Brady Taylor

Waco

Chief Meteorologist at KWTX-TV (Waco, TX)

Chief Meteorologist at KNCT-TV (Killeen, TX)

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FIRST ALERT: Multiple Rounds of Rain Likely This Week!

2 weeks ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

Keep the umbrella handy this week, because we are likely to dodge several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Luckily the severe weather threat with the showers and storms this week doesn’t look high, but a few storms may be strong enough to produce some quarter size hail and possibly some winds up to 60 mph. The bigger story with the rain this week will be the potential for locally heavy rainfall.
FIRST ALERT: Late Night Strong Storms Possible for Parts of Central Texas!

3 weeks ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

Most of the day is quiet and hot with heat index values this afternoon, once again, ranging from 100-105°. Storms will kick off Sunday afternoon in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas, bringing threats like very large hail, strong winds, and possibly a tornado.These storms are expected to rapidly merge into a large cluster or squall line as they move east and southeast into North Texas, and eventually into Central Texas overnight.
First Alert: Strong Storm Potential Increasing Tonight

3 weeks ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the northern half of Central Texas until 2AM. As a cold front approaches Central Texas from the north tonight, we will see a line of strong storm move into our area. The main severe weather risk from these storms is 60mph+ straight line winds, and hail over half dollar size. As these storms push south overnight we expect them to slowly lose their strength. The bulk of the stormy weather will be out of our area by sunrise Wednesday.
First Alert Weather Day: One final round of strong storms overnight Thursday into Friday

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Sean Bellafiore |Brady Taylor

The past few days have featured rounds of thunderstorms across the state all thanks to a stalled front keeping the atmosphere unsettled. The weather pattern will change to kick the storm chances to the curb Friday, but that weather change arrives with a cold front bringing us another chance for strong-to-severe storms Thursday night into Friday morning. It’s another First Alert Weather Day tonight into the pre-dawn hours Friday.
Call to action: Climate Action Sarnia Lambton warns Bill 5 would roll back environmental protections

1 month ago | thesarniajournal.ca | Brady Taylor

On Thursday, April 17th, the Ontario government introduced Bill 5 - the Protecting Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act - an unprecedented attack on Ontario’s rule of law. This latest attack is on species at risk, healthy communities, clean energy and the rights of Indigenous peoples - all to benefit handpicked individuals and corporations close to the government.
First Alert Weather Day: Strong storms are AGAIN back in the forecast late today, tonight

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Sean Bellafiore |Brady Taylor

Shower and thunderstorm chances are back in the forecast today, and the latest forecast model data is suggesting that there will be a better chance for severe storms today than previously thought. With strong storms in the forecast this afternoon, today is a First Alert Weather DayInstead of seeing an upper-level storm pattern that would favor your typical BIG Spring severe storms, the weather pattern has been a bit stagnant over the last few days.
Degrees of Science: Cardiac Care for Orangutans

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

(KWTX) -Cardiac Disease is one of the leading causes of death for Orangutans in managed care. Cameron Park Zoo in Waco is leading the way in developing new trainings for Orangutans that will help zoo staff catch cardiac disease in Orangutans earlier. The staff at Cameron Park Zoo had to develop new trainings to allow staff to take X-rays, blood pressure readings, EKGs, and blood draws from the Orangutans. Emily Ellison, a trainer at Cameron Park Zoo, shows us how these trainings were developed.
First Alert Weather Day: Severe storms possible on Memorial Day

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Sean Bellafiore |CD Finley |Brady Taylor

It’s shaping up to be a stormy Memorial Day across Central Texas! With potentially two rounds of strong storms Monday, Memorial Day is a First Alert Weather Day!We’ll need to make some adjustments to the timing of Monday’s showers and storms over the coming days, but the traditional severe weather players will be back!Any storms that form Monday may contain large hail and strong wind gusts bringing Central Texas under a level 2 severe weather risk, which is a 15% chance of seeing severe weather.
Thunderstorm Chances Increasing this Evening

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

Scattered thunderstorms are likely as we push into the evening hours. The overall severe weather threat doesn’t look too high for Central Texas, but a few isolated strong to severe storms are possible. We will be watching strong storms developing across North Texas through the late afternoon hours.
FIRST ALERT: Isolated Strong Storms Possible Monday!

1 month ago | kwtx.com | Brady Taylor

We have another FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY in place across Central Texas Monday. We have the chance for spotty strong afternoon and evening thunderstorms. There will be plenty of fuel for storms, but the coverage of storms will likely be limited. Dryline weather days in Central Texas are very boom or bust. So there is a chance we don’t see any storms form, and we are seeing some of our high resolution models picking up on that.