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Monday night, 7:20pm Feb. 8th
Good evening everyone. Well this storm just didn't come together for most of us which I am sure a lot of you are very happy about. However, if your a snow lover we have about 3 good more shots with the
Monday, 5:45pm update
Good early afternoon everyone. Everyone has seen some snow, but only some of us have snow on the ground. Areas from Fredonia-Chanute-Yates-Iola-Ft.Scott-Nevada-Stockton, all have about 2-4" of snow.
Monday pm 3:05pm
Good early afternoon everyone. Everyone has seen some snow, but only some of us have snow on the ground. Areas from Fredonia-Chanute-Yates-Iola-Ft.Scott-Nevada-Stockton, all have about 2-4" of snow.
Monday 12:30pm Feb 8th
Good early afternoon everyone. Everyone has seen some snow, but only some of us have snow on the ground. Areas from Fredonia-Chanute-Yates-Iola-Ft.Scott-Nevada-Stockton, all have about 2-4" of snow.
Monday AM 10:20am Feb. 8th
Good late morning everyone. I got a little sleep last night, not a ton of it but I I kicking along this morning. A good chunk of you had some good snows last night while others just have seen very little.
Monday 9:45am updated
A complete update will be out by 10:30am. dheady@koamtv.com Doug Tonight: Light snow increasing tonight. 1/2-2" by morning, 31. Monday: Light snow in the morning, then moderate snow
Monday AM 1:40am
I have been getting a lot of reports in from you bloggers letting me know what is going on around the are. So far we have seen a wave of snow that has set up shop from Eureka-Yates Center-Chanute-Iola-Ft.Scott-Nevada-Stockton.
Sunday night 10:05pm
Good Sunday evening everyone. I just got done going to Walmart, which wasn't fun. Plus cleaning a little house and getting ready for the super bowl. I think I have this storm system pretty well figured
Sunday evening 4:15pm update
Good Sunday evening everyone. I just got done going to Walmart, which wasn't fun. Plus cleaning a little house and getting ready for the super bowl. I think I have this storm system pretty well figured
Sunday 11:15am Feb 7th
Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone. I am excited for the game later today. I am a big Manning fan and I am hoping he and win a second super bowl. I hope everyone has a great and safe day today. A Winter
Sunday 10:50am Feb 7th
I am working on the new blog. I slept in, it was nice. I was a good chunk of the night. Give me about 25 minutes. dheady@koamtv.com Doug Tonight: Mostly cloudy and cold, 29. Tomorrow: Mostly
Saturday night 10:25pm Feb. 6th
Good late evening or night everyone. I just got done looking through all of the new models and again I see a few more changes. The models just don't have a good handle on this storm system. So it looks
Saturday night 10:06pm
working on new blog right now. It will be out shortly. Just talked to Kevin before the 10. We will see if we had enough time to make adjustments before he goes on air. I am working on the changes I
Saturday 4:40pm Feb. 6th
I hope you have all had a great Saturday so far. Mine has been pretty good. We had a good family day with taking Christian to get his 9 month pictures and then out to lunch. I have been looking over
Saturday 10:15am Feb. 6th
Good late Saturday morning everyone. I am sitting here taking care of Christian and I have just gone over all of the latest data. I will be in and out of the house all day today but I will be keeping
Friday night 10:30pm Feb. 5th
Good Friday evening everyone. What a day today. We saw this weak wave roll through this morning that gave most areas from a dusting-2" of snow. It has already melted, but a very pretty sight with the
Friday evening 5:30pm Feb. 5th
Good Friday evening everyone. What a day today. We saw this weak wave roll through this morning that gave most areas from a dusting-2" of snow. It has already melted, but a very pretty sight with the
Friday 10:40am Feb. 5th
It is finally Friday everyone and I am looking forward to the weekend. It has been a great day so far as we got to see a burst of snow this morning. Most areas had 1" or less. I know Randy in Neosho
Friday 9am Feb 5th
Good morning everyone. We have made it to Friday which I am sure you are all happy about. What a pretty band of snow this morning. It is already pushing out of SE KS and is rotating through SW MO.
