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Thursday evening Nov 19th
Another cool day with a little fog and drizzle across the region. However, this storm system is starting to pull out of here so I think Thursday will be a big improvement compared to what we have seen
Wednesday evening Nov. 18th
Another cool day with a little fog and drizzle across the region. However, this storm system is starting to pull out of here so I think Thursday will be a big improvement compared to what we have seen
Tuesday evening Nov.17th
Cold and nasty outside again today. We had a light mix and light snow mainly across SE KS during the overnight hours last night. Most of this melted on impact but we officially have seen our first snow
Monday evening Nov 16th
I love the winter season. Ok so it is still fall and our average high is still 56 degrees. But I love Nov-March when we can see cold wintry weather. This is our first storm system of the season that
Sunday night Nov. 15th
Good Sunday evening or night whatever you want to call it. I hope you had a great weekend. Mine wasn't bad, I only got one day off but not a bad Saturday. So the rain has set in today. Most areas have
Friday evening Nov 13th
Good Friday evening everyone. We have finally made it to the weekend which is always good news. Well mostly cloudy skies once again today with breezy and mild temperatures. Our next couple of waves
Thursday evening Nov 12th
Not a bad Thursday for us today. We have had partly sunny skies and highs into the mid 60s around the area. Looks like we will see a lot of clouds over the next few days as we start to see the beginnings
Wednesday evening Nov. 11th
Good Wednesday evening everyone. I hope the week is going great so far. I enjoyed a day off yesterday, but back at work today getting the forecast ready for the evening. It is still pretty nice outside
Monday evening Nov. 9th
Good Monday evening everyone. Hey Larry Johnson is gone, now I am happy about this being a chiefs fan and all. Now if we can just rebuild this team I would be happy. I have had a pretty good day today,
Monday morning Nov 9th
Good Monday morning everyone. I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the fantastic weather that we saw all weekend long. I enjoyed and got a lot done outside on Saturday. Sunday I had a terrible
Saturday evening Nov. 7th
Good Saturday evening everyone. Yep back at work again so I wanted to make sure to update on what is going on with the weather. What a great day outside for us today. I started to winterize the boat,
Friday evening Nov. 6th
We made it to Friday and I am sure everyone is happy about that. The weather has been great all week long, well actually very boring for me. Temperatures have been in the 60s and 70s for highs and it
Thursday eve. Nov 5th
Another great day outside for us today. Temperatures have been back up into the 60s even though a weak little cold front slipped through the region. Here is a look at out current temperatures, http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/displaySfc.php?region=ict&endDate=20091104&endTime=-1&duration=0 With
Wednesday evening Nov. 4th
Another great day outside for us today. Temperatures have been back up into the 60s even though a weak little cold front slipped through the region. Here is a look at out current temperatures, http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/displaySfc.php?region=ict&endDate=20091104&endTime=-1&duration=0 With
Tuesday evening Nov. 3rd
Good Monday evening everyone. Well I hope you all had a great weekend and a safe Halloween. Mine was pretty good. Christian did some sleeping in the stroller and Brady was on a sugar high all weekend
Monday early evening Nov. 2nd
Good Monday evening everyone. Well I hope you all had a great weekend and a safe Halloween. Mine was pretty good. Christian did some sleeping in the stroller and Brady was on a sugar high all weekend
Early Sunday morning Nov. 1st
Good early Sunday morning everyone. Well I just looked at the latest models and figured I would do a quick update b/c it is 2am and standing still for another hour as we fall back this morning. I hope
Friday late morning Oct 30th
We made it to Friday. I hope your having a great one so far. I am sitting here letting the little boy watch a little TV and play with some blocks. What a life he has, somebody to take care of him.
Thursday evening Oct. 29th
Good Thursday evening everyone. Are you ready for high school football? I think it is going to be ok. I think the heavier showers and storms will push off towards the east and we will just see light
Thursday early afternoon Oct. 29th
Good early Thursday afternoon everyone. I will be heading into work here shortly but I thought I would give you a weather update here on what is going on. We have a pretty big area of showers and thunderstorms
Wednesday early evening Oct. 28th
Good early evening everyone. What a day for us today. I should have gotten outside before I came to work and enjoyed it. Of course I didn't but it was a good thought. We have a big storm system that
Tuesday evening Oct. 27th
Good Tuesday evening everyone. I hope the past couple of days have been great for you. We have had a couple of gloomy days, but I do think we will see much better conditions here for Wednesday. If you
Friday evening Oct. 23rd
Good Friday morning everyone. We made it through the week, well most of it. Yesterday I the weather channel producers came to KOAMTV to interview me about the May 10, 2008 tornado that ripped through
Friday morning Oct. 23rd
Good Friday morning everyone. We made it through the week, well most of it. Yesterday I the weather channel producers came to KOAMTV to interview me about the May 10, 2008 tornado that ripped through
Wednesday evening Oct. 21st
Monday afternoon Oct. 19th
Friday afternoon Oct. 16th
Thursday early evening Oct. 15th
Wednesday night. Oct. 14th
Wednesday evening Oct 14th
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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...
"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."
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