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  • Good Thursday morning everyone. Well training week continues for me as I am working on a new graphics system. Also of course a new and unbelievable radar system that we will have for you for the severe

  • Good Wednesday morning everyone. First off I want to apologize that my blogs haven't been a little more in depth like they usually are. I am training on this new weather system and working 15-18 hour

  • Good Tuesday morning bloggers. Well day 1 is down, and 4 to go. I am not talking about the work week, I am talking about our training. We are training on an amazing brand new graphics system. Plus

  • A beautiful day to start could end with some strong and possibly severe thunderstorms for tonight...

  • Good Sunday night and early Monday morning everyone. Well I am about to enter an extremely busy week this week. However, I am very excited. Nick and I have been working this weekend on our new weather

  • Good morning everyone. Well the weekend is here! I am hoping to get a lot done this weekend. Once Monday morning rolls around, I will be in depth in training with our new weather system. So this weekend

  • Good Friday morning. Wow, another week has gone by. I have been so busy this past week. We are getting ready for our new weather system that is already in house. We will start training on this next

  • Good morning everyone. Well I hope the week is going great for everyone. Mine has been super busy with two storms systems that we have seen so far. Plus we have a new state of the art weather system

  • Let's go from a snowstorm yesterday to thunderstorms tomorrow. Only in the Four-States, right?!

  • Good Monday evening everyone. Well I hope you all enjoyed a little bit of snow. We ranged anywhere from 3/4"-2.8" across the viewing area. Let me post the snowfall totals for you. My son Christian

  • Good Monday evening everyone. Well I hope you all enjoyed a little bit of snow. We ranged anywhere from 3/4"-2.8" across the viewing area. Let me post the snowfall totals for you. My son Christian

  • We're already enduring part one of the latest winter blast with another chilly night. Skies will be quiet for most of your Sunday, but part two will move in tomorrow night...

  • We'll start off the work week with mild temperatures and calm skies, but we're eyeing a few changes coming our way...

  • Other than a few rain/snow chances over the next 48-72 hours, we're looking at a pretty quiet week ahead...

  • We can squeeze out one more nice day before the week ahead gets a little...interesting.

  • Another unseasonably warm day with highs well into the 60s, but the good weather won't last long...

  • Temperatures look to return to normal for next week and we're keeping an eye on several chances for rain and a little bit of snow as we head towards the end of the month...

  • A nice and quiet Monday is in store, but a few big changes are in the cards for this week...

  • We're kicking off our first full week of 2012 on a cool and quiet note, but a warm-up is on the way and we're keeping an eye on a certain storm system for next week...

  • We just got out of a warm holiday weekend and right into a cloudy and rainy day across the Four-States. The clouds and rain are moving out tonight and we'll have another warm holiday weekend coming up...

  • While not a white Christmas, it will be a typically cool Christmas for the Four States. Will we continue with the seasonably cool weather to close 2011 this week?

  • After another warm day with highs well into the 50s, a southern storm system wants to try to bring a little frightful weather our way...

  • We'll actually see temperatures warm up as we head into next week, but that's not the only change on the way...

  • Good Sunday morning everyone. I hope your weekend is going great. Mine has been, well lets just say ok. I don't even want to go into it. But at least all of the rain is out of the area. We are still

  • Rain looks to stick around overnight and into the first part of your Sunday, but Mother Nature wants to throw a few curve balls as we look ahead towards next week...

  • Another warm day for this Thanksgiving weekend, but big changes are on the way...

  • What a difference a day makes. We go from warm and windy yesterday to cold, drizzly and cloudy today to wrap up this weekend. Our roller coaster of weather continues as we head into the new week and into Thanksgiving...

  • Good evening, everyone. We were certainly warmer than I thought we were going to be today, but I hope you enjoyed the 70s across the area. Some changes are not too far away from the Four State Area...

  • After a bit of a shaky start, our day turned out windy but pretty nice with highs in the lower 60s. However, we get into a bumpy ride from Sunday night through Tuesday...

  • Good evening, Four States! A little cooler today with highs in the middle 60s, but we have quite the variety of weather for the week ahead.

