Alida Donnelly comes to the FOX 55 Severe Weather Center Team from Illinois where she grew up in a suburb of Chicago.

Title: Meteorologist

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Alida Donnelly comes to the FOX 55 Severe Weather Center Team from Illinois where she grew up in a suburb of Chicago.

Alida has always had a passion for weather, which she developed after watching a severe thunderstorm roll through her town and witnessed damage from lightning firsthand.
She lived in an area like Fort Wayne with all four seasons which helped her expand her knowledge for various systems.

Alida attended Purdue University where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Science.

While at Purdue, Alida worked for Purdue University Fast Track, a program that airs throughout the Lafayette community, where she forecasted the weather and reported.
She interned at WLFI in Lafayette and then at WTMJ in Milwaukee.

Before moving to Fort Wayne, Alida spent two years forecasting weather and reporting at WVNS in West Virginia, experiencing all the wild and wonderful things that the mountain state has to offer.

When she isn't working, Alida loves to spend time with her family and friends. She loves to cheer on her favorite sports teams, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Alida is very excited to continue her career at FOX 55 News and enjoy everything that Fort Wayne has to offer.

If you have any weather photos, don't hesitate to email her at adonnelly@wfft.com.

Hot & sunny Monday

The summer heat and humidity will be sticking around across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio to start the work week. Make sure to stay hydrated, regardless of if you're going to be outside or not.

Hot Sunday

The summer heat and humidity only get worse as we head into the second half of the weekend. The early morning storms will be out of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio by sunrise.

Strong storms late Saturday

Throughout the daytime hours, we'll stay mostly dry across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Strong storms are possible late Saturday.

Scattered showers and storms Friday

Scattered showers and storms return to the region on Friday. High temperatures will be about average for this time of year.

Slightly Warmer Thursday, Air Quality Alert in effect for NE Indiana

An Air Quality Alert will be in effect for all of northeast Indiana on Thursday. We'll start our warming trend, as high temperatures return to the low 80s.

Cooler than average Wednesday

Cooler than average high temperatures return to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on Wednesday. A weak cold front will move through the area early Wednesday.

Weather Wonders: Why do we sweat?

Have you ever wondered why we sweat? In this week's Weather Wonders we're going to answer that.

Sunny Tuesday

The high pressure system continues to dominate on Tuesday. We'll see the clear, sunny skies, but the haze will be across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.

Mostly sunny, comfortable Monday

A high pressure system continues to build into northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio Monday. High temperatures are going to be around average for this time of year.

Mostly sunny and comfortable Sunday

A high pressure system starts to move into northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio Sunday. It will be a great day to go to the pool or to head to the golf course to get in a round.

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 766351

Reported Deaths: 13965

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 1122647

Reported Deaths: 20467