Jonathan Stacey currently provides traffic reports for WBTV News This Morning, co-hosts QC Morning and delivers the weather forecast for the WBTV News at Noon.
He joined us from WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida where we worked as a meteorologist and environmental reporter. Jonathan has also held on-air positions in Bowling Green, KY, Bristol, VA and Huntsville, AL.
Jonathan was born in East Alabama and spent most of his childhood years in Middle and East Tennessee. He's an honors graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where he completed his degree in electronic media communications. Jonathan also earned his theological studies graduate degree from Vanderbilt University.
He also completed his meteorology training at Mississippi State University. Jonathan holds memberships with the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society.
As an undergraduate, Jonathan was selected for and completed a fellowship with NBC News in New York City. He interned at WTVF-TV and WKRN-TV in Nashville. After graduation, Jonathan started his career as an associate producer at WSMV-TV.
Jonathan is a licensed clergyman and has served in various ministerial roles in congregations in Alabama and Tennessee. He is also a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated and the National Association of Black Journalists.
When he’s off on-air, Jonathan is likely in the gym or sitting before a great meal at a local restaurant or on a plane heading to his next travel destination.
If you’d like Jonathan to speak or make an appearance at you next event, please email him at jstacey@wbtv.com.
The Charlotte Metro area could receive up to an inch of additional rainfall before the heaviest downpours pull north and east of the region this evening.
Expect heavy rainfall Thursday and Friday as the remnants of Sally moves into the Southeast, with a fall-like air mass settling into the region over the weekend.
The main threats will be from frequent cloud to ground lightning, locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds. However, localized excessive rainfall and flash flooding cannot be ruled out.
Both days will feature high temperatures in the upper 80s, though Sunday looks to be the better day with a lot more sunshine and much lower rain chances.
While today offers much more sunshine in comparison to Tuesday, brighter skies will only emphasis the return of high temperatures in the lower 90s this afternoon.
A couple isolated showers or thundershowers can’t be ruled out especially west of I-77 this afternoon, but most neighborhoods should remain fairly dry.
A First Alert continues through Friday afternoon into the evening as an additional wave of wet weather will push over neighborhoods mainly south and east of I-85.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area this afternoon and into this evening. The primary threats will be locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and lightning.
Slow-moving thunderstorms will produce locally heavy rain and a risk of flooding this afternoon into early tonight and a Flash Flood Watch as been issued for our northern Mountain counties.
