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: Winter Freeze
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what the record for freezes in winter at DFW is.
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NBC 5 Forecast: An uneventful weather pattern
The overall weather pattern the next several days will be uneventful. Nights will be chilly with lows in the 30s with patchy frost likely. The days will feature sunshine through Monday with highs right around 60.
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Weather Quiz: Wind Chill
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which of the following is impacted by
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NBC 5 Forecast: Record warmth giving way to a chilly Thanksgiving
DFW set a new record high temperature of 83 Wednesday afternoon, breaking the previous record of 82 set in 1905. But a strong cold front will drop south through North Texas during the evening ushering in much chillier air.
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Weather Quiz: Cold Front
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what process is a cold fron that is weakening going through?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Another round of cold air arrives Thanksgiving
A cold front arrives Wednesday night into Thanksgiving Day with another batch of cooler air. Thursday will be breezy and much cooler with highs in the 50s.
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Weather Quiz: Lake Effect Snow
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what lake effect snow is enhanced by.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Two cold fronts Thanksgiving week
The first cold front of two this week arrived this morning. Thanks to the cold front overnight lows will drop into the upper 30s and low 40s.
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NBC 5 Forecast: An uneventful weather pattern
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Weather Quiz: Freezes
DFW’s average first freeze occurs on Nov. 22 and we average 29 freezes a winter. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks for the fewest number of freezes we’ve seen in a winter.
