<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>

Rob Bradley

RobBradleyjpeg-1679518597323.jpeg

<p>An upper-level low system pressure was responsible for flooding rains and severe thunderstorms in the southwest continues to push eastward into the Plains. A trailing system will keep the Southern Plains and Rockies under the threat for severe storms and flooding through Monday.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1930818174481477861" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1930818174481477861"></div><p>Thursday's system produced numerous severe storms, including this intense tornado to the west of Lubbock! Texas also saw hail over grapefruit size and a wind gust over 100 mph on Thursday.</p><h1>Outlooks</h1><h2>Saturday</h2><p>The higher threat on Saturday shifts east as the low-pressure system tracks toward the Mississippi. Wind and hail will remain the primary threats, but a tornado or two will be possible as well.</p><h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/PIC 1-1749332044237.jpg"><br>Sunday</h2><p>As upper-level energy increases on Sunday, a higher risk does as well. A level 4 risk (Moderate) has been issued from the Red River Valley back into the Texas Panhandle. Significant severe weather will be possible.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/PIC 2-1749332007566.jpg"></p><p>The tornado risk will be elevated between Amarillo, OKC, and Dallas. Have multiple ways to get weather alerts as numerous intense storms are possible.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 054902-1749297343078.png">Significant hail and wind damage will be possible, in addition to the tornado threat. Gusts over hurricane strength are possible for areas in blue, with hail over the size of golf balls for areas in purple.</p><h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 054906-1749297349477.png">Monday</h2><p>Energy from the cold front will drop south on Monday, shifting the higher severe weather threat to the east.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 054911-1749297366417.png"></p><h1>Forecast</h1><p>Saturday will see the morning MCS move through Arkansas, with a few severe storms possible late in the day along the cold front. On Sunday, discrete storms initiate in the Rockies and along the dry-line, before pushing east and eventually congealing into wind driven clusters, known as MCSs, into the overnight hours.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/FORECAST-1749331960321.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Tune in at :30 past the hour for the latest forecast in the Southern Plains.</p>

Patrick Crawford

Severe Threat Continues for the Southern Plains

PIC2jpg-1749332048167.jpeg

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

JesseKelleyjpeg-1679519197409.jpeg

<p>This weekend, a huge ridge of high pressure moves into the Northwest. Temperatures will be at times above twenty degrees normal in cities like Portland and Boise. Heat alerts have been issued for Oregon, Washington, and Idaho for the very hot temperatures.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749332297676.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 102044-1749313263843.png">Record highs are likely from Sunday into early next week. Temperatures will gradually drop to near normal levels by end of next week. Some residents in this region my not have properly air conditioning so find ways to beat heat especially during the hottest parts of the afternoon!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 102119-1749313291452.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749246232859.png"></p><p></p><h1>SOUTHWEST</h1><p>While the Northwest is very toasty, the Desert Southwest will be looking at very hot temperatures this weekend into next week. Extreme Heat alerts are now issued for parts of the Southwest including Death Valley and Las Vegas into next week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749332371925.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 102211-1749313344957.png"></p>

Record-Breaking Heat Likely For the Northwest

Screenshot20250607102044png-1749313352960.png

<p>As we look ahead, the Climate Prediction Center is highlighting a region (below) with low confidence in the formation of a tropical system in the western Caribbean or southwestern Gulf, also known as the Bay of Campeche. This doesn't indicate a system is expected, so be sure to stay up to date with the 7-Day forecast from the National Hurricane Center.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-05 173011-1749166218384.png"><br>Better chances for formation around mid-June are expected in the Eastern Pacific, which <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/an-area-to-watch-in-the-pacific-already"><u>already has one name crossed off the list</u></a>.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104826-1748537463299.png">A system in the Gulf or western Atlantic is not unusual in June, which typically has warmer water early in the season compared to the <em>main development region</em> (MDR) in the Atlantic (between the Caribbean and west Africa).</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104849-1748537876634.png">The early season will more often see more tropical storms than hurricanes, but hurricanes can form and impact the United States, so it's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/hurricane-prep-week-2025"><u>always best to be prepared</u></a>. Andrea is the first name on the list in the Atlantic in 2025.</p><h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot 2025-05-29 104834-1748537884478.png">Eastern Pacific Ocean</h2><p>We are monitoring a high chance for tropical development in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for three different systems, two of which could develop at the same time this weekend into next week. Conditions look favorable for development this weekend into next week. If you have travel plans around Acapulco or the SW coast of Mexico, flooding, rough surf, and wind impacts are possible. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 062321-1749299080702.png">Models have been hinting at the quick development of both systems. If this happens, the track of the tropical low could become less predictable.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/New Baron Video 3-1749332158635.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>While these systems are expected to remain mostly offshore, a slight change could mean a big difference for the coast of Mexico. 3-5 inches of rain are already in the forecast near Acapulco. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749266418397.png">The next names for the Eastern Pacific systems will be Barbara and Cosme (pronounced Cos-May), which could exist simulatneously.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-01 080532-1748786736866.png">NOAA and Colorado State are expecting an above-average season in the Atlantic Basin. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/noaa-predicts-above-average-2025-hurricane-season">Click here to read more.</a></p>

