Weather Plus.com Meteorologist

Born in San Antonio, TX into an Air Force family, Britta lived in England before ending up in Colorado where she grew up in the town of Littleton located just southwest of Denver.

After her local meteorologist visited her elementary school she decided to be a meteorologist at the age of eight. Attending Stony Brook University, Britta graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences-Meteorology with Cum Laude honors. She was also the captain of the Stony Brook University Cheerleading Squad and was very involved with community services.

With internship experience at WCBS-TV in New York and KMGH in Denver, NBC Weather Plus was a perfect fit.

Britta enjoys dancing, baking, and spending time with friends and family.

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Last stamp on your passport: Cancun, Mexico

Recently played on your iPod: Billy Jean by Michael Jackson

Always in my fridge: Milk to go with my favorite snack, cereal!

Drink of choice: I love to have a hot cup of British tea every morning.

Favorite weather phenomenon: Tornadoes, but thunder-snow is pretty wild as well.

Childhood dream job: I know it seems unreal but I have wanted to be a Meteorologist since I was 8 years old!

Bookmarked on your computer: Facebook, it is a wonderful way to find old friends and keep in touch with friends back home.

Favorite Season: Spring and Fall! I love the perfect temperatures and the changing colors.

Most harrowing weather experience: Recently when a Nor’easter blew through the New York City Metro Area I had my first interaction with coastal flooding. Since I grew up in the land-locked state of Colorado I was a little inexperienced in this weather phenomena. As I drove to work in heavy rain I noticed that the main street was flooded and closed as the tide enhanced floodwaters. Soon I found myself trapped in a Wendy’s parking lot for 2 hours about 1 mile from the studio waiting for the tide and flood waters to recede. The important thing is that I remembered something very important: "Turn Around—Don’t Drown." Surprisingly enough this well-known saying is routed in a serious flash flood that occurred in Colorado’s history called the Big Thompson Flood.

Hot or cold: Both, usually I want it to be hot when I’m cold and cold when I’m hot!

Best advice you ever got: Always believe in yourself and never stop dreaming.

Favorite karaoke bar tune: "Summer Nights" from the musical Grease.

Ever share your name with a hurricane? I wish!

Biggest inspiration: My Mom, she is an amazing lady who gives her all to my brother, sister, and me.

Rain, snow, sleet or hail? Nothing beats dancing in the rain!

The perfect day: The perfect day is a Colorado day in late spring. Mornings start sunny and warm. As the day heats up the cloud tops start pushing high into the atmosphere. Soon scattered thunderstorms cover the state illuminating the skies in amazing colors and dancing lights. After an intense down pour a dusting of hail is usually on the ground and a gorgeous rainbow stretches across the sky. As long as everyone is safe, thunderstorms are unbelievable.