Multiple Emmy Award-Winning meteorologist
@NC5
…
@mizzou
Made
#MIZ
…Certified
@kcbbqsociety
judge…Following the storms! Always looking for an excuse to fly!
Successful ACL surgery
@VUMChealth
by
@VUMCOrtho
Dr. LeClere. Sore today, and still sleeping a lot. But already started (with help of a cane) putting a little weight on it. Still a long road of therapy ahead. Thanks everyone for the kind words of support!
Through all the heartbreak of Saturday’s tornadoes, this morning on
@NC5
This Morning we captured this great sight of a dog rescued from the ruble of what was once a home in the Farmington subdivision of Clarksville. This area was hit by an EF 2 Tornado.
Dogs are amazing. Louie is still a puppy at 7 1/2 months. But, he has acted like a grown dog, intuitive to me not feeling good, & gently cuddling with me. Incredible how they just know! Dogs rule
#LoveableLouie
#puppy
#dog
Some happy news during this bizarre time...join me in congratulating my beautiful friend,
@NC5_VickiYates
on her 30th anniversary here
@NC5
! I think the world of this amazing woman whose as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside!
Haven’t been on
@NC5
lately, & won’t be for poss SVR Wx Wed as I’m battling COVID. Battling a high fever, headache, body aches, & exhaustion. Can’t imagine how much worse it be if I wasn’t vaccinated & boostered.
@NC5_LelanStatom
@NC5_BreeSmith
@NikkiDeeRay
will have you covered.
Back in the saddle from medical leave, & what a evening to return to. I’ve got all you need to know on our Storm 5 Alert on
@NC5
all evening. Join us on-air, and on-the-go. WATCH LIVE—>
#Storm5Alert
#TNwx
#KYwx
Heartbreaking view over John C Tune Airport. You can see the burn marks from where the fuel truck explosion happened. And, you can see in the rubble of our hanger Sky 5. We are using a loaner chopper because of this.
#NashvilleTornado
@NC5
#NC5
Thanks to
@NC5
viewer Dana Keele for sending this incredible shot of a shelf cloud w/ scud clouds hanging from it in Cannon County. This is caused by warm, moist air like we had today moving into a thunderstorm.
#TNwx
Too excited to wait until Monday to post this PT update…look who graduated from the knee immobilizer today! Still on a cane, but extremely grateful for the continued results!
#PhysicalTherapy
#ACLrecovery
WOW...today marks four years
@NC5
! Snapped this picture just before walking into the building for my first day on April 25, 2016. Crazy how fast time flies when you are having fun!
#anniversary
#NC5
@EWScrippsCo
March 3, 2020 @ 12:38am, live on
@NC5
alongside
@NC5_BreeSmith
& standing outside w/ photojournalist Dan Blommel...that day & those feelings are still very fresh. Thought that would be the biggest event, but was the beginning of a trying year
#TennesseeTornadoes
#TennesseeStrong
I’m frowning as this is the last newscast I’ll anchor alongside the incomparable
@NC5_VickiYates
. Her last newscast is Fri @ 6pm as she turns the page on her storied 33 year career
@NC5
& heads into a new chapter…retirement.
Vicki is the pulse of our newsroom, & will be missed!
She’s the definition of class, the queen of Tennessee news, & just an all around amazing person and friend! Please join me in wishing the beautiful
@NC5_VickiYates
a very happy birthday! May this be the best year yet!!!
#HappyBirthday
@NC5
Now that the 2022
@nwas
Annual Meeting is over, I’m EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE I’ll serve as co-chair of the 2023 Annual Meeting alongside
@COweatherman
! Honored to have been chosen by the board of this organization that has given me so much, & thrilled to be about to give back!
#NWAS23
TODAY WE CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF
@NC5_LelanStatom
@NC5
! The top question I get is, “Is Lelan as nice as he seems?” The answer I give people is, “No! He’s NICER!” Thank you Lelan for being an amazing co-worker & even more amazing friend! & cheers to “Lelan Statom Day!”
@EWScrippsCo
ALARMING STAT: In 2021, MINUS Tennessee, the entire country has seen 36 flood fatalities while Tennessee ALONE has seen 30. Sadly, that number expected to increase as more victims from Saturday’s flood are found.
#TennesseeFlood
#flood
@NC5
@NWSNashville
#TNwx
SURGERY UPDATE: Everything went well! What I thought was a pulled groin muscle turned out to be both a groin & abdominal hernia😔 Surgeons
@VUMChealth
said surgery went well. Very sore now, but that’s expected. Thanks again everyone for the love & encouragement!
19 YEARS…It’s my 19th anniversary as a tv meteorologist. I debuted 12/4/04 on
@ABC17News
alongside
@StephBaehman
&
@TheKevinLewis
as a junior in
@Mizzou
! I’ve been around the business over 23 years if you count when I began shadowing
@TDemers_WREG3
my junior year of high school.
Weather is really a small business, & many of the friends I’ve made in this field are amazing people. Thanks to my friend
@WISN12News
, meteorologist
@LindseySlaterTV
, for the care package as I continue to recover from ACL surgery!
#weather
#friends
#TVweather
We have the sweetest viewers
@NC5
! This is Janet Dickson...she heard me mention during a newscast I forgot my gloves so she brought me a pair during my live shot along w/ fresh baked strawberry cookies for my photog & I! Thank you Janet!!!
