More about Jill Kyvig
Centerville, Minn.
I guess you could say that I have had an interest in the weather for most of my life. I first became aware of weather and its effect on daily life with the 1966 tornado outbreaks that struck Fridley. A child at the time, I vividly recall being scooped up by my mother and carried into our storm shelter as the storms passed over our Maplewood home.
As a young mother, I learned to sooth my children’s fears of storms by maintaining a calm exterior, with an eye on the sky, and my ear to the radio.
In 2005, along with my husband, I attended Skywarn training and earned my certification. I discovered that I could be of service to the community by earning my amateur radio license (HAM), and reporting observations directly to the National Weather Service on the Skywarn radio nets. I earned my radio license two months later.
Today, I keep my ear to a different type of radio (HAM), along with TV and the Internet whenever I can. My husband and I work as a team during severe spring and summer storms by watching the skies and along with our home weather station, we report any significant observations to Skywarn. I particularly enjoy tracking the path of storms from the safety of our home station.
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November 23, 2009 - WCCO-TV @ Your Desk 11 A.M. Weather UpdateDon't look now, but there's the possibility for a little bit of snow in the forecast, Mike Augustyniak reports (1:00).
November 23, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 7 A.M. Weather UpdateThe atmosphere is expected to be somewhat unsettled over the next few days, Mike Augustyniak reports (1:00).
Nov. 22, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9:30 P.M. Weather UpdateEven though we are expecting some precipitation, it won't be heavy and there is only a chance of rain and snow mixed late Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
Nov. 22, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 5 P.M. Weather UpdateIn the past, it has not been uncommon to have a Thanksgiving week storm somewhere in the midwest that would threaten travel plans. That will not be the case this year, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
November 22, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 11 A.M. Weather UpdateAbove average temperatures again Sunday but snow and showers on the way into the week, Ron Trenda reports (1:00).
November 21, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 9:30 P.M. Weather UpdatePatchy fog Sunday morning, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
November 21, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 4 P.M. Weather UpdateIncreasing clouds should keep Saturday evening above 40, Mike Fairbourne reports (1:00).
Nov. 21, 2009 - WCCO 4 News Saturday Morning Weather ReportAnother mild day with clear skies, Ron Trenda reports (1:47).
Nov. 20, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 6:30 P.M. Weather UpdateIt will be breezy Saturday, but this will be the warmer day, Chris Shaffer reports (1:00).
Nov. 20, 2009 - WCCO 4 News 4 P.M. Weather ReportThis weekend will be mostly sunny Saturday and mostly cloudy on Sunday, Chris Shaffer reports (1:00).
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