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<div>Lucy is originally from the Boston area but has spent the last four years forecasting and living in Colorado! She stayed in the northeast for her education, graduating Summa Cum Laude from SUNY Oswego with a B.S. in Meteorology. Just a few days after graduation, she made the cross country move to Colorado Springs, CO to begin her career at KKTV, the CBS affiliate. Lucy has covered historic blizzards, tornadoes, windstorms, the largest wildfires in Colorado state history and dust storms ... they truly "get it all" in Colorado! Lucy is excited to forecast on a national level and continue her passion of explaining the science behind the weather!</div>
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Lucy Bergemann

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The atmosphere remains unstable as energy and moisture pushes from the Central U.S. and into the southeastern coast by the middle of the workweek. Overnight, we remain under a MARGINAL risk (level 1 out of 5) for storms. All forms of severe weather are possible but our primary threat is damaging wind and an isolated tornado.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14 overnight spc-1715741607251.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-04_tor pot-1715741611591.png">We expect a rinse-and-repeat situation on Wednesday as the frontal boundary responsible for the wet weather crosses through the Carolinas. A few pop-up showers and thunderstorms are possible throughout the day with the most coverage through the afternoon and evening before our front finally pushes offshore.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14 11-40-17-1715708468111.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Alana Cameron

Storms Move Into the Mid-South, Carolinas

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Energy swinging out of the West Coast will help to produce showers and snow showers in Colorado and the High Plains over the next few days. There will be enough moisture to support storms and locally heavy rain and enough instability in our atmosphere for some storms to reach severe criteria.Overnight, some portions of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Wyoming are under threat of severe weather. We can expect hail to reach severe criteria and winds over 60 mph. Outside of the highest elevations, most of this will fall as rain. A few flakes will impact peaks over 10k feet. This area of low pressure then gets a kick to the east setting up the severe weather threat on Wednesday in the Plains.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14_we plains 18z-1715741681920.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Our frontal boundary will drop south throughout the day on Wednesday. At the same time, temperatures will warm ahead of that cold front in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle. With highs soaring into the 90s, this boundary might have just enough energy to work to produce storms from north Texas through Nebraska. Timing looks to favor the afternoon and evening on Wednesday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14 11-41-34-1715708547862.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The severe threat continues to push to the east on Thursday encompassing a part of the Ozarks for the threat of damaging wind and hail.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/ozarks-1715708591694.jpg">

Colorado Low Brings More Showers & Severe Weather to Plains

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Damaging winds tore through the I-10 corridor of Louisiana Monday evening prompting destructive severe thunderstorm warnings and embedded tornado warnings. Unfortunately, officials have reported at least one fatality from these storms. A confirmed EF-2 tornado touched down in Sulphur, LA in the southeast side of the state.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1790476927246999858" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1790476927246999858"></div>The Storm Prediction Center has maintained northern Florida and southern Georgia under a SLIGHT (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe storms overnight. Our forecast models have the strongest storms pushing through these spots early Wednesday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-14 154252-1715722981724.png">Isolated showers and storms are still possible overnight across northern Florida and Georgia. Storms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity as we head through the day Wednesday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/cold front 2-1715737311335.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>With the storm threat continuing on Wednesday due to our trailing front, a SLIGHT risk (level 2 out of 5) is in effect for central and southern Florida. Our primary threat will be gusty winds.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/spc wed-1715708446158.jpg">These additional storms are plaguing an already saturated landscape and there aren't many spots for the additional rainfall to go, other than swollen waterways. An additional 2-4" of rainfall will be possible in parts of Texas and Louisiana through Tuesday before the system moves to the Gulf Coast states.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/rainfall-1715694060604.jpg">

Severe Storms Pushing Into Florida

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Wildfire smoke from Canada reached down and over parts of the Northern U.S. Plains thanks to northwesterly flow. A series of upper-level low-pressure systems will keep smoke in our skies over the next few days. As a result, moderate to unhealthy air quality conditions are anticipated. If you are sensitive to smoke or have underlying health conditions, please stay indoors and consider wearing a mask (like an N-95) to protect yourself from the particulates.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14_fire smoke-1715741392551.png">Smoke stays stagnant through Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota through Thursday. A few showers may temporarily relieve smoky air conditions, but expect to see haze in the skies. The smoke isn't nearly as thick as earlier in the week in the High Plains, thankfully, but it still could cause impacts to those who are sensitive.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14_hrrr smoek-1715741442069.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Most of the wildfire smoke comes from British Columbia and Canada's Northwest Territories. These are the same provinces and territories that had an active fire season in May and June of 2023. Multiple <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/">evacuation orders</a> are in effect for communities in British Columbia as fires advance. Canadian wildfire season runs from May through September with the most active months in June and July. This year we have already seen over half a million acres burned. 42 fires are burning "out of control" meaning there is no containment.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/smokes stats-1715715385960.jpg">2023 was one of the most active seasons on record with thick smoke pouring into the northern U.S. and turning the skies over NYC, Boston, and Philadelphia an eerie orange. Thankfully we aren't seeing that widespread fire activity in Canada to constitute thick smoke to impact air quality to the same level.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1658540316197019660" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1658540316197019660"></div>

Wildfire Smoke Spreads into the Northern U.S.

