

I have loved witnessing the effects from the Great Lakes on our weather lake breezes kicking up thunderstorms in the spring, lake effect snow squalls developing in minutes, and even watching a northeast breeze in November keep the clouds locked in for weeks," he said, adding, "I guess I could just keep this short and answer, 'the snow.'" The summers aren’t too hot and the winters aren’t too cold. "I tell everyone southeast Michigan has the best weather in the country.
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I loved being a part of nonprofits like Gilda’s Club, and visiting schools to talk about science and weather.”Jeanes also shared his thoughts on the most interesting thing about covering the region’s weather. “I met so many great, hardworking people and was happy to be a part of this community. He told the Free Press via email that he will miss the people of metro Detroit the most. The Eastern Illinois University alum, class of 2010, worked at WWBT-TV in Richmond, Virginia, and KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona, where he was chief meteorologist until moving to Detroit. Jeanes joined Detroit's ABC affiliate as a morning meteorologist in 2017.

More: WDIV-TV meteorologist Paul Gross to retire after more than 40 years More: Detroit anchor Dave LewAllen announces he's retiring from WXYZ's 7 Action News “While I’m beyond excited to start this new chapter, it is heartbreaking to leave the place I’ve called home for so many years,” he wrote.
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Jeanes announced last week on Facebook that he soon will be joining Chicago’s WMAQ-TV NBC 5 news team.ĭescribing it as a lifelong dream to forecast for his home TV market, Jeanes - a native of Naperville, Illinois - also posted that it won’t be easy for him and his family to say goodbye to metro Detroit. WXYZ-TV (7 Action News) meteorologist Kevin Jeanes is trading the Motor City for the Windy City.
