Mark Stitz
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KMTV Chief Meteorologist, Canton, OH native, Ohio State Grad. Opinions are my own.
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History has just been made by
@SpaceX
by landing Falcon Heavy’s center core and both side boosters after today’s satellite launch in Florida! All 3 rockets can now be used in other launches! AMAZING!!
Falcon Heavy’s center core has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship!
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EXCITING NEWS: I’ve been promoted to Chief Meteorologist
@3NewsNowOmaha
.
Usually my life updates involve me moving a thousand miles to a new city and station, but I’m excited to stay here where I can honestly say I’m very happy being!
#Omaha
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MOM’S TIE: This is the last tie👔 my mom bought me before she passed away. Being about 15 years old now, it spends most of the year in one of my closet drawers, but I always show it off January 2… her birthday🎂.
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SNOW DAY TUESDAY? I don't make the call, but here is my guess with the ice and snow moving in. When the calls start coming in, they'll be running on the bottom of the screen
@3NewsNowOmaha
! Good luck, everyone!
#Omaha
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BEST MEAL EVER? For the first time in more than a year, I was finally able to eat INSIDE a
@McDonalds
! There’s just something magical about their pop and ketchup. 🤤
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My last mistake of 2021: Bad snow forecast.
My first mistake of 2022: Reading social media comments about the snow forecast.
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Here's a nice view of
@Creighton
this afternoon with a fresh covering of snow on the grass and trees!
#Omaha
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I'm absolutely crushed!
@JMyersWeather
was one of the most amazing, genuine, and nice people I've not only worked with, but have ever known. My heart breaks for his family!
I'll miss our long phone calls and his constant encouragement. Love you and miss you, friend! 💔
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MOM'S TIE: Mom's birthday would have been this weekend, so the tradition of wearing the last tie she got me continued this morning.
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Blizzard or tornado warning, I'm going to need this day off from work...
SpaceX will try to bring rocket upper stage back from orbital velocity using a giant party balloon
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This was how Chip🐶 showed me his appreciation for coming home on my dinner break last night.
Honestly, I’m impressed he made it so far without the TP breaking off!
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MOM’S TIE: The tie I wore today is the oldest one I own. My mom bought it for me right before I started my first job, during her short cancer battle.
I always wear it in her memory on her birthday, which was over the weekend.
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Too busy and didn’t have time for a school map today, but you have a chance Thursday.... although not quite as high as today. Good luck! ☃️
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PRIDE PARADE: I’m happy to work at a company that is proud to sponsor the
@heartlandpride
Parade! It was great to see SO MANY other companies taking part in the big day too! 🏳️🌈
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Thanks to the
@OMAStormChasers
for the fireworks show tonight!! There was a BIG crowd of socially-distanced families enjoying the show.
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I got my first real job shortly before my mom died. Before I left, she bought me this tie. That makes it my oldest tie now, but I wear it on her birthday every year.
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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL: With winds chills dropping to dangerous levels Wednesday morning, a Cold Day from school is looking pretty likely! As always, good luck!!
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
For the latest list, head to
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Why didn’t more people evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ida? Money.
From here in Omaha, could you afford a weeklong vacation to Denver or Iowa City with a one or two day notice? Some can. Many can not. 🌀
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What in the wild, wild west Omaha just ran in front of my car while I was leaving work?! Do turkeys just run free out here?? 😳
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School closings and delays are likely for Tuesday morning due to another round of wintry mix! For the updated list, head to
@3NewsNowOmaha
#Omaha
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The midweek snow looks to be moving in slightly later, helping to increase snow day chances for Wednesday!
#Omaha
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5 YEARS: This is a first in my adult life… staying at a job for 5 years. Thanks for having me,
#Omaha
!
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We're so frigid this morning, you can see the moisture coming off the Missouri River again!
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
📸Omaha World-Herald Building
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We took some time this weekend to say goodbye to our Columbus, NE native, weekend meteorologist, cross stitcher, and prolific weather blogger,
@AudraMooreWx
!
Thanks for everything, Audra!
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DREAM COME TRUE: For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved big cities and tall buildings. Today, I’m grateful to have visited and gone up into the tallest building in the world!!!
The Burj Khalifa stands at more than half a mile tall in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Maybe I watched too much Batman when I was younger, but low clouds and fog make any city look like Gotham to me.
