Jennifer Watson

Jennifer is the weekend morning meteorologist at WHNT News 19. She has over three years of experience forecasting weather in the Southeast.

Jennifer grew up in Rochester, NY where she grew up shoveling feet of lake effect snow and dealing with below zero wind chills in the Winters. Her family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina while Jennifer was in high school. After graduation she attended East Carolina University where she graduated with a bachelor of science in Geography, a minor in mathematics and certificates in both Atmospheric Science and Geographic Information Systems. She then went to Mississippi State University where she taught GIS labs and did research for the Institute of Clean Energy Technology, along with studying and earning her Masters degree in Geosciences with a concentration in Broadcast Meteorology.

During her last semester at MSU she did the weekend weather at WTVA in Tupelo, MS, where after graduation she became a fulltime meteorologist and has worked for the past three years. While at WTVA, Jennifer covered one of the most historic tornado outbreaks in U.S. history on April 27th, 2011. Along with presenting weekday forecasts in Tupelo, Jennifer also worked part time at Hyperion Technology Group Inc. where she did research in the Great Plains chasing storms.

In her spare time, Jennifer loves to travel, storm chase and spend time with her family and friends.

Recent Articles

  • More Showers & Storms – Talladega Forecast

    Posted on: 10:12 am, May 5, 2013, by

    Rain chances will be increasing across the Tennessee Valley throughout the day as an upper low tracks right over the...
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  • Rain Slowly Clearing – Minor Flooding Still Possible

    Posted on: 10:03 am, May 4, 2013, by

    Rain started moving into northwest Alabama yesterday afternoon and persisted throughout much of the overnight as a cold front approached...
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  • Valleywx.com: Storms Still Expected Thursday

    Posted on: 3:23 pm, April 9, 2013, by

    We have been monitoring the potential for severe storms since last week, as the timing and strength of the storm...
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  • NWS Confirms Two EF2 Tornadoes From Monday’s Storms

    Posted on: 12:16 pm, March 20, 2013, by , updated on: 12:29pm, March 20, 2013

    TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT) – The preliminary damage survey has been released by the National Weather Service in Huntsville in regards...
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  • Your Pictures: Comet Pan-STARRS

    Posted on: 9:21 am, March 13, 2013, by and , updated on: 01:48pm, April 12, 2013

    TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT) – You still have a few more chances to see Comet Pan-STARRS if you missed it.  It’s...
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  • Valleywx.com: Rain, Storms Quickly Moving East

    Posted on: 1:01 pm, March 5, 2013, by

    Showers and storms are continuing to quickly track east-northeast across the Tennessee Valley at about 55-65 mph, as a cold...
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  • Flurries Tapering Off – Slick Spots Possible

    Posted on: 9:40 pm, March 2, 2013, by

    Scattered flurries are slowly tapering off across the Tennessee Valley, with many likely still seeing a few flakes flying. Armor...
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  • Flurries/Snow Showers Continue Into The Evening

    Posted on: 4:04 pm, March 2, 2013, by

    Flurries and snow showers have increased this afternoon across the Tennessee Valley,  as they move in from middle Tennessee, tracking...
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  • Snow Showers Likely This Afternoon

    Posted on: 10:36 am, March 2, 2013, by

    There have been patches of flurries across the area all morning long, with heavier snow inching ever so closer to...
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  • More Snow Possible Today – Light Accumulations Possible

    Posted on: 8:12 am, March 2, 2013, by

    We are getting several reports of flurries this morning. Most of the accumulations have been in the highest elevations of...
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  • Overnight Weather Update

    Posted on: 4:47 am, March 2, 2013, by

    Good morning everyone! Light snow and flurries continue to fall across the area this morning. Thankfully, widespread travel issues aren’t...
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