Jordan Frazier

Chief Meteorologist at NewsWest 9

midland, texas, united states

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I am an award winning chief meteorologist for KWES NewsWest9. I won the award for best TV Meteorologist in the state of Wyoming for 2022 at my former station. I covered weather for Central Texas including Waco, Temple and Bryan until I moved out to West Texas covering the weather for Midland and Odessa. I studied Meteorology at Florida State University. I get to predict everything from hurricanes, hail, tornadoes, blizzards, ice storms and haboobs.

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Why is May the most active month for severe weather in West Texas?

In West Texas, May is the month meteorologists watch the closest. It’s the time of year when the atmosphere over the Permian Basin becomes most favorable for severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and dangerous lightning. While Midla... See more

newswest9.com•Jordan Frazier•May 22, 2026

What is Virga? Yes, it's rain, but here's why it won't solve our West Texas drought | newswest9.com

MIDLAND, Texas — Rain in West Texas is a rarity. Or is it? No, this isn't some kind of crazy question. It's more so the fact that we often see a lot of rain on radar, but is any of that actually making it to the ground? So the last couple of days we've ha... See more

newswest9.com•Jordan Frazier•May 6, 2026

Lyrid Meteor Shower | newswest9.com

The Lyrid meteor shower is putting on its annual show across West Texas skies, and if you time it right, it could be one of the best nighttime views of the spring. Every April, Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher. As thos... See more

newswest9.com•Jordan Frazier•Apr 23, 2026

What Strong Winds Can Do | newswest9.com

Credit: Chief Meteorologist Jordan Frazier So if you haven't heard about this before, we measure wind on something what we call the Beaufort scale. Now this scale all it does is measure the stronger the winds are, the stronger the damage we can expect. So... See more

newswest9.com•Jordan Frazier•Apr 15, 2026

Why Fire Danger Spikes so Fast | newswest9.com

Fire danger in West Texas can go from low to extreme in a surprisingly short amount of time. It’s something people across Midland and the Permian Basin see every year, conditions may seem relatively calm in the morning, but by the afternoon, the risk of w... See more

newswest9.com•Jordan Frazier•Mar 26, 2026

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Bachelor Of Arts, Communication, Media Studies at University Of South FloridaGraduated: 2020

Meteorology at Florida State UniversityGraduated: 2018

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Why is May the most active month for severe weather in West Texas?

What is Virga? Yes, it's rain, but here's why it won't solve our West Texas drought | newswest9.com

Lyrid Meteor Shower | newswest9.com

What Strong Winds Can Do | newswest9.com

Why Fire Danger Spikes so Fast | newswest9.com

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Why is May the most active month for severe weather in West Texas?

What is Virga? Yes, it's rain, but here's why it won't solve our West Texas drought | newswest9.com

Lyrid Meteor Shower | newswest9.com

What Strong Winds Can Do | newswest9.com

Why Fire Danger Spikes so Fast | newswest9.com