#Omaha
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MIDWEEK SNOW UPDATE: We've bumped up snow totals for some cities, including
#Omaha
. A few pockets of freezing rain will be possible Wednesday morning, mainly south of I-80. This will be a heavy, wet snow, so fun for kids to play in, but not fun for adults to clear.
@3NewsNowOmaha
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I rarely get sick, but I guess when I do, I go down hard. I just got home from the emergency room. Thanks to everyone at
@CHIhealth
downtown for taking care of me!
After a lot of tests, they said I have pneumonia. Hopefully I’ll be back running around by the weekend!
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FUTURE CHAMPIONS:
@Union_Omaha
plays for (and wins) the
@USLLeagueOne
championship this weekend at Werner Park. When you play soccer in November, you'll get November weather, but I don't think anyone is complaining, especially not
@OmahaParliament
!
#OneMeansAll
@3NewsNowOmaha
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My flight from
#Omaha
to Atlanta this morning carried the remains of a U.S. sailor. He was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
@3NewsNowOmaha
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FREEZING FOG: The overnight fog left behind a layer of rime ice on trees, plants, and other objects this morning.
#Omaha
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Anyone else tired of these annoying little snows? Give me a foot of snow☃️… or give me spring🌷!
#Omaha
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CONGRATULATIONS to
@AudraMooreWx
and her now wife💍 Sarah!! Also, a big thanks to
@CaitlinCOnTV
for holding down the weather fort for us last night!
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WHAT A SHOT! We have a clear view of the
@CapitolDistrict
and
@CHICenterOmaha
from our
@OWHnews
camera, but thick fog has settled in along the Missouri River and Council Bluffs under the sunrise.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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We're a little warm and muggy for the
@Union_Omaha
match Friday evening. By the end of the match, we should be in the mid 70s, and the team should be 7-4-1!
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Big changes are coming to
@3NewsNowOmaha
next week! I’ve already ordered name tags for everyone so I don’t get confused that early in the morning!
Serese Cole joins
@griswoldkmtv
and Chief Meteorologist
@MarkStitz
on KMTV 3 News Now This Morning starting Monday, September 28. Welcome to the team, Serese!
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YOU'VE GOT 99 PROBLEMS, BUT SCHOOL'S NOT ONE: Enjoy your very likely day off school Wednesday!
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
For the latest list of closings as they come in, go to:
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FRIDAY SNOW UPDATE: Snow arrives well after midnight in
#Omaha
as the winds start to pick up. Snow will be widespread before the morning commute starts. We may not have a huge amount on the ground then, but enough to cause problems! (1/3)
@3NewsNowOmaha
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When you pull up to the
@OMAairport
terminal and you’re literally the ONLY person in sight… you panic that you’re leaving a week too early for Christmas. 🎄🎅🏼🎁
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LONGER HOLIDAY WEEKEND?? As always, smarter people than me have to make these tough decisions, but here is my guess. Be ready either way, but GOOD LUCK!
If you get off school, use some of your free time to tweet me some snow totals where you live! ☃️
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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THURSDAY SNOW UPDATE: Expect a messy Thursday AM commute with snow-covered roads. The snow moves in around midnight, with the worst of the snow ending late Thurs. morning. A few pockets of freezing drizzle are also possible, but most of this will be snow.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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HAPPY RETIREMENT: After more than 30 years in front of the green screen, our Chief Meteorologist
@Jen_Zeppelin
announced her retirement last week.
She was always a blast to work with, and both
@AudraMooreWx
and I will greatly miss having her around!
#Omaha
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I know nothing about home improvement, but have loved watching
@ThisOldHouse
since I was a kid. Today,
@KevinOConnorTOH
was in town for the Home & Garden Expo!
#Omaha
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WINTER STORM MONDAY: Here's our first look at snow totals. There is a lot of uncertainty how far north the larger snow totals will make it, so EXPECT UPDATES to the forecast! A small shift north/south will make a big difference in totals with this one.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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The NWS confirms an EF-1
#tornado
with winds estimated at 100mph hit near Breaux Bridge this morning, killing 2 in a mobile home.
#Louisiana
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SNOW DAY?? It's looking likely, in my opinion, for most schools on Monday! Even though *some* districts won't struggle getting to school, there is too much snow in the forecast later in the day.
Good luck, and my apologies if you have remote learning days!
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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For those complaining about the roads: STOP! There was a BLIZZARD last night and it’s still windy. This cleanup will take days, not hours!