Friday 1:30am Feb. 5th
I hope you are all having a great night. I wanted to update you quickly before I go to bed. We have a band of snow that is developing just NW of the area. This will drop through later this morning the
Thursday night 11pm Feb. 4th
I will give you an update in a bit before I go to bed. I want to look at the latest radar trends here in a bit. This is the same system we saw on Dec. 5th and Oct. 5th. Remember we are about a 60 day
Thursday 6pm Feb 4th
Good evening everyone. I have been looking through all of the data over the past couple of hours and also looking ahead into the month of march. We have this weak system that is passing through us right
Thursday 9:20am Feb. 4th
Good morning everyone. We will see if I can get this entry all done at once. Christian is a fussy mess this morning. I think he woke up on the wrong side of the crib. We have been watching a very light
Wednesday night Feb 3rd
I have just finished up the 10:00 newscast. I have been going through all of the new data that has been coming out. I don't see a lot of changes as of right now. The only thing I am watching is the
Wednesday evening Feb. 3rd
Good afternoon everyone. I hope your have a great Wednesday. Mine has been pretty good, just a little busy. The weather is really starting to pick up over the next few days. We have rain and snow which
Wednesday AM Feb. 3rd
Good Wednesday morning everyone. We have some interesting weather that will be moving through the area over the next few days. Lets start with our first storm system that will move in tomorrow. This
Tuesday evening Feb. 2nd
Happy Ground Hog Day everyone. Well I did a little checking and the ground hog did see his shadow. So this means we will see 6 more weeks of winter, lol. I think we were going to see 6 more weeks of
Tuesday AM Feb. 2nd
Good afternoon everyone. A little more snow has been melting today. We have had temperatures into the 30s for highs with a little light drizzle and flurries around the area. This is going to continue
Monday early eve. Feb 1st
Good afternoon everyone. A little more snow has been melting today. We have had temperatures into the 30s for highs with a little light drizzle and flurries around the area. This is going to continue
Monday AM Feb. 1st.
I hope everyone had a great and safe Saturday. At least most of the roads now are in pretty good shape. The side roads and back roads are still pretty tricky. This was our second major winter storm
Sunday night Jan. 31st
I hope everyone had a great and safe Saturday. At least most of the roads now are in pretty good shape. The side roads and back roads are still pretty tricky. This was our second major winter storm
Saturday eve, Jan 30th
I hope everyone had a great and safe Saturday. At least most of the roads now are in pretty good shape. The side roads and back roads are still pretty tricky. This was our second major winter storm
Saturday 1:20am Jan 30th
This is becoming a monster of a snowstorm. At least we didn't see much sleet and frz. rain, I hate that stuff. Everyone has been keeping me updated very well all afternoon with snowfall amounts across
Friday evening 7:25pm update
This is becoming a monster of a snowstorm. At least we didn't see much sleet and frz. rain, I hate that stuff. Everyone has been keeping me updated very well all afternoon with snowfall amounts across
Friday, 4:40pm update
This is becoming a monster of a snowstorm. At least we didn't see much sleet and frz. rain, I hate that stuff. Everyone has been keeping me updated very well all afternoon with snowfall amounts across
Friday 2:40pm update
Good midday everyone. Christian is down with a nap and I have gotten a chance to look at all of the amounts and the new data that has come in. We know that most of us just got flat out missed on this
Friday, 1:10pm update
Good midday everyone. Christian is down with a nap and I have gotten a chance to look at all of the amounts and the new data that has come in. We know that most of us just got flat out missed on this
Friday 11:20am update
Good midday everyone. Christian is down with a nap and I have gotten a chance to look at all of the amounts and the new data that has come in. We know that most of us just got flat out missed on this
Friday,10:30am update Jan.29th
Good morning everyone. I did get a few hours of slight which is always nice. I think I feel a little bit better. The central areas of the 4-states will bust on this storm. I have looked at all of the
Friday AM 4:25am Jan. 29th
After being completely shafted all night long we are finally starting to get some heavier sleet and snow across the region. A quick recap for you. We actually had a dry slot that shifted in this evening
Friday 3am Jan.29th
After being completely shafted all night long we are finally starting to get some heavier sleet and snow across the region. A quick recap for you. We actually had a dry slot that shifted in this evening
Thur. night, 10pm update, Jan. 28th
Seriously, are you kidding me. If you haven't looked at the radar, you need to. This just blows my mind and really makes me mad. We have had enough dry air punch in the we have snow to our north, west,
Thursday 3:30pm update Jan 28th
Good morning everyone. A chilly start today behind the cold front that rolled through last night. Winter storm warnings are in effect for all of the 4-state area except for our northern counties from
Thursday 8:45am update, Jan.28th
Good morning everyone. A chilly start today behind the cold front that rolled through last night. Winter storm warnings are in effect for all of the 4-state area except for our northern counties from
Wed. night 10:30pm Jan 27th update
I have been looking at all of the data that has been coming in over the past couple of hours. My thinking hasn't changed much, but I am going to adjust some of the amounts just a bit. The closer we get
Wednesday evening 6:10pm Jan. 27th
Good afternoon everyone. It has been a busy one in the weather center today. I just checked out the latest models. I am going to have to make this quick because I still have all of my graphics to build.
