Stephanie Abrams (born October 27, 1978) is an American television

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who has worked for

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(TWC) since 2003. She currently co-hosts '' America's Morning Headquarters'' with Jim Cantore and Jordan Steele early weekday mornings, as well as ''Pattern'' alongside Steele. She was also employed by

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and occasionally appeared on

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and

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Education

A graduate of Space Camp,Roop, Lee 898(August 20, 2010
"Space Camp alum Stephanie Abrams features Huntsville on The Weather Channel"
'' Alabama.com'' Abrams attended the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

in Gainesville, where she earned a

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(B.S.) in

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, with a minor in

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. She graduated with honors and was elected to

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. She was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, where she served as president of the chapter. Abrams's second degree was a B.S. in

meteorology Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...

from

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(FSU) in Tallahassee, where she graduated ''

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''. At Florida State, Abrams, like other meteorology students, practiced on-air forecasts on ''FSU Live'', a student-run news and weather production on a Tallahassee cable channel. She worked as a teaching assistant at FSU, teaching a class about meteorology. She said about FSU: "I think the professors made a difference in that they were so engaged with the kids and also there were small classes there, so it was really nice that the class hung out together, and it was nice to have that kind of environment."

Career

Abrams's first position was as a morning meteorologist at WTXL, the ABC affiliate in

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. In July 2003, Abrams began on-air work for

as a reporter and fill-in, roles she filled until 2005, when she joined her first show, ''Weekend View'', as a co-host. In 2006, she became an on-camera meteorologist as co-host of ''Abrams and Bettes: Beyond the Forecast'' and then went on to ''Weather Center'', also with co-host Mike Bettes. Beginning on July 20, 2009, she co-anchored ''Wake Up With Al'' with Al Roker on weekday mornings from NBC studios in New York. Abrams also occasionally filled in for Roker on ''

'', and occasionally joined

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on '' America's Morning Headquarters'' (AMHQ). During the

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, she and Roker reported live from

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from February 8 to 28 for ''Wake Up With Al'' and ''AMHQ''. ''Wake Up With Al'' was cancelled in 2015, and Abrams returned to work from the Weather Channel's studios in Atlanta.Battaglio, Stephen (September 29, 2015
"Weather Channel cuts shows and staff amid uncertain future "
''

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'' Abrams was interim weather anchor on ''

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'' in 2012 when Bill Karins and Janice Huff left, until Dylan Dreyer arrived. She co-hosted The Weather Channel programs ''On The Radar'' from 2012 to 2013 and ''Morning Rush'' (formerly ''Your Weather Today'') on weekdays from 2009 to 2014. Abrams is now a co-host of ''America’s Morning Headquarters'' with Jim Cantore and Jordan Steele, as well as the co-host of ''Pattrn'' with Steele.

Memberships

Abrams is a member of the

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(NWA) and the

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Its mission is to advance the atmosph ...

(AMS) and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002 to 2003. She holds the seal of approval from the AMS.Staff (ndg
"Stephanie Abrams"

Alumni Association website.

In popular culture

In 2014 Abrams had a cameo appearance as herself in the film '' Sharknado 2: The Second One''.

References

External links

Profile - The Weather Channel
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