April 27th

This was a historic tornado outbreak across the Southeast, including 2 EF-5 tornadoes in my viewing area.

What Do I Do?

I am the morning - noon meteorologist at WCBI and having a blast doing that!

Graduation

The past four years have been a great journey! Here is a brief synopsis to get you up to speed!

Forecasting Champions!

Mississippi State won its 3rd consecutive forecasting championship!!! Click the picture for more details.

Review of the Big Snow Event

Click the image to read a review and see pictures of our January historic snow event.

Tornado in South Dakota

I went storm chasing in May with professors from Mississippi State. We saw several TORNADOES and extremely impressive storms! I blogged while in the Plains.

LIVE TV DEBUT!!

I made my LIVE TV debut on WCBI News Midday on May 4, 2010. Be sure to watch for me again this summer and next school year!

Weir Tornado Damage

April 24, 2010 was a devastating day across the South due to severe weather. I went out and surveyed some of the damage from a tornado in Weir.

About Will Simmons
I am a graduate of the professional meteorology program at Mississippi State and am currently the morning-noon on-air meteorologist at WCBI-TV in Columbus, MS. I created WeatherWill.com in college which really allowed my weather knowledge and social media skills to develop. It will now mostly be used for archival purposes, but I will update periodically. Be sure to "Like" my fan page on Facebook! http://facebook.com/willsimmonsweather

Christmas Parades

Cruising in the Starkville Christmas Parade The most recent public appearance I was in was the Starkville Christmas parade. Unfortunately, there was a very cold light rain and drizzle at that time, so that undoubtedly kept some of the crowd at home. It also deterred us from letting the top down on our Mustang! Bill Gamel and Siobhan Riley, an anchor and reporter, respectively, were in the car... [Read more of this post]