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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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.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Much needed rain coming later this week
An active week of weather change is upon us! Warm and windy conditions will contribute again Tuesday, although the humidity levels will be increasing, helping to lower the grass fire risk. Tuesday winds could gust to 40 mph with highs in the mid 80s.
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NBC 5 Forecast: A windy start to the week, then big changes
Winds will increase by Sunday night, with the strongest winds expected on Monday and Tuesday. Make sure your outdoor Halloween decorations are secured, winds could gust up to 35-40 mph. A pattern change is expected by midweek, bringing cooler temperatures and much needed rain to North Texas. This unsettled weather pattern will remain in place through Election Day.
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Weather Quiz: Vertical transport
The vertical transport of heat and moisture is known by what other meteorological term?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Unseasonably warm and dry weather continues through the weekend
Warm and dry weather will continue through the weekend despite a weak cold front coming in. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell tells us when we can expect a change in the weather pattern.
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Weather Quiz: Losing daylight
We’re losing daylight this time of year, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks do we lose more daylight in the morning or evening, or is it equal?