  • Good evening, everyone. After scattered showers this morning, we're seeing the skies clear out in terms of cloud cover and most of our rain chances. The storm system that came through this morning is close

  • Your Weekend Weather Update (rain is looking more likely)

  • Saturday Weather Update

  • Good Thursday everyone. I hope your day is going great so far. The week seems to be flying by for me so far. They all seem to move pretty fast, especially the weekends. Well it should be another great

  • Your weekend weather update:

  • Good early Friday morning. I hope you have all had a great week so far. Mine has been pretty good, but a busy one. Even when there isn't much weather going on I am still so busy trying to do a 100 things

  • 9-11 weather update...

  • Weekend weather update...

  • Labor Day Will Be Interesting.

  • Major weather change is on the way.

  • Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene as well as our local 7 Day forecast.

  • Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene as well as our local 7 Day forecast.

  • I hope everyone had a splendid weekend, here is the latest on the hot week ahead.

  • Happy Saturday Everyone! Not a bad weekend ahead, but we will see a few showers and  storms over the general area on Saturday.

  • Heat may become a problem for some this week due to extreme temperatures, More:

  • Happy Friday Night Everyone! Not a bad weekend ahead, but we will see storms over the general area on Saturday.

  • Ok I know I have been back from vacation a whole two days. However, I won't be in the office today. I have a DR. appointment scheduled for my migraines. If you haven't read a lot of my blogs, I have

  • A nice clear night ahead with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. A slight chance of showers and storms returns this week:

  • A "Fabulatastic" Weekend continues with mostly clear conditions and cooler temperatures, but the next round of heat is on the way as well later this week:

  • Storms on the way tonight, but sunshine returns quickly. Here is the latest blog update:

  • Storms on the way but sunshine returns quickly, here is the latest blog update:

  • The Weather Team Has You Covered. Here is the latest severe update and also Doug's month long weather blog. Hope everyone is having a good weekend : )

  • The Weather Team Has You Covered. Here is my latest update and also Doug's month long weather blog. Hope everyone is having a good weekend : )

  • The Weather Team Has You Covered. Doug is on vacation for about 9 more days but we are both watching the weather closely. Here is the latest update from Doug and I concerning the latest weather changes ahead: 

  • Good Afternoon, A hot weekend continues, as a big mid week cool down is in store along with severe weather chances on the increase next week:

  • A few scattered severe storms today and another very hot week ahead as a large area of high pressure builds over the region:

  • Another day without as much heat as well as more rain chances:

  • A much cooler day today. More:

  • Another record setting day as Joplin soars to 103° topping the 1965/1983 record of 101°. Here is an update on Sunday and Monday's forecast as well as today's weather news:

  • Another record setting day as Joplin soars to 105° topping the 1963 record of 104°. Here is an update on Sunday's forecast as well as today's weather news:

  • Well, we will likely top out at 103 in some areas today, The heat continues will see some chances of scattered storms more abundantly today. A brief severe storm is also possible. Here is the latest:

  • Well, we hit 104 degrees today in Joplin, and other areas hit the triple digits as well. The heat continues but at least we are going to see some chances of scattered storms. Here is the latest:

  • Good morning. We just can't get a break from the heat, I am ready for a cool down. Highs over the past couple of days have been right around 100 degrees. Here are some stats for you since June 1st. Monday:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone. A Dangerous Heat Situation Continues, Here are some heat safety tips:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone. A Dangerous Heat Situation Continues, Here are some heat safety tips:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone. Here is a look at the weekend weather update:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone. Here is a look at today's weather update.

  • Happy 4th Everyone! A few scattered storms with lightning as well as a hot day, More:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone, A few scattered storms with lightning as well as a hot day, More:

  • Good Afternoon Everyone, One Hot Day Out There, More:

  • Good evening. Very Hot Temperatures Continue This Week, Use Caution:

  • A few rounds of storms remain in the forecast along with heat related dangers:

  • Just some scattered storms tonight mainly over the northern most areas, More:

  • I hope everyone had a splendid morning. We are now going to have to talk about a few severe chances again, here is my latest update:

  • I hope everyone had a great day. We are now going to have to talk about severe chances again, here is my latest update:

