Lightning Safety Awareness Week
There has been an encouraging trend of declining lightning fatalities since the start of National Lightning Awareness Week.
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Kaitlin Wright is the weekday evening Meteorologist for WCCB NEWS @ TEN.
Kaitlin comes to us from Pensacola, Florida where she worked as the morning Meteorologist for three years. Prior to her time on the northern Gulf Coast, Kaitlin worked in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and in Albany, New York. From hurricanes and tornadoes to excessive heat and snow – she is knowledgeable about and familiar with a variety of weather conditions.
Kaitlin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2015 with a Bachelorβs of Science in Meteorology. She also attended grade school here in the Charlotte area! Kaitlin is thrilled to be back home with her husband, Ryan, and their two dogs, Netty and Ayla.
There has been an encouraging trend of declining lightning fatalities since the start of National Lightning Awareness Week.
Discussion: Scattered storms will develop this afternoon with a few potentially becoming severe. Damaging wind, hail and frequent lightning are the primary threats. With a cold front crossing the region today and the…
Discussion:Β Scattered storms have become severe thisΒ afternoon producing gusty wind, frequent lightning and hail. Storms will taper off this evening with widely scattered showers and storms expected again…
Relief from the oppressive conditions is on the way, but it will be brief.
Discussion: With a strong high pressure still in control, we will stay very hot through the remainder of the week. Actual high temperatures will stay in the upper…
Discussion: With a strong high pressure still in control, we will stay very hot through the remainder of the week. Actual high temperatures will climb well into…
The dangerous heat wave continues. Isolated afternoon storm chances.
Discussion: Humidity will increase through the day Saturday with a weak system lifting north across the area. Widely scattered showers and storms are likely Saturday afternoon and evening - severe weather…
Discussion: Skies will gradually clear and humidity will slowly fall through the day Thursday. Thursday and Friday will be hot, but dry with a comfortable airmass. Another cold front will…
Discussion: A cold front is slowly approaching from the northwest allowing widely scattered showers and storms to set up in the mountains with isolated activity possible in the Piedmont thisΒ evening. Wednesday…
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