FOX13 Memphis prepares for an El Niño winter
The station's weather team pairs its seasonal outlook with cold-weather precautions, tornado shelter advice and an explanation of freezing rain.
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Severe Weather Center 13's 2026-2027 Winter Weather Forecast
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- 1:05Humphrey explains how the team's forecast links a strong El Niño to Mid-South winter weather patterns.
- 4:10DuBose uses past El Niño winters to explain why a warmer season can still include dangerous cold.
- 7:11Cold-weather preparation centers on People, Pipes, Pets and Plants.
- 12:43O'Regan outlines tornado shelter rules for home, work and driving.
- 14:17Nations explains the differences between rain, freezing rain and snow.
- 16:56Household and vehicle emergency kits form the special's practical winter-preparation checklist.
Can a warmer-than-average winter still bring dangerous cold? FOX13 Memphis meteorologist Brittani DuBose gives a clear answer in the station's new seasonal special: "Remember, a warmer-than-average winter can still deliver dangerous cold."
"Severe Weather Center 13's 2026-2027 Winter Weather Forecast" was the channel's only new upload this week. Chief meteorologist Andrew Humphrey introduces an outlook built around what the team calls a "Super El Niño," while DuBose revisits earlier strong El Niño winters to explain why Arctic outbreaks remain part of the preparation.
The special doesn't stop at snow. Evan O'Regan covers winter thunderstorms and tornado shelter rules, with University of Memphis associate professor Dr. Dorian Burnette explaining storm tracks. Wendy Nations then separates rain, freezing rain and snow before turning to emergency kits. DuBose's practical checklist is the Four Ps: People, Pipes, Pets and Plants.
The upload had drawn a few hundred views in its opening nine hours and had the strongest daily momentum among the channel's highlighted videos. Across FOX13 Memphis, weekly views reached roughly 354,000, with the current daily audience above its usual level. Subscribers were unchanged. Nearby-sized local station FOX 7 Austin drew a similar weekly view total, though its daily viewing was also running above normal.
Humphrey gives the weather special its guiding principle: "Our goal is to prepare you, not scare you."
El Niño is the warm phase of a global climate pattern involving changes in tropical Pacific sea temperatures. It influences climate across the tropics and subtropics and has links to higher-latitude regions.
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- FOX13 Memphis
- Subscribers
- 108,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 354,030
- Videos published this week
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- November 13, 2026
- Video views so far
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Which university's associate professor contributes to FOX13's winter special?
Dr. Dorian Burnette appears as an associate professor from the University of Memphis.