#ThankYou
#ArcticBlast
Please join me in wishing my colleague, dear friend, an incredible woman who brightens every room she walks into, the one-&-only
@NC5_VickiYates
a very happy birthday!
Honored to win 2 of 3 Emmy’s I was nominated for @ the 37th Mid-South Regional
@TheEmmys
Awards! One win for “Team Coverage,” & the other for “Morning Newscast” coverage of the 2021 Kentucky tornadoes. Thank you to the
@TelevisionAcad
& people who put their trust in
@NC5
#Emmys
Many around Nashville know April 16th as the date of the “1998 Nashville Tornado.” But, April 16th is also a important because it’s the birthday of a great family man, person, bbq judge, & friend...
@NC5_LelanStatom
! Happy birthday Lelan! Hope your day is full of bbq & joy!
Tough, emotional day as I “closed” the chapter on my late, sweet Bella. I finally took her beds, food, toys, treats, & medicines to donate to
@nashvillehumane
. Miss her everyday, but find comfort knowing her things will be put to good use
#Bella
#DivaDog
#RescueDog
#AdoptDontShop
Hazy sunrise from @ Smyrna Airport (MQY) thanks to wildfire smoke coming down from Canada. Low visibility has
@NC5
Sky 5 on a weather hold.
#TNwx
#haze
#WildfireSmoke
How awesome is this...my colleague
@NC5_LelanStatom
is being honored @ the Wilson County Fairgrounds as the inspiration for this year’s corn maze in honor of his 25 years of forecasting for
@NC5
& the Mid-South!
Top picture is downtown Nashville, bottom is in Brentwood. Amazing the differences we are seeing with this system by just a few miles. Now snowing downtown. What’s the latest where you are?
#TNwx
#snow
#snOMG
@NC5
PT Week 2 of ACL Recovery: Range-Of-Motion continues to improve, & muscles are all starting to fire again. Rehab 7 days a week is exhausting, but paying off!
#ACLrecovery
#PhysicalTherapy
WOW...photo of the night of the Great Conjunction goes to my buddy
@EdPiotrowski
!!! Ed's the Chief Meteorologist
@wpdeabc15
in Myrtle Beach, SC. If you aren't already following him I recommend doing so as he always snaps incredible pictures!
.
@NC5
lost a beloved member of our family. Engineer David Birdsong died in a motorcycle accident in East Tennessee on Saturday.
He could fix just about anything and was always a kind, patient presence in our newsroom. If you pray, say one for his three sons.
To everyone whose called & text...THANK YOU! Your concern means a lot! It’s been non-stop. I promise to reply to everyone when it slows down.
#NashvilleTornado
@NC5
This is the look of not
#LoveableLouie
, but
#JudmentalLouie
. I took him w/ me to Centennial where I was going to enjoy the beautiful weather while doing my PT walking. BUT, once there I realized I forgot his leash & had to turn around & come home. I will be sleeping w/ 1 eye open
Tough day Wednesday as my parents sweet, crazy, pup Daisy crossed the rainbow bridge after 15 wonderful years. This has always been on of my favorite pictures…her & my late Bella playing Tug-Of-War. Rest In Peace Crazy Daisy! Love you sweet girl.
#AdoptDontShop
5️⃣ years ago today...how has it been that long? 5️⃣ years ago today I started
@NC5
. Best 5️⃣ years in tv! Excited for many more years @ the Big Nickel!
#NC5
Incredible role models, the definition of true love in sickness & in health…beyond luck to call these two Mom & Dad! Happy anniversary you two! Love you all!
#Mom
#Dad
#anniversary
It would appear the small plane that crashed on I-40 not far from the Charlotte Pike Exit was a Piper PA aircraft enroute to Tune airport from Mt Sterling, KY.
@NC5
#PlaneCrash
#Nashville
While watching tv a commercial for a fast food restaurant came on poking fun
@McDonalds
. All the commercial did was make me want a Big Mac from McDonald’s, so I went & got one! Don’t think that spot was too affective for the other spot 😆
Photo doesn’t do it justice, & I forgot a photo @ dinner last night…thanks
@NC5_JKraus
who brought 1 heck of a spread over while I continue to recover. On the menu: Fried chicken
Chicken poppy seed casserole
Sliced strawberries
Steamed asparagus
Spinach artichoke dip
Brownies
Bedtime! Christmas Marathon & tracking Santa Christmas Eve! It’s my Christmas present to the team covering all newscast, so they can be w/ family. Being Jewish, I enjoy giving them the gift of time w/ family. See everyone @ 5am on
@NC5
, & ever newscast over the next 48 hours!
Flying over the campus of
@TSUedu
. Thank goodness they are out on spring break! Convergence of the trees is a interesting site showing the tornadoes path.
#NashvilleTornado
@NC5
#NC5
PT WEEK 3 of ACL/SEAGUND KNEE FRACTURE RECOVERY: Range-of-Motion increased 6% since Friday! I can now pedal a full circle on the bike. Hard work & dedication along w/ the awesome crew
@VUMChealth
Sports Medicine is continuing to pay off!
#ACL
#recovery
#SportsMedicine
First day of PT, and my physical therapist ask, “So, you work with
@NC5_LelanStatom
@NC5
? Such a nice guy. He came to my school as a kid.” People always ask if he’s as nice as he seems on tv. And the answer is no…HE IS NICER! @