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An area of low pressure slides off the Rockies through the middle of this week, drawing up Gulf moisture into the Lone Star State once again. The moisture and frontal system work together to produce strong and severe thunderstorms with the risk of heavy rainfall. The Weather Prediction Center [WPC] has issued a moderate risk (level 3 out of 4) for flash flooding in eastern Texas and through Louisiana (see above). A moderate risk indicates that numerous flash floods are likely, with the probability of seeing rivers, creeks, and streams reaching significant levels.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/forecast-1715689094047.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The grounds are highly saturated in much of northeastern Texas and into Louisiana. This will make it even more likely for heightened flood concerns in these areas. Be sure to stay weather-aware and reschedule activities that take you away from home or to flood-prone areas on Thursday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-25 110543-1715690709436.jpg">The heaviest rain will be in areas recently impacted by flooding and evacuations just a few days ago. East Texas and central Louisiana could see upwards of 5" of rainfall from Wednesday through Friday which will greatly increase the flood threat over the saturated soils.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14_qpf next 5 dayus-1715741996342.png">As mentioned above, some storms will be on the stronger side with large hail and an isolated tornado possible too. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe weather outlook with a level 2 out of 5 threat across much of central and east Texas on Thursday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-14 bams3k 18z-1715742070073.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Flood Threat Targets Texas Thursday

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Many cities from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and into the rest of the southeast have seen a surplus of rainfall over the last 30 days which has led to a heightened flooding risk with upcoming rounds of rainfall and storms. The areas highlighted in blue and green below have seen 200 to over 300% above the 30-day percentage of normal. It's been an especially wet start to the year across many southern cities, but Dallas Texas has had so much rainfall it's been the THIRD wettest start to the year wringing in at nearly 30" of rainfall since January.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_30 day perc-1715553510555.png">More rain is on the way in the Deep South through Tuesday morning. A flood watch has been issued for portions of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and western Florida through Tuesday. Between 3" to 6" of widespread rainfall is possible with locally higher totals over 8" according to the National Weather Service. Read more here for the severe weather components: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-threat-this-week">Storms Move East Monday</a><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-13 160959-1715638216469.png">Multiple rounds of storms that continue into Tuesday will keep the flooding potential going across the south and southeast. This is why another MODERATE (level 3 out of 4) risk for flash flooding continues. The threat includes southern Mississippi, southeast Louisiana, and lower Alabama for the greatest risk of flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/moderate -1715608580290.jpg">Forecast models exceed 3-5" of rainfall across these spots through Wednesday, so be cautious in flood waters. Some models also show rainfall rates as quick as 1.5" in 3 hours, accelerating the potential for flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-13_rsc rse fcst rainfall-1715646782130.png">

Gulf Coast: Heightened Flood Risk

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Kevin Schneider

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Woodland Park, CO was among many Colorado Rocky Mountain cities that received over a foot of snowfall since Saturday! Alma, Colorado received the top snowfall report of 19.0" of snow. This snowfall led to road closures over the mountain passes earlier Sunday morning. It is not uncommon to see snow in Colorado through May and this year is no exception!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12_rsw_co snow reports-1715552994885.png">You can see on the map where the focus of this snowfall was. A Colorado Low positioned in the western Plains of Kansas and Colorado helped to orient Gulf moisture towards the mountains. Those easterly winds assisted with the upslope flow and enhanced snowfall for the highest elevations. Enough cold air was in place to support snowfall at the highest elevations. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/snowfall amounts vipiir-1715602121081.png">As we head into the work week, some spots across the Four Corners and Northern Rockies can anticipate more moisture ahead, especially during the afternoon hours. Daytime heating will prompt showers and storms throughout the next couple of afternoons.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-12 WEST 18Z-1715564709438.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>We're not expecting as much snowfall as we had this weekend across the Four Corners and Northern Rockies, but there's enough moisture that you won't have to worry about running the sprinklers every day.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/accumulation amounts-1715602159532.png">

Mother's Day Snow in Colorado

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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.

Jesse Kelley

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A critical fire risk is in place for west Texas, eastern Colorado, and New Mexico through the weekend as gusty winds and dry grasses and low humidity create a dangerous situation. If a spark were to start, these are the conditions where rapid, life-threatening fire growth would be possible. Humidity values will be in the teens, meaning there will be no moisture in our atmosphere to help taper fire growth.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/1-1714253426666.png">Gusty winds are anticipated on Sunday, especially through New Mexico and West Texas. Winds could gust up to 40 mph unlike Saturday where gusts reached near 60s mph in Southern New Mexico. If a flame starts, it will move as quickly as the winds, at about 40 mph. We can't stress enough how critical this weekend's fire risk is.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Baron 2-1714253811864.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Drought conditions are extreme and exceptional for southern New Mexico, while most of the region is experiencing moderate drought. Northern New Mexico and SW Texas are experiencing pockets of severe drought (level 3 out of 5).<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/drought-1714053897089.jpg">

Critical Fire Risk in West Texas, New Mexico

Storms Move Into the Mid-South, Carolinas

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Colorado Low Brings More Showers & Severe Weather to Plains

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Severe Storms Pushing Into Florida

Damaging winds tore through the I-10 corridor

Wildfire Smoke Spreads into the Northern U.S.

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Flood Threat Targets Texas Thursday

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Gulf Coast: Heightened Flood Risk

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Mother's Day Snow in Colorado

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