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Lows

Screenshot20250607061758png-1749298682657.png

Brittany Lockley

BrittanyLockleyjpeg-1679519515040.jpeg

<p>Over the next few days, a dangerous stretch of severe weather will be unfolding across the southern tier of the country. The primary threats are heavy rain, flash flooding, strong winds, and the risk of tornadoes that will impact millions. The severe weather has been impacting the southern plains all week.</p><p>An area of high pressure sits across south Texas, increasing the upper level winds over the southern plains. At the surface, a frontal boundary, stretching from the Southern Plains to the Southeast, will be persistent over the same regions through Saturday.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span></p><p>On Saturday, there is an Enhanced Risk of severe storms across parts of Alabama and Mississippi. The primary threats will be damaging winds and hail.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 101536-1749312959028.png"></p><p>Heavy rainfall remains a critical concern, with hourly rates surpassing one inch in many areas. This raises the alarm for flash flooding, especially in urban centers and low-lying zones with poor drainage. Portions of Tennessee and Kentucky face an flash flood threat due to expected rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches, or more in isolated pockets.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span>In the next seven days, Oklahoma and Texas could pick up an additional 2-5" of rain with isolated heavier totals.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 053855-1749296350637.jpg"></p><p></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-07 09-50-35-1749311535588.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>A Flood Watch has been issued for parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. As we have reminded everyone quite a bit, remember TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-07 053928-1749296377389.jpg">Residents in the affected areas are urged to remain weather-aware, keep emergency kits ready, and identify safe shelter locations in case conditions deteriorate. This event is part of a relentless storm season that has already caused significant damage and loss of life across several states. For ongoing updates, forecasts, and safety information, tune into WeatherNation TV.&nbsp;</p>

Severe Threat Looms Over the South: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Damaging Winds Expected

Screenshot20250607053729jpg-1749296270421.jpeg

<p><strong>CANADA - </strong>Massive wildfires continue to burn in the Canadian Prairies, leading to evacuations and millions of acres of land, property, and forest burned. These fires are primarily burning in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as in Alberta, and a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/report">state of emergency</a> has been declared. According to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ciffc.net/"><strong><em>Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre</em></strong></a>, CIFFC, 202 fires are active in Canada.</p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot 2025-06-04 205217-1749091955146.png">Smoke Overhead</h1><p>The smoke from these fires has blanketed the United States, prompting air quality alerts across the Upper Midwest and Northeast. The forecast below shows where smoke will be visible overhead and doesn't necessarily indicate where air quality will be impacted.<br><br>Smoke should become less noticeable by Friday morning for many areas, however, a trough moving through Canada will help to re-establish northerly flow by Sunday, allowing thick smoke to return to the Midwest and Northeast to start the next work week.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/New Baron Video 3-1749165357091.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Near Surface Smoke / Air Quality Impacts</h1><p>This model displays where smoke will be most dense near the ground, highlighting areas where air quality impacts are more likely. Air Quality alerts remain in place through Thursday morning as smoke will remain impactful. Try to limit any outdoor activities and listen to your body.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/New Baron Video 3-1749165235960.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Here are the aforementioned<strong> Air Quality Alerts, </strong>spanning from the U.S. Plains, Upper Midwest, and into the northeastern U.S.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749176689111.png"></p><p>Be sure to monitor your local air quality and limit time outdoors if it reaches levels that will affect your health. This won't be until the AQ reaches the "unhealthy" category for most people.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749164697641.png"></p><p>While wildfire smoke is covering portions of the Northeast and Midwest, much of the rest of the country is staying relatively smoke free.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/06/1-1749164657542.png"></p><p></p>

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Lows

Severe Threat Looms Over the South: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Damaging Winds Expected

Wildfire Smoke Thins, Another Round Looms

Severe Threat Continues for the Southern Plains

Record-Breaking Heat Likely For the Northwest

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Lows

Severe Threat Looms Over the South: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Damaging Winds Expected

Wildfire Smoke Thins, Another Round Looms

Severe Threat Continues for the Southern Plains

Record-Breaking Heat Likely For the Northwest

Tropics: Looking Ahead & Eastern Pacific Lows

Severe Threat Looms Over the South: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Damaging Winds Expected

Wildfire Smoke Thins, Another Round Looms