Professional Experience

2018 to present: Meteorologist and Weather Producer, WINK News. Previously worked as a meteorologist at WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach S.C. and as a weather forecaster at WRUF-TV in Gainesville, Fla.

Awards & Recognition

Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation from the American Meteorological Society.

I covered Hurricane Matthew in 2016 as the storm went right over Myrtle Beach and covered Irma’s significant impact to the area as a tropical storm in 2017.

News Philosophy

Our job as meteorologists isn’t just to forecast the weather. It’s explaining the science to you, the viewer, in a fun, accurate and engaging way!

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

I love exploring the outdoors with friends, family, and especially my puppy, Roger! I much prefer Diet Coke over coffee. I love to learn and would attend school for the rest of my life (and forecast the weather on the side) if I could. I enjoy being active as a dancer and swimmer, but football is my favorite sport - although I never played. Growing up an Auburn fan, I’ll always have a loyalty to the Tigers, but my main sports teams are the Florida Gators, Atlanta Falcons, and Atlanta Braves. I’m an alumni of the Chi Omega Fraternity and very passionate about our philanthropy, the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication with a certificate in Meteorology and Climatology from the University of Florida

Master of Science in Applied Meteorology from Mississippi State University

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The weather!

Hometown

Atlanta, Ga

Two areas of interest to watch during last official weekend of hurricane season

A trough of low pressure a few hundred miles southeast of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Little development is expected in the near-term due to unfavorable wind shear and interaction with a front. Right now, the National Hurricane Center is giving it a 10% chance of development. Elsewhere, another low is expected to […]

Tracking two areas of interest in the tropics, patchy fog possible Black Friday morning

An area of low pressure along a front is located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. The low is forecast to interact with an upper-level trough today and could slowly acquire some subtropical characteristics while it drifts south-southwestward. Environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for further development by the weekend. Right now, the National […]

Low pressure in Atlantic moving away from US; tracking warmth for Thanksgiving

A low pressure system along a frontal system is producing disorganized showers and storms several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda. The low is expected to interact with an upper-level trough later today, detach from the front tomorrow, and try to acquire subtropical characteristics Friday while it moves southward over warmer waters. This will not be […]

Late November tropical development possible, cooler weather locally

An area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. High wind shear is expected to limit development potential over the next few days as this disturbance merges with a front. By late Wednesday or Thursday, the system could become separated from the […]

Low chance of development for disturbance in the Atlantic

A non-tropical low pressure system located a few hundred miles east of the central Bahamas is producing clouds and showers. The disturbance could acquire some subtropical characteristics as it moves northeast. By tomorrow, it’s expected to merge with a cold front. Later this week, it could separate from the front and regain subtropical characteristics. Regardless, […]

Low chance of development for area to watch in the Atlantic

A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form between the Bahamas and Bermuda early next week. The system could gradually develop subtropical characteristics while it moves northeastward over the western Atlantic. This system will only have a short period of time to develop before it merges with a cold front by the middle […]

An area to watch in Atlantic Basin; Another pleasant afternoon in SWFL

A non-tropical area of low pressure could form between the Bahamas and Bermuda by early next week. The system could gradually develop subtropical characteristics through the middle of next week. This would happen while it moves northeastward AWAY from the United States. Right now, the National Hurricane Center is giving it a 20% chance of […]

Iota fizzles out; Watching two areas of interest in the tropics

On Wednesday, Iota fizzled out over Central America. It remains a flooding threat. Elsewhere, we continue to watch the southwestern Caribbean Sea where a broad area of low pressure has formed. Environmental conditions are expected to be favorable for slow development as the disturbance moves westward. Right now, the NHC has a 10% chance of […]

Iota Weakens to a Tropical Storm over Central America, new area to watch

Hurricane Iota made landfall near Haulover, Nicaragua on Monday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph only about 15 miles south of where Eta made landfall two weeks ago. Right now, the storm is weakening over land. As of Tuesday evening, Iota has maximum sustained winds of 40 […]

Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Iota nearing landfall

As of 10 p.m. Monday, extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Iota has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. The center of Iota is located about 30 miles south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. The storm is expected to bring devastating winds, life-threatening storm surge, and extreme rainfall to portions of Central America. The core of Iota […]