David Payne

Oklahoma City

Chief Meteorologist at KWTV-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

KWTV News 9 Chief Meteorologist...love my family first..weather second.

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David Payne's Spring 2025 forecast

2 months ago | news9.com | David Payne

All right, Oklahoma! It's that time of year when we look ahead and talk about what’s coming this spring. After an incredibly busy and violent 2024 tornado season that shattered records, we’re gearing up for another active season. So, let’s dive into my spring forecast for 2025. A Look Back at 2024’s Historic Tornado SeasonLast year was one for the record books.
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition to launch exhibition featuring young Oklahoman artists

Mar 2, 2025 | news9.com | Graham Dowers |Matt McCabe |David Payne |MaKayla Glenn |Jeromee Scot

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) is hosting Momentum, an exhibition featuring Oklahoma artists under the age of 30.
DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE: David Payne explains OKC metro's chances of ice and snow

Feb 11, 2025 | news9.com | David Payne

As the Oklahoma City metro prepares for ice and snow, we caught up with Chief Meteorologist David Payne in between Tuesday's 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts. David went live on News 9's Instagram to give us an even more in-depth look on when ice and snow will fall, how much to expect, and where Oklahomans will see the biggest impact to road conditions. You can watch in the embed below, and check out more sources for need-to-know winter weather info after the video.
David Payne's Winter Forecast

Nov 7, 2024 | news9.com | David Payne

After a stormy start to November with 75 tornado warnings, Oklahomans can expect winter weather that’s likely to be less extreme, according to Chief Meteorologist David Payne. Payne shared his winter weather forecast, predicting a milder winter with below-average snowfall for most of the state. "We have been analyzing the data from all across the globe, and we've put all that together to come up with ... what we think is going to happen over the next several months," said Payne.
Bob Mills SkyNews 9 Helicopter Returns With High-Tech Upgrades

Oct 10, 2024 | news9.com | David Payne

In breaking news, every minute counts. When safety is on the line, nothing can beat a bird's-eye view of news and weather. More than a year after a tornado destroyed both helicopters for News 9 and News On 6, Jim Gardner and Bob Mills SkyNews 9 are back in the air with a cutting-edge helicopter equipped with advanced technology. The new Bell 505 helicopter, built from the ground up, is the most technologically advanced helicopter News 9 has ever had.
11 Years Later: Behind The Storm Of The May 20, 2013 Tornado

May 24, 2024 | news9.com | David Payne

It's been more than a decade since our nation's last EF-5 tornado tore through Moore. One family who survived the storm says it destroyed their home and nearly everything in it. But inside, one of their few remaining possessions, they wrote a thank you note to David Payne for saving their lives. “On May 20, 2013 I was in southwest Oklahoma City tracking another mile-wide EF-5 tornado as it came into Moore. I said this is May 3, 1999 all over again.
David Payne's Wednesday Overnight Forecast

May 22, 2024 | news9.com | David Payne

Meteorologist David Payne is in the Bob Mills Weather Center with your overnight forecast. Meteorologist David Payne is in the Bob Mills Weather Center with your overnight forecast.
May 3, 1999 Storms: The Day That Changed Everything

May 2, 2024 | news9.com | David Payne

While Oklahoma has been cleaning up from the tornado since Saturday, this week also marks 25 years since one of our state's most historic storms on May 3rd, 1999. A powerful F-5 tornado packed the highest wind speeds ever recorded tore through central Oklahoma News 9 experts who tracked that monster storm are took us back to the tornado that changed everything. Nobody knew it was gonna be history. Worst day ever.
Retro Arcade And Restaurant Opens In Broken Arrow's Rose District

Apr 30, 2024 | news9.com | Alyssa Miller |Matt McCabe |David Payne |Elizabeth Fitz |MaKayla Glenn |Alex Cameron | +1 more

Broken Arrow's Rose District has a new business. It's a retro 80's and 90's arcade with "rad eats." News On 6's Alyssa Miller was live to check it out.
Jazz news: Hollywood Jazz Orchestra Play The Grape—Ventura's Only Jazz Club on May 23, 2024

Apr 13, 2024 | allaboutjazz.com | David Payne

I'm excited for the HJO performance at The Grape, as it provides an opportunity to showcase the virtuosityand versatility of the HJO musicians. Charley Harrison The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra is coming to The Grape, Ventura's only Jazz Club, Thursday May 23rd @ 7.30 p.m.The 16 piece Hollywood Jazz Orchestra is led by Conductor, Composer, Arranger Charley Harrison, who has also been the Director of UCLA Jazz Orchestra since 2004.