#Omaha
Sunday 9am: City crews remain on major & secondary streets today.
Contractors started at midnight. About 1/3 of the routes complete. With 8+ inches of snow, contractors have 24 hours to finish. City trucks will likely follow the contract operation with salt late tonight.
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Here's a great shot of
@Creighton
covered in snow from January. Oh wait... nope... this was this morning, April 17th!
#Omaha
☃️
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SEMIFINAL SOCCER:
@Union_Omaha
is hosting some bonus soccer for us this weekend! If you're heading to Werner Park, grab some extra layers! Some light rain can't be ruled out, but should hold off until later in the night.
#Omaha
#OneMeansAll
#OMAvTUC
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REUNION: There are millions of people in Chicago, but I made sure to find my old friend
@Maya_Reports
while I was in town this weekend!
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HOW TO BE THANKFUL: For those who didn’t know Jason Myers, you can quickly get to know him through his wonderful wife, giving thanks, just two days after the helicopter crash. 😭🙏🏻
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The first
@Union_Omaha
match of the year is Saturday
@WernerPark
! The match starts near 60 degrees, then we cool off to the mid 50s later in the evening.
PS - Everything I know about soccer, I learned watching Ted Lasso.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We didn’t have a morning show today, so the morning team was able to stay up late last night and welcome in 2020!
I hope you have a great and healthy new year!
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY, this little guy came home with me! Chip🐶 is the best walking buddy a guy could ask for and never says no to a good nap! Now that he is about 13 years old (exact age unknown) we do a little more napping than walking.
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WE DID IT!!
#Omaha
pushed above freezing this afternoon, ending the streak of hours below freezing, which started early February 4.
🥶➡️😭(Tears of joy)
@3NewsNowOmaha
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ARTEMIS 1: It was so COOL to see the new Space Launch System rocket🚀 up close today
@NASAKennedy
!!
The rocket, launching Monday, will be the system’s first test flight called
#Artemis
1. After test Artemis 2, Artemis 3 will return the USA🇺🇸 to the surface of the moon🌔!
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GOODBYE, FRIEND! It’s
@Maya_Reports
’s last day working with us. 😭 I’ve had a lot of TV wives over the years, but some of them, like Maya, are harder to see go than others.
This will also be hard on Chip🐶, who spent many of my vacations staying with his Tia Maya.
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FRIDAY SNOW DAY? In my opinion, I think a lot of kids will be enjoying Friday at home! The snow will still be falling Friday morning, and it will be blowing all afternoon.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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SNOW DOWNGRADE: Just like a lot of people, the winter storm is also struggling on New Year's morning. As a result, we've pulled back snow totals, BUT the impacts of dangerous travel and brutal wind chills have not changed.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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⚽️⚽️THEY'RE BACK!⚽️⚽️
@Union_Omaha
returns to Werner Park Saturday evening. It looks like we'll be in the 80s for the match with low humidity and mostly sunny skies. 🦉
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS: This was a tricky one! I’m concerned the wintry mix will be too little, too late for Monday closings, but the unknown of exactly what road conditions will be going home may be enough to get you off. Good luck!! Latest list
@3NewsNowOmaha
:
After much debate,
@MarkStitz
and I have come up with the likelihood school closings map. It seems the heavier snow will fall during the evening, but the chance of freezing drizzle in the morning would make things slick...
#newx
#iawx
@3NewsNowOmaha
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THURSDAY SNOW DAY CHANCES: Delays may be more common than closings for those that have that option. See graphic for the pros and cons.
Click the link for the latest list of delays and closing.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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YIKES... here's a wind chill update as of 6 am Tuesday.
#Omaha
is now down to -30 🥶🥶🥶
@3NewsNowOmaha
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FRIDAY SCHOOL CLOSINGS: As always, this is just my fun guess. Best of luck to you, and I hope your school is still doing real snow days!! ☃️
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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Good to see Urban at the game, but wish he was on the sideline coaching.
#GoBucks
#NationalChampionship
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This is not an inconvenience. I hope it stays broken forever.
We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
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SNOW IS SHIFTING: Our latest computer forecasts have made a decent shift towards
#Omaha
, and it appears to be a trend more than a hiccup.
This is an extra tricky forecast, so keep those 🤞!
For timing and ice potential, see my previous post.