Wednesday PM 4pm update Jan. 27th
Good afternoon everyone. It has been a busy one in the weather center today. I just checked out the latest models. I am going to have to make this quick because I still have all of my graphics to build.
Wednesday AM 9:20am Jan. 27th
Good morning everyone. Looks like we will have our hands full over the 60-72 hours. A winter storm warning is in effect for NE OK. A winter storm watch is in effect SE KS(Mont,Wilson,Neosho,Cherokee,Crawford),
Tuesday night, 10:40pm Jan 26th
I have been look and analyzing all of the new data that has come in. The models are in agreement with a northern shift of this storm. Now it could very well shift right back to the south tomorrow, but
Tuesday 3:40pm update, Jan 26th
I have been looking at the latest models that are coming in. This is such a tricky system because we are on the northern edge of this storm. Where is that northern cut-off going to be? How much freezing
Tuesday mid morning Jan. 26th
Good mid Tuesday morning everyone. We have a ton to talk about with this next storm system that is moving in. I just looked at the new data and all signs are that this storm system is trending a little
Monday late night Jan. 25th
Good Monday night everyone. I wanted to give you a quick update before I watch a little NFLnetwork and hit the sack. I just looked at the latest data and this next storm is very tricky. Let me show
Monday mid morning Jan. 25th
Good Monday morning everyone. It is a chilly start outside and we won't see temperatures this week like we have seen over the past couple of weeks. Remember we are in the part of the pattern that we
Sunday midday, Jan 24th
I hope you have been having a great weekend so far. I had a very lazy day on Saturday, I did great enjoy it. Today I am trying to get a lot done before the big football games start at 2pm this afternoon.
Friday evening Jan. 22nd
Good Friday evening everyone. This week we talked about the rest of the winter and how forecast long range and what I am expecting. If you missed those blogs then check out the blog entries from a couple
Thursday evening Jan 21st
Good Thursday evening everyone. A nasty day outside today with the clouds and showers for most of the day. Rainfall amounts ranged in the .5-1" across most locations. Thanks to everyone who emailed
Thursday 9:35am Jan. 21st
Good Thursday morning everyone. We have been watching batches of rain rolling through the region for the past 10 hours or so. Most area have picked up about 3/4"-1" of rain. These are pretty good amounts
Wednesday night 10:30pm update Jan. 20th
Showers and thunderstorms are increasing across the region. Looks like we will see some pretty heavy rains, especially on the southern half of the viewing area. As our upper level low tracks just south
Wednesday eve. 6pm update Jan 20th
A cooler day for us today behind the batch of rain that rolled through last night. We have a warm front the is on the southern side of the 4-state area that will keep the temperatures chilly for the rest
Wednesday morning 9:35am update Jan. 20th
Good morning everyone. It is Wednesday and we are plowing right through the work week. Here are the things I will be covering over the next few blogs. Once I finish each subject I will post it at the
Wednesday early morning Jan. 20th
Good Wednesday morning everyone. I am going to do this blog in chunks, there is a lot I want to talk about. Ok be back, the little man is crying. Ok my little Christian just sucked down a 8oz bottle
Tue. night 10:30pm update Jan 19th
Most of the showers and thundershowers will continue to press out of the 4-state area over the next couple of hours. I think after about 2am we will just see a few scattered light showers, but that should
Tuesday evening Jan. 19th
Good evening everyone. Another pretty nice day for most of us across the region. We have a warm front that has been playing with our temperatures over the past couple of days. This will continue for
Monday evening Jan 18th
Good Monday early evening everyone. What a day outside today with the nice warm temperatures for January. Here is a look at the current conditions. http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/displaySfc.php?region=ict&endDate=20100118&endTime=-1&duration=0 You
Sunday afternoon Jan 17th
Christian is taking a nap. I shouldn't be happy about this but he has been fussy today. Plus as of now the Vikings are beating the Cowboys. For all of you Cowboy fans out there this makes me happy,
Saturday evening Jan. 16th
Wow, we have had a wide range in temperatures today across the entire 4-state area. Some areas have only made it near 40 degrees while others are pushing 60 degrees. That is just a wild range of highs.
Friday evening Jan 15th
It is finally Friday and I am sure you are all happy about that. I am looking forward to watching a lot of NFL playoff games this weekend. I am sure I will be doing a lot around the house as well, I
Thursday evening Jan 14th
A gloomy but a mild day for us today. Highs made it warmer than what I thought they would. We topped out into the low to mid 50s across the region. Most of us have been dry so far today, but I do think
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Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Doug came to KOAM from KSHB, where he did the morning weather.  In December 2002, he took over as the KOAM Chief Meteorologist.
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Was the youngest person certified by American Meteorological Society. Is also certified by National Weather Association in 2003. Now a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, which will replace the AMS.
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