapsed. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788380868438081823" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788380868438081823"></div><p>Earlier in the afternoon, Clarksville, TN was hit by multiple tornadoes. This area of Tennesee is still recovering from an EF-3 that killed nine in December of 2023, less than 3 months ago. The tornado that hit the south side of the city just before 4 PM on Wednesday was responsible for additional damage in communities north of Nashville.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788403520871526644" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788403520871526644"></div><p>There was an elevated threat of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds. The "significant" severe threat included Nashville, Huntsville, Jonesboro and Fort Smith for EF-2 or stronger tornadoes. Late Wednesday night the city of Huntsville, AL was at threat of multiple tornadoes, just minutes apart. We are waiting to hear more about damage in the northern Alabama city.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788407951226438034" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788407951226438034"></div><p>Not only was severe weather a threat but also flash flooding - the weather balloon launch in Nashville on Wednesday showed about twice as much moisture throughout the atmosphere vs normal (about 1.5" of precipitable water). With a few rounds of storms over some of the same locations, grounds became saturated with upwards of 4" of rain in 24 hours. A flash flood emergency was issued in Springfield, TN along the Kentucky border due to the fast water rise.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788524315740082492" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788524315740082492"></div><p>Wednesday was another extremely active severe weather day with multiple confirmed tornadoes spread across the Midwest and Midsouth. There was a <strong>MODERATE</strong> risk from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) which is a level 4 out of 5 threat. Stay with WeatherNation as we bring you clean up details and storm surveys in the coming days along with the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-force-winds-possible-for-georgia-alabama"><strong><em><u>continued severe weather threat in the South.</u></em></strong></a></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/0508fcstpng-1715218841972.png"></p>

Mid-South Cleaning up After Tornadoes, Flooding Wednesday

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Before the snowstorm slammed into the southern Appalachians, we told you it could be one for the record books for cities in South and North Carolina, as well as Virginia. Now that the storm has finished, let's take a look at how it stacked up.

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In Richmond, Virginia the city received nearly one FOOT of snow! It smashed the daily snowfall record of two inches that was set on December 9, 1989! Snowfall records are kept on a daily, monthly, and yearly record. In the case above, the daily snowfall record (only for December 9) was 2 inches. However, the 11.5" in Richmond was nearly a record for the entire month of December as well!

<a href="https://media.weathernationtv.com/news/north-carolina-crippled-by-snow-ice-on-sunday/"><em><strong>Related Story: North Carolina Crippled by Snow and ice on Sunday</strong></em></a>

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For all-time December snowstorms, this latest one ranks in at least the top three, if not top two. In Roanoke, Lynchburg and Blacksburg, Virginia this was the 3rd-snowiest storm ever recorded in December! In Richmond, Danville and Bluefield, WV this storm was the 2nd-snowiest ever recorded in December!

What do all of these cities have in common?
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 	<li><strong>Richmond, VA - 11.5"</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Roanoke, VA - 15.2"</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Blacksburg, VA - 13.7"</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Lynchburg, VA - 11.7"</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Danville, VA - 12.5"</strong></li>
 	<li><strong>Bluefield, WV - 15.0"</strong></li>
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All of these cities had their snowiest storm *this early* in a calendar year. All of those numbers you see next to the cities above classify as the biggest snow accumulation this early in the season.

More number crunching and record comparison will be done in the near future. If we find anything noteworthy, we'll pass it along to you. For now, enjoy the snow!

For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Steve Glazier

Where This Storm Stands in the Record Books

Morning Storms Prompt Alerts in the Southeast

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More Severe for Texas Into Mother's Day

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Aurora Visible for Much of Northern U.S. Friday Night

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Snow Falls in the West, Impacts to Colorado

The snow has been falling in the Northwest al

Temperatures Climb in the Northwest

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Weekend Forecast: Feeling Like March in the Great Lakes, Northeast

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Mid-South Cleaning up After Tornadoes, Flooding Wednesday

The primary concern from Wednesday's storms w