  • Good Tuesday everyone, I have updated our blog with some good news about our weather☺

  • Happy Monday Everyone! I have the latest on our severe weather chances for tonight here:

  • Happy Sunday Everyone! I have the latest on the slight thunderstorm chance tonight as well as our next big chance for a severe outbreak here:

  • Storms are slowly moving out of our area, here is the latest on the storms that are still affecting us:

  • More storms over the area today, use caution:

  • Good Wednesday Evening Everyone, After a sunny day, we will see some storms in here as early as Thursday morning:

  • Good Wednesday Everyone, we have a nice day ahead with a few storms coming up again soon:

  • Good Sunday Evening Everyone, Here is the latest on our forecast:

  • More Storms On The Way, Plus Follow Me Live This Evening Via The Blog:

  • More Storms On The Way For The 4 State Area Later Today, Some Severe Weather Will Be Possible:

  • Dangerous Storms approach the 4 State Region tonight:

  • Making my way into Joplin in a few minutes, but wanted to update you on our current weather. Have a wonderful day everyone, I will be taking my prayers into Joplin as I do each day.

  • Good Tuesday everyone. I hope the week is treating you great. It has been so hot over the past couple of days. In fact we have set record highs 3 or the past 5 days. That is amazing. Does this mean a hot summer is in store?

  • Well another work week and another Monday. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Mine was pretty good. I got a ton done on Saturday with some volunteer work and stuff around the house. On Sunday

  • The Ustream weather broadcast like what many of you saw may 22nd is now back on the air for good! That's right, the equipment needed to do this sort of broadcast has finally come in and the broadcast is up and running. More:

  • Happy And Hot Afternoon Everyone! Here is the latest on what to expect from the KOAM Weather Team.

  • Good morning everyone. It is mild and sticky outside, but the weather is pretty calm. I will get into what I expect for the next several days in a bit. Because the weather is calm, I want to go over

  • Happy Afternoon Everyone. I do want to most importantly let you all know that Dave Pilot is on a well deserved Vacation and is fine. We appreciate the concerns, but Dave was NOT injured in the tornado, he is just off for a few days. Here is more on Today's Weather, Doug's Thoughts, and the northeast tornadoes yesterday:

  • Good Thursday morning everyone. I am proud to say that everyone has been accounted for from the devastating May 22nd, 2011 Joplin tornado. It is just to bad we lost 134 people, 8000, houses or structures

  • A few scattered storms to develop today, then the heat will be on the rise this week. More:

  • Can you believe it is already June. That just absolutely blows my mind. Yes I know I say this at the beginning of each and every month. We continue to push right along in our 50 day pattern. Let

  • Good Tuesday Morning Everyone. Dave is off for Vacation, so I will be in with you for the next several mornings. I hope everyone is doing well as can be. Here is an outlook on today's weather along with some additional thoughts with Doug Heady, Our Chief Meteorologist:

  • Good Monday evening everyone. I hope everyone has had a great holiday weekend. I was a little sick on Friday with the stomach flu, but I feel much better now. I got a chance over the weekend to get

  • Good Monday evening everyone. I hope everyone has had a great holiday weekend. I was a little sick on Friday with the stomach flu, but I feel much better now. I got a chance over the weekend to get

  • Your Sunday Night Update: A few pop up storms to our west & more warm weather on the way. More on your Memorial Day forecast here as well:

  • Your Saturday Night Update, A few pop up storms to our west, more warm weather on the way. More:

  • Your Saturday Evening Update, Very warm weather ahead. More:

  • Friday Night Update, A few storms can be expected overnight and Tomorrow as well. There will be a slow trend to much better weather as we start the week. More:

  • Friday Afternoon Update, Storms are slowly moving out this afternoon, but more will return later, here is the latest:

  • Thursday Night Update from the Skywatch 7 Weather Team. For all of you in the Joplin metro, I hope things are getting better. To all who have direct connections, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I am doing a little better. I think

  • Good Tuesday evening. For all of you in the Joplin metro, I hope things are getting better. To all who have direct connections, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I am doing a little better. I think

  • Good Tuesday morning. For all of you in the Joplin metro, I hope things are getting better. To all who have direct connections, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I am doing a little better. I think

