NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell joined NBC 5 in August 2012 and can be seen weekdays on NBC 5 First at Four and NBC 5 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
Before NBC 5, Mitchell had been chief meteorologist at KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, since 1994.
While there, he was responsible for covering some of the most intense storms, including several tornado outbreaks, flooding, blizzards, and wildfires. Before that, he forecasted weather at WOI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, and at AccuWeather, based in State College, Pennsylvania.
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He earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Nebraska and received the CBM seal from the American Meteorological Society.
The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press have recognized him for his severe weather forecasting experiences. Mitchell’s team of meteorologists at KOCO-TV was also recognized by the Oklahoma governor, Frank Keating, for their exceptional work covering an EF-5 tornado in May 1999 in Oklahoma City.
Rick and his wife have been married for more than 25 years and have a daughter and a son.
The Latest
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Severe risk has ended but showers continue overnight
The severe weather threat has ended across North Texas, but scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue overnight. Occasional downpours are likely, but no severe weather is expected.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Risk of severe storms into tonight
A cold front is moving through North Texas, bringing widespread thunderstorms. These storms could be severe, with a threat of damaging winds, hail, and the possibility of tornadoes.
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LIVE RADAR: Severe risk has ended but showers continue overnight
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Weather Quiz: Water temperatures
Land and ocean water temperatures decrease slowly in the fall. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks why this happens.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Scattered showers possible, better chance of rain this weekend
A better chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives this weekend. It won’t be a washout, but you may want to have a backup plan if you have outdoor plans. While it could rain at any point, the better chance favors Saturday and Sunday evening. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy and mild.
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Weather Quiz: Thunderstorm component
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what component of a thunderstorm air rushing into a storm feeds.
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Halloween forecast cooler after cold front brings thunderstorms late tonight
The weather pattern shifts from warm and windy to seasonably cool and wet for the next coming days. Strong to severe storms arrive late tonight as a cold front moves in.
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Weather Quiz: October 1981 tornadoes
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: The most active October for tornadoes in North Texas was in 1981. How many were there?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Thunderstorms likely Wednesday night
Our warm, windy and muggy weather will be coming to an end. A cold front will move across North Texas late Wednesday night bringing a good chance of thunderstorms followed by cooler and less humid weather.
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Weather Quiz: Beaufort scale
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what weather feature measurement the Beaufort scale was created to standardize.
