Active weather to bring severe storm threats to Colorado
It will be another warmer-than-normal day across the state Wednesday afternoon, but the active weather will bring a risk of severe weather for Eastern Colorado later in the day.
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Alex grew up in Greeley, Colorado, but moved away after college and is now very excited about being home and working in the First Alert Weather Center.
"This Colorado girl is finally back!" she said on her first day at work at CBS News Colorado in 2023.
After graduating from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Alex started walking down the path toward her dream.
She kicked off her career in Casper, Wyoming (KTWO-TV) where she worked as a reporter, anchor, producer, editor, weather forecaster -- you name it. From Wyoming, she moved to Fresno, California (KMPH-TV) where she worked as a weather forecaster and reporter. After spending a few years in sunny and warm California, Alex made the move to the bold north of Minnesota, where she worked at KMSP-TV in Minneapolis as a Weekend Meteorologist for five years.
While in Minneapolis, Alex attended Mississippi State University, receiving her Certificate in Broadcast Meteorology.
Minnesota is also where she met her husband, where her first son was born, and where her love of the water really grew. (It is the "land of 10,000 lakes" after all.)
When she's not forecasting, Alex loves to spend time with her family. She loves to get out and about with her son, including hitting the slopes in the winter. Her family is also quite passionate about pickleball. ("Family holiday tournaments can get quite heated!" she said.)
Just The Facts
Alma mater: University of Colorado -- Sko Buffs!
Most memorable interview: Billy Bob Thornton
Role model: My momma
Dream job: This one.
Job you would never attempt: Beekeeper
Star sign: Leo
First TV appearance: An interview at my college graduation
What are you listening to? Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Old Dominion
Hometown: Greeley
Hobbies: When I'm in the right frame of mind, I consider myself an excellent organizer. Also, painting while sipping on a glass of wine and listening to jazz music. And anything with my son.
Favorite food: Baguette and butter... but it must be good butter. Preferably with crystalized salt on top.
Number of siblings: 3
Number of pets: One. An oversized Yorkie named Finley
Favorite sports team: The Broncos, the Buffs, and the Vikings (by marriage)
Favorite author: Paulo Coelho
Favorite vacation spot: Sint Maarten for the beaches and the memories, Italy for the wine and the countryside.
Least favorite household chore: Taking out the diaper pail.
Favorite word: Quintessential
Favorite noise: My son's laugh
Least favorite noise: My dog's nails on the garage floor
What keeps you in Colorado? Family! And it doesn't hurt that it's gorgeous here.
What's the biggest risk you've taken? Leaving one internship in college for another potential internship at a television station. I think it worked out.
You can contact Alex by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.
It will be another warmer-than-normal day across the state Wednesday afternoon, but the active weather will bring a risk of severe weather for Eastern Colorado later in the day.
"If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." We've all heard the saying before, and today that will ring quite true as Colorado prepares for a big shift in our weather pattern.
After a wet start to the day across the Denver metro area, gradual clearing will give way to a sunny sky by Monday afternoon.
Warm, windy, and dry weather for Wednesday afternoon has prompted the First Alert Weather Team to call a First Alert Weather Day for Wednesday.
After last week's active, wet weather, this week brings more mild, dry, and warmer-than-normal conditions to Colorado.
It's opening day for the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Friday, and the weather will be typical spring weather in Colorado. Cool and cloudy, with a bit of a breeze, and there are chances of rain and snow throughout the day.
After a fairly mild Monday, the active weather is picking up across Colorado on Tuesday.
After last week's warm, quiet, summer-like weather, we are settling into an unsettled week of weather across Colorado.
Friday will again bring another above average afternoon, however, today will come with more clouds across our sky. If you're looking to spend ample amounts of time outside, today would be the day to do so.
Colorado has the potential to break temperature records on Thursday
Winds in Colorado pick up in Spring, but this March has been blustery.
If you've found yourself thinking that it has been rather windy this March, you would not be wrong. This time of year, the winds in Colorado historically pick up, but this March has given us more than our fair share of windy days.
A warm but windy start to the week as summer-like heat builds through Friday. The stretch of summer-like heat kicks off Monday, but the start of the week also comes with windy conditions.
Friday afternoon will very closely resemble the weather we saw on Thursday with high temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 50s. At times, on Friday afternoons, winds could gust as high as 25 mph across the Denver metro area.
With the vernal equinox at 3:01 a.m. on March 20, Spring has officially sprung!