Chase Franks
Meteorologist / Reporter
WTOK
Chase Franks joined the WTOK team in March 2022 as the weekend meteorologist. He is beyond excited to start his career at WTOK and hopes to learn as much as he can about the Queen City.
Chase is from the Lone Star State as he was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He made his way over to Mississippi by transferring to Mississippi State University where he plans on graduating in 2024 with a bachelors in Broadcast Meteorology. Before coming to Mississippi State, Chase was a kicker for the University of the Incarnate Word football team. While sports have always been a big part of his life, weather had always been his passion. Chase is so excited to share his passion and love for the weather with the Community.
When Chase is not working at WTOK, he enjoys working out, hanging out with friends and family, and relaxing and watching numerous Tv shows and anime. He also enjoys any sports program, particularly hockey and football. If the Dallas Stars or Mississippi State Bulldogs are playing, you will see him glued to the Tv.
Peppermint Pops promised to bring the cheer and celebration of Christmas to life with a program of carols and seasonal brass classics.
At the start of our week, we will have temperatures staying about average to a bit above average in the mid to upper 60s with sunny and partly cloudy skies.
Our best chance for rain was earlier in the day but we still do have a chance for some isolated showers later on this evening.
Today at the MSU Riley Center people gathered for the Christmas Bazaar which gave people an opportunity to shop locally.
This event allowed people to throw things out that they wouldn’t normally be able to put into their trashcan or dumpster such as old tires, used oil, cell phones, pesticides, and things of that nature.
Storms will continue to push east, and we will start to clear up so there is a slight chance for a stray shower at the start of our day, but after the lunch hours, we will be sitting fairly nice.
Hello everyone, we are under a Weather Alert Day as we watch for the severe threat of storms tonight that will continue into the overnight timeframe.
Daytime heating and the amount of clearing in our cloud cover could greatly impact the forecast and if there are any showers that use up any of the instability during the day before the front approaches.
Severe weather is on the horizon though as we are eyeing our first severe system of the fall severe weather season.
Today up in Scooba there was a bikeathon where many people came out to raise money for St. Jude.
Please review your tornado safety plan just in case you get caught in a situation, BE PREPARED NOT SCARED!
This will bring rain to much of the drought-ridden areas of Mississippi and Alabama as there looks to be This storm over Tuesday and Wednesday could drop anywhere from 1-3 inches of rain to a drought-ridden area
This storm over Tuesday and Wednesday could drop anywhere from 3-5 inches of rain to a drought-ridden area.
Veterans’ Day is about more than parades and memorials though as these were people who served our country in times of need.
For our weekend we have a lot of plans going on across Mississippi and Alabama and most places have alternate plans for if it does rain in the morning so check in with any event you are planning to attend.
A frontal boundary will be moving in on Friday and will bring us some much-needed rain across the area as well as bring back below-average temperatures to have us feel like fall.
Expect dense fog in low-lying areas through the early morning, especially along areas around I-59 and south of I-20.
With some windy conditions there is a slight risk of wildfire danger so please Heed local burn bans.
The organization wanted to promote meridians’ history to the people and show where the city came from in hopes of teaching more meridians about our culture and history.
This unique course gave riders an opportunity to see beautiful scenery and the gently rolling hills of east Mississippi.
Temperatures will be above average come Monday as we will stay in the upper 70s and low 80s for the next five days.
This was the last Earth’s Bounty of the season but if you did miss it then don’t worry because it will be back next spring, but it is ending for the rest of the year.
Temperatures will remain in the mid to low 80s across the week with a limited threat of wildfire danger.
Sunday we will see this warmer trend continue as temperatures will stay in the low to mid 80s with plenty of cloud cover.
But there is a great community surrounding him as people from all over come out to support Bentley every year with their trail ride and this trail ride and auction has turned from giving back to the family into giving back to the Children’s of Mississippi Hospital.
With this heat-up and the addition of low humidity values and breezy conditions have prompted us to be in an elevated threat for dangerous wildfire conditions.
Other than the gusty winds temperatures will stay fairly nice for the rest of the week with highs getting up into the upper 70s and low 80s.
Highs tomorrow will be roughly 10 to 15 degrees below average as clear skies will prevail tomorrow and we will slowly warm up to average temperatures by Wednesday.
Today the MAX hosted their fall fling to bring activities to all ages in hopes of promoting activities within the city.
Conditions will remain very windy with winds anywhere from 20 to 25 mph and gusts up to 30 mph across the area for the rest of the weekend as a frontal boundary continues to track east.
The next chance of rain will be on Wednesday as it looks like we could see rain continuing into the late week as we are still in desperate need of rain.
This weekend the Meridian Railroad Museum hosted their storytelling event to share the early railroad history in Meridian.
You could not have asked for a more beautiful day today and a lot of people across the area used it to enjoy Earth’s Bounty today.
Please take this very seriously as a Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of Mississippi and please heed local burn bans.
Drought continues to plague Mississippi and other southern states and as we continue to look forward rain continues to stay out of our forecast.
Scattered showers will begin developing off to our west and they will slowly push east and we will see some rain late this afternoon and evening.
There was a car show with plenty of vendors and live music for everyone to enjoy all day today with plenty of other forms of entertainment for everyone to enjoy.
Temperatures will stay average for this time of year in the low 90s and upper 80s with fall finally here.
With how dry it is please head local burn bans and I would discourage any open burning as we have elevated conditions that would promote wildfires to grow increasingly dangerous.
Conditions will stay fairly nice as we slowly near the first day of fall.
The rest of our weekend will stay dry as we will have temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s with our lows staying in the low 60s and upper 50s so fairly mild.
Science Saturday offers an inclusive environment that inspires children and families to explore steam concepts and uncover possible careers in Mississippi.
The Strong Together Foundation here in Meridian hosted its annual 5k here in downtown.
A lot of sunshine is expected over the coming days so go outside and enjoy it!
Even without making landfall, this storm will bring some very dangerous surf conditions along with rip currents along the East Coast by Sunday.
Even without making landfall, this storm will bring some very dangerous surf conditions along with rip currents along the East Coast by Sunday.
Tropical Storm Margot has formed off the coast of Africa and is the 13th named storm of the season.