  • Good early Wednesday morning everyone. I hope everybody is doing great and is safe out there. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone that has lost homes and family. Also to the ones that are still

  • Good Tuesday afternoon night. We are continuing to watch the severe weather closely. Here is the latest on the tornado threat and severe weather:

  • Good Tuesday afternoon everyone. First off I want to say that I am completely sick over the damage that I have seen. I have seen many tornado paths and many tornadoes in my 32 years. But I have never

  • Monday May 24th Update Severe Weather Blog Update:

  • Good Tuesday morning everyone. First off I want to say that I am completely sick over the damage that I have seen. I have seen many tornado paths and many tornadoes in my 32 years. But I have never

  • Monday May 23RD Severe Weather Blog Update:

  • Sunday May 23RD Severe Weather Blog Update:

  • Sunday May 22nd Tornado Blog Update:

  • Sunday May 22nd Severe Weather Update:

  • Happy Saturday Everyone! Here is the latest Blog update for today:

  • Good Friday Night 4-states. Most of the SkyWatch weather team is in tonight keeping you up to date and watching for any weather that may be threatening. Read More:

  • Good early afternoon 4-states. We we have picked up a ton of rain so far with the showers and thunderstorms that have rolled through this morning. Some areas are in the 2-4" range with an average of

  • Good Thursday evening. I have been trying to get a blog done all day, but something keeps popping up. This hasn't been one of my better days as it is snowballing on me, lol. Oh well, tomorrow is a new

  • Good afternoon everyone. Well I am sitting upstairs with my son as he gets mad at a train track when the trains don't do what he wants, hmm. He sounds a little OCD, I wonder where he gets that from,

  • Good Tuesday midday. I am a little late on this blog as I have been chasing around my son all morning long. He can ware me out, lol. Hopefully I get this finished in one sitting. So far the day looks

  • Good Monday evening everyone. I hope your weekend was great. Mine was pretty good, but very busy. I had my sons 2nd birthday party which was fun. I can't believe he is already two. The weather wasn't

  • Happy Monday Morning All. Yes, The sunshine is here to stay for a couple of good days. Here is the latest:

  • Good Sunday Everyone! I know it has been kinda cloudy out there, but things will gradually improve. I have the latest on the weather, the Mississippi floods, and even the earthquake that struck Spain recently.

  • Good Thursday. I hope your week has been great so far. Mine hasn't been to bad, but busy like always. I need to get a lot done today before work. The first thing on my list is a blog about our severe

  • Good afternoon everyone. I want to update you on what is going on across the area. First off we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect across NE OK and SE KS. You can see the watches in effect

  • Good Wednesday everyone. Well we have had a pretty nice week so far. We have had temperatures well into the 80s for highs and it has been fairly dry. We did see a few scattered showers yesterday and

  • Good evening everyone. I hope that you have a had a great Tuesday and evening so far. My day has been busy, but a pretty good one. I am about to start to get ready for the fox news at 9, but thought

  • Good Tuesday. I hope your day is going great so far. It has been a very busy past few days for me, but I have been very productive which is good news. My son Christian turned two yesterday. That absolutely

  • Sunday Update, Happy Mothers Day!

    Happy Mothers Day To All! Here is the latest on our weather and I will dedicate this one to my beloved mother who is (in my belief) in heaven today. She always thought I might be a weatherguy and Mom was right:

  • Good morning. We have made it over halfway through the work week and the past couple of days have been pretty nice. I think today in general looks nice. But we will see a few scattered thunderstorms

  • Happy Wednesday Evening Everybody! Weekend is around the corner and here are some thoughts about the latest weather (Brian Davis -Meteorologist)

  • Good morning everyone. Well it is definitely a cold start around the area with some patchy frost. Click on the link below to see the current temperatures. http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/displaySfc.php?region=ict&endDate=20110503&endTime=-1&duration=0

  • Good Monday evening. Well it was another chilly and gloomy day today. We did see more showers, but mainly in SW MO today. Highs in most places only got into the mid 50s across the area. We do have

  • Good Sunday morning everyone. I had to work on Saturday, but Brian will be back in today to do the newscast. We saw a cold front that shifted through this Saturday. So the winds have switched out of

