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Thursday evening Sept. 2nd

Good evening everyone. We have already seen some heavy rains and severe weather across the area. The front is pushing through SW MO at this time. Here is a look at our interactive radar. http://www.koamtv.com/Global/category.asp?C=191239&nav=menu657_4_2 The

Wednesday mid morning Sept. 1st

Good Wednesday morning everyone. Wow, can you believe it is September 1st. Every year that I get older I think the days, months and years go by a little bit quicker. I will be off today but I will be

Wednesday morning Sept. 1st.

Good Wednesday morning everyone. Wow, can you believe it is September 1st. Every year that I get older I think the days, months and years go by a little bit quicker. I will be off today but I will be

Tuesday early evening Aug. 31st

Good Tuesday evening everyone. The blog has been down and out for a couple of days, so I apologize. It is all up and running now and we have a lot of catching up to do over the next couple of days.

Sunday Evening August 29th

Good Sunday evening to everyone, the weekend is coming to a close and back to work tomorrow. It was hot and windy outside today with highs reaching the middle 90s across the central plains. It is going

Saturday Afternoon August 28th

Good Saturday afternoon. It has been a warm day across the central plains, we can thank the southerly flow for that, but dewpoints are still very low as in upper 30s and lower 40s. http://rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/displaySfc.php?region=ict&endDate=20100828&endTime=-1&duration=0 This

Friday Afternoon August 27th

Good Thursday everyone. We are just rolling right through the week and the weather is great. I am sitting here with the windows open FOR NOW. Of course I will shut them later and turn the AC on. I

Thursday Morning Aug. 26th

Good Thursday everyone. We are just rolling right through the week and the weather is great. I am sitting here with the windows open FOR NOW. Of course I will shut them later and turn the AC on. I

Doug Heady

Education

Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science from the University of Kansas

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.

Certification

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.

Doug says...

Updated:

"I've wanted to be a Meteorologist since I was 5 years old. I feel lucky to be able to say I love what I do for a living."

Contact Information

Updated:

Phone
(417) 624-0233 Ext. 140 or
(620) 231-0400 Ext. 140

Email
dheady@koamtv.com

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