First Alert 6's Nick Weig checks in with storm chaser Brandon Copic fresh off a Gulf Coast hurricane intercept to recap this year's wild severe weather season and what it's really like chasing full-time.

🔹 Copic on intercepting hurricane landfall in Florida Panhandle
🔹 Chasing tornadoes through the Carolinas
🔹 Why Illinois could break the tornado record this year
🔹 Life on the road: 100,000+ miles a year, YouTube, family balance and helping communities hit by tornadoes

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Is the Midwest facing a winter of wild weather whiplash? On this edition of Weather Wise, host Nick Weig is joined by Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord to break down a massive September pattern shift and what an unprecedented "Super El Niño" means for the months ahead.

🌧️ Record-Breaking September Rain: After enduring one of the hottest starts to September on record, Omaha and the Upper Midwest have been slammed with back-to-back rounds of heavy rain—pushing precipitation totals into historic top-10 territory.
🌾 The Toll on Local Agriculture: Why these soaking rains are coming at the worst possible time for area farmers desperately trying to dry down mature crops and navigate soggy fields.
🌀 Tropical Remnants Inbound: How a dip in the jet stream is pulling moisture and energy from the remnants of Hurricane Polo out of the Pacific directly into the Heartland.
❄️ Winter Forecast Wild Cards: Ocean water temperatures are warming faster than ever observed, while competing warm pools near western Alaska create a meteorological clash models have never seen before. What does that mean for snow vs. rain?

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On this episode of Weather Wise, digital anchor Nick Weig sits down with First Alert 6 Chief Meteorologist Matt Serwe to break down why severe storms can unexpectedly fizzle out—and how cutting-edge technology is transforming the future of storm warnings.

⛈️ Breaking down why earlier tornado threats didn't materialize as predicted
⛈️ Surface-based vs. elevated storms and why tapping into ground energy matters
⛈️ How ensemble modeling (DESI) helps forecasters determine realistic storm risk ranges
⛈️ Inside FACETs and next-generation tech aimed at pinpointing hyper-local warnings

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🌡️ Meteorological fall is here, but record-breaking heat says otherwise — we're on pace for the second warmest start to September ever recorded

🌊 A potentially historic El Nino is strengthening fast, with a 60-80% chance of reaching extreme or record levels

🍂 The good news: a busier weather pattern next week brings cooler air and a shot at real fall weather

🚜 What it all means for farmers, frost timing, and the winter ahead 🎙️ Nick Weig and Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord break it all down on this week's Weather Wise

🌩️ Ever heard someone say "the Oma Dome will protect us" when storms roll toward Omaha? First Alert 6 meteorologist Carmelo Luca sets the record straight

🎯 Luca explains it with a dartboard analogy — Omaha is just a tiny bullseye on a much bigger viewing area, so of course storms often miss it

🏙️ There IS a real urban heat island effect around Omaha, but no scientific "dome" that stops severe weather or tornadoes

❄️ The myth pops up for winter storms too — but it's really about shifting storm tracks, not a protective bubble

🌎 Plus: a look at the deadly Himalayan glacier collapse in Nepal and China, and what it means for climate-driven disasters

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Western wildfires threaten another metropolitan area, and closer to home, the First Alert 6 weather team is tracking the trends in temperatures this summer.

🔥 The wind-driven Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada forced tens of thousands to evacuate, shut down schools, destroyed dozens of homes and injured at least seven
🌾 An estimated one million acres burned in western Nebraska this year amid unusually dry conditions
🌡️ August has turned cooler and wetter after one of the driest Julys on record, but near-100 degree heat returns this weekend with above-average warmth expected into September
📊 This year's February and March both rank in the top ten warmest on record, running 7-8 degrees above average
☔ Meteorologist Carmelo Latuca breaks down how our warming climate is shaping local extremes, insurance costs and forecasting itself

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🎙️ On this week's Weather Wise, Nick Weigand and Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord break down how cuts to the National Weather Service are affecting forecast accuracy.
🎈 Weather balloon launches — critical for accurate forecasting — have been reduced and rescheduled at offices across the country, shortening lead time for severe weather.
🌊 Plus: a look back at the flash flooding and water rescues in Lincoln from heavy rain earlier this week.
🤖 And a glimpse into the future: how AI-powered models could revolutionize forecasting in the years ahead.

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🌊 A Super El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific — and meteorologists say it could be unlike anything we've ever seen before. First Alert 6 Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord and Nick Weig break it all down.

🌡️ Pacific Ocean temperatures are rising to unprecedented levels, raising serious concerns in the meteorological community about what this means for global weather patterns this fall and winter.

❄️ What could it mean for YOUR winter? Rusty explains why warmer-than-average doesn't mean snow-free — and why wild weather swings could be on the table.

🌧️ From Pineapple Express storms hammering California to ice storms in Texas and drought and famine risks worldwide, the potential impacts of this Super El Niño are massive and largely uncharted.

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