  • Good Saturday night everyone. I have been in at work today for Brian who has been on a cruise and then checking out his home state of Alabama. He will be back in at work tomorrow. It turned out to be

  • Good evening everyone. I have been in at work today for Brian who has been on a cruise and then checking out his home state of Alabama. He will be back in at work tomorrow. It turned out to be a great

  • Good Saturday Morning to all. Here is a look at what Reporter and Weekend Meteorologist Brian Davis has observed while covering severe weather in his home state of Alabama. Doug Heady also has some latest thoughts on the weather for the 4 State Region.

  • Good Thursday morning everyone. I hope the week is going great for you. The week has just flown by for me, but it usually does. First off I want to say the my thoughts and prayers go out to the SE US.

  • Good Wednesday morning everyone. Well it is another day and already halfway through the week. Christian and I will be hanging out together, well actually I will be chasing him around the house, lol.

  • I want to give you a quick update on the blog now that I can access it and then I will add on to it a little later tonight. We have see a ton of rain over the past 5 days. Going back to last Thursday,

  • Happy Easter everyone. I hope you have a great day today and get to enjoy it with your family. I have had a pretty good weekend so far. My wife and I went and bought plants and trees for landscaping

  • Happy Easter everyone. I hope you have a great day today and get to enjoy it with your family. I have had a pretty good weekend so far. My wife and I went and bought plants and trees for landscaping

  • Happy Friday everyone. I enjoyed my day off on Thursday, but still was watching the weather pretty closely with our thunderstorms during the afternoon. Another work week flew right on by and we are moving

  • Good mid to late morning everyone. I am sitting here looking over the latest data and playing with my son. He turns two in a couple of weeks, can you believe it? And now he is crying because he wants

  • Good Wednesday morning. I hope you are all having a great week so far. This week has been flying by for me, but it has been a pretty good one. I have a little scratchy throat, but what is new, lol.

  • Good evening everyone. I wanted to give you a quick update on what is going on. The cold front is well through the area and all of the storms from here on out will be east of the region. Here is a look

  • Good morning everyone. I hope your week has started off great. Mine has been pretty good. I am going to watch my son like every morning today. I can't believe this kid is almost 2 years old. I love

  • Good Monday evening everyone. I hope your start of your work week has been great. I had a pretty good day. I got a lot done at home and I am enjoying my Monday. It will be another busy week though.

  • We made it through Friday and we are heading toward the weekend. I am hoping to get outside and get a lot done. Wow, it has been another wild day for severe weather. After our severe weather last night

  • Good evening everyone. I want to give you an update on what is going on. Here is a look at our latest interactive radar. http://www.koamtv.com/category/191239/sky-watch-interactive-radar These storms

  • Good Evening Everyone, Here is the latest evening update. We have already observed several severe and tornado warnings in the western portion of our viewing area. (More)

  • Good morning bloggers. I hope your day is going great so far. Mine isn't bad, I am hoping to get a lot done before I go to work today. Plus I have a school talk in Parsons for some 4th graders, that

  • Good Tuesday morning. The weather has been great for the past few days. I hope you have gotten a chance to get outside and enjoy it. We set record highs over the weekend. Yesterday was into the upper

  • Good Evening Everyone, Here is a look at your Sunday Night Blog Update:

  • Good evening everyone. I have been watching the severe thunderstorms that are moving into the viewing area. Here is a look at our latest interactive radar. http://www.koamtv.com/Global/category.asp?C=191239 Most

  • Good evening everyone. I have been watching the severe thunderstorms that are moving into our western viewing area. Here is a look at our latest interactive radar. http://www.koamtv.com/Global/category.asp?C=191239 You

  • Good evening everyone. We have a tornado watch that is in effect across SE KS and NE OK. Thunderstorms are popping quickly across north central OK. Here is a look at our latest interactive radar. http://www.koamtv.com/Global/category.asp?C=191239 The

  • Good Friday morning. Hey my internet is back up at home. You would think it should be up everyday when I pay for it. I guess I have a weak receiving signal is what I am told. Hmm, that is all I have
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