What I’ve been up to…I’m taking some extended time off to be at home. Believe it or not, getting up at 2AM can be really tiring and sometimes impacts my overall health! So I’m taking some time to recharge and spend some quality time with my family. See you soon!
3/3 I did my best to put on a happy face every day for months but things got pretty brutal behind the scenes. It can be hard not to fall victim to the old “they’ve got it so good” mentality because really, we have no clue what things are like behind the curtain. See you all soon!
1/3 You may remember I took time off earlier in the year - I was dealing with major back pain and worked the whole break to get better. Unfortunately, that didn’t work and things continued to get worse. Last Thursday, I had surgery and will be off work again to recover…
#BeardAllard
may be gone, but will live forever in our hearts. LOL. Back and better than ever and clean shaven this morning.
#HappyMonday
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This was at Vista House in the Gorge. Apparently I brought the cold wintry weather with me.
2/3 I’m happy to say, despite the recovery pain from surgery, the pain I’ve been having for months & months is already far less, so I’m feeling hopeful we are on the path to better days! I seriously could barely walk into the hospital last week & I can’t believe the relief so far
I will never understand what some people think is okay to say to others. It's funny, I've been doing this almost 20 years, but something like this still gets to me. The problem is, I'm probably giving him power by letting this bother me...but it drives me nuts!
No power and 5" snow. Slept in and just got here at 4:18. But I'm ready to roll and didn't miss any show time. Now, I'm having my first sip of coffee. All is right now.
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Alberta wildfires continue to push upper-level smoke and haze over our area. It does look like most if not all of the smoke and haze will stay aloft and not impact air quality. I’ll still keep an eye on it.
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. Too Soon?
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UW Graduation on Saturday. Honestly I would hope for some dry wx, but since it's going to be pretty wet, I might as well sneak a Coug Logo in. For the record, I would give you dry weather if I could.....can't....soooo GO COUGS!
That look when you get a call at 4:06 (you're supposed to be at work at 3:30) and realize the alarms you set didn't wake you up! I sprinted out of bed at 4:06 and arrived at KIRO from the North Sound at 4:36. Now I'm here and ready to go!
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What's the perfect gift for a Star Wars Nerd Meteorologist? A light saber umbrella! People of western Washington I know we don't use umbrellas, but I can use THIS one?
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Happy Wednesday from “Just Woke Up Nick!”
I’m just waking up because I took vacation days for the rest of the week. Today so I could surprise my son at school for our birthday and then Thu-Fri so I can volunteer at my kid’s school. I’ll see you on Monday!
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All this rain has me missing the sun at Disneyland! Don't forget, I'm watching the rain this morning and our next few rounds on KIRO7 all morning. The possible rain totals over the next few days are are impressive.
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We saw the same group of Orcas 3 times this weekend, including Tl'uk, the white Orca that translates to Moon. I have better video of the group breaching, but I love this so much because of my boys getting to see it. No school has been hard for them, so some life science and fun!
I’m doing an Instagram takeover of the KIRO7 account. They wanted it from the moment I wake up! Except when I wake up I look like I got in a kicking fight with a cow and lost. Happy Wednesday!
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Yesterday I hooked up the Intellivision, Atari and Nintendo...needless to say the kids were NOT impressed. Although, I did get one to play Contra for a while. How are they not excited for Ms. Pac-Man?
Do you remember your favorite Atari/Nintendo/Video game?
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Astros fans did NOT like this....apparently don't understand or don't want to understand the joke. Welp...I guess all I can say is
#GoMs
!
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HA!
Look what a viewer just sent me! This isn't a bunch of little
@SNICKERS
bars...this is one giant Snickers! We seriously have the best viewers! If you sent this to me, tell me your name! It didn't show on the box!
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Quick update, I want a peperoni and pineapple pizza with a side of ranch...and I want it now. That is all. Consider yourself updated. :)
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As a meteorologist, I love Washington. We had mountain snow, heavy rain, ice pellets and even thunderstorms yesterday...to sunshine today. Now look at the picture my friend sent me of a snow day in Spokane! Washington gets it all!
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The major earthquake in Alaska is a good reminder to check your emergency supplies. Our old kit at home expired, and the new one just arrived. You never know when you'll need it.
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No joke. It was SUPER icy walking across the street from the hotel to
@KIRO7Seattle
. PLEASE be careful. We're on at 4am with more. Freezing rain will be here throughout a lot of if not most of the morning.
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Our next system hits Saturday night and it could produce about 2-4" of snow. Sunday will have scattered snow/wet snow showers, but watch the Convergence Zone for possibly higher totals. More mix showers into Monday & Tuesday!
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It's funny. I took a break from social media because it was too negative. So I stuck to weather and posts that made me or others smile. I just got yelled at on twitter for sharing something meant to make others smile by making fun of myself.
#Confused
For some reason our weather graphics won't post to twitter...so if you're wondering why I haven't posted...I have...They just aren't showing up! HA! I have a feeling there will be 50 posts all of a sudden showing all my attempts! LOL. IF that happens, I blame
@MichelleKIRO7
I'd love to post a shot of my home "studio" but my phone is the camera and my camera is the phone! So I can't. I can confirm I'm actually dressed.
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