Alex Libby
Meteorologist at WKRN-TV (Nashville, TN)
AMS Certified #914 broadcast meteorologist @wkrn in Nashville, Tennessee | Maine native | Plymouth State 19’ | The only non-bias meteorologist.
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1 week ago |
wkrn.com | Alex Libby
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The News 2 Weather Authority team is forecasting the hottest temperatures of the year to arrive for the start of summer. A ‘heat dome’ will bring extreme temperatures to the eastern half of the United States. The forecast for the first weekend of summer is for temperatures in the mid-90s and feels like temperatures over 100° from Saturday, June 21, through Wednesday, June 25. These high temperatures are caused by a heat dome.
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1 week ago |
wkrn.com | Alex Libby
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Meteorological summer has already started, but the first day of summer isn’t until Friday, June 20th. We all know that summer in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky is going to be hot and humid, but how hot will it get? During the average summer in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, we see high temperatures and high humidity compared to folks to our north. The average high temperature for Nashville during the summer months gets as high as the low 90s.
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1 week ago |
wkrn.com | Alex Libby
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The first half of 2025 has been wet for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Severe weather caused issues earlier this year and now it appears that the wet and humid weather is ideal for mosquitoes. According to Matthew Peters, communications director for the Metro Public Health Department, the West Nile Virus was found in Nashville mosquitoes much earlier than normal this year. He added the presence of West Nile typically correlates with high numbers of mosquitoes.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Alex Libby
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The first half of 2025 has been wet for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Severe weather caused issues earlier this year and now it appears that the wet and humid weather is ideal for mosquitoes. According to Matthew Peters, communications director for the Metro Public Health Department, the West Nile Virus was found in Nashville mosquitoes much earlier than normal this year. He added the presence of West Nile typically correlates with high numbers of mosquitoes.
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2 weeks ago |
wkrn.com | Alex Libby
LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tornadoes can be extremely destructive and dangerous with winds reaching in excess of 200 miles per hour. However, have you ever wondered what the weakest tornado is? The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used to determine the severity of tornadoes: from an EF-0, the weakest, to an EF-5, the strongest. Source: WKRNAccording to the scale, an EF-0 tornado has winds ranging from 65 to 85 mph.
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