@3NewsNowOmaha
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After biking🚴🏻♂️ around Seattle’s seemingly endless protected bike🚴🏻 lanes last week, I finally had a chance to check out the Market to Midtown bikeway🚴🏻♀️ this afternoon. Great addition to
#Omaha
, and it would be great to see more!
@BikeWalkNE
@mapacog
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Chip will be taking a long nap while I’m at work today. We ran all over the place in the snow this afternoon!
#Omaha
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ANYONE ELSE? I’m still convinced I’ll kill a small family of fish or a baby dolphin if I don’t cut these up... so I always cut them up.
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WINTRY MIX UPDATE: Freezing rain & snow will become more widespread late tonight. The freezing rain will change to snow in
#Omaha
around the AM commute with snow expanding south into lunch. Snow ends in the evening. Ice with snow on top will make for messy travel!
@3NewsNowOmaha
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Always a pleasure to see what random screen grab the website will use as a thumbnail for the web weather story. 🤣
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Trust science, not fake information you saw shared by that guy on Facebook you knew 10 years ago…
San Diego County Covid-19 hospitalizations.
Find a vaccination site:
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One of our new
@3NewsNowOmaha
signs on top of the building were blown off in the severe winds. Another one was peeled back. Someone found this part of the sign (about 5’ tall) and brought it back to us.
#Omaha
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IT’S HERE! After slowly cooling for a couple days, my glass piece I made in Seattle has made it home.
While it won’t end up in a museum any time soon, it’s a start. 😂
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Heading out in the Now Tracker (aka Weather Tank) with Kevin to find some severe weather! We'll be keeping you updated all night!
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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Your school is closed, your school is closed, and your school is closed!
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I just drew a quick map of the city from memory to help a new employee with her apartment hunt. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but considering my poor art skills, I feel pretty good about it!
#Omaha
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WINTER STORM SNOW POTENTIAL: The snow will ramp up through Wednesday with the worst conditions late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Travel problems will linger into the weekend due to the strong wind.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL: It's already too nippy for
@RippeJeff
in Bellevue, and I think A LOT more schools will be getting a cold day Tuesday.
#Omaha
could see wind chills of -35. As always, good luck, and sorry virtual snow/cold days are a thing for some of you! 🥶🥶
@3NewsNowOmaha
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Chip🐶 has two beds, but my neck and pillow are more comfortable this morning… at least for one of us.
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MONDAY DOG WALKS: After being stuck inside away from the heat & humidity last week, we have some perfect weather for a long walk today!
If you need a walking buddy, Ace is looking for a new family to live with! Visit him and many others looking for homes
@NEHumaneSociety
!
#Omaha
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We’re about to find out if I have 5 pink ties, or at least 5 partially pink ties...
When I told the
@3NewsNowOmaha
morning team I’d be wearing Pink all week to honor my sister - who died from breast cancer - they wanted to join me. How sweet is that? 💖
#WhyIWearPink
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WELCOME INSIDE, ZACH! Before you know it, it’ll be getting cold🥶 in the mornings… so we’re bringing reporter
@ZWilliamsonTV3
inside the
@3NewsNowOmaha
studio to stay warm and be
@seresecolekmtv
’s permanent co-anchor.
Give him a welcome and a follow when you get a chance!
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WEDNESDAY SNOW DAYS: We'll need to come in on the top range of the snow forecast to shut down schools. The timing of the morning snow may help you, but hard to say. As always, this is just my fun guess... real adults make these hard decisions, not me.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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NEAR-RECORD FEBRUARY SNOW: With an additional 7.5" of snow
@OMAairport
this weekend, February 2019 sits in second place for the snowiest February on record (since 1885).
February 2019 has now seen 25.2" of snow, just shy of the 25.4" measured in 1965.
#Omaha
@3NewsNowOmaha
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DANGEROUS COLD THURSDAY: Temperatures will dip below zero in
#Omaha
early Thursday, with strong winds making it feel even worse!
Dress in layers and cover up as much skin as possible. Frostbite will be possible on exposed skin in less than 30 minutes.
@3NewsNowOmaha
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In the news business, people come and go, but you hope a select few never go. Jenny is one of those.
We are going to miss her so much, but wish her and her family all the best as she heads back north!
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Happy National Weatherperson’s Day to all the amazing meteorologist I’ve worked with over the years, especially these two! They’re always willing to put in the extra hours to keep up with everything Mother Mature throws at us.
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