Branden Walker
Forecaster
Moselle, MS
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Hello, my name is Branden Walker. I was born and raised in Pearl, Mississippi, and I graduated from Pearl High School in 2013.
I then went on to William Carey University, where I graduated in 2018 with a double major in Mass Communications/News Media and Intercultural Studies. I am now working on a Weather Certification at Mississippi State University online.
During my time at William Carey, I had the opportunity to intern at WDAM for a year under Nick Lilja, Patrick Bigbie and Rex Thompson as a weather intern. I’ve also interned at the National Weather Service in Jackson.
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Our cold front has pushed through, and we saw temperatures in the low 40s. Our low will be in the low 20s tonight with cloudy conditions in store for us.
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We will see a chance for scattered showers as we prepare for another cold front to push through the area.
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During the weekend, Saturday will be sunny with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 20s, so we are going to see some extremely cold conditions this weekend. Sunday’s highs will be in the low 50s and lows will be in the upper 20s.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker offers his weekly forecast for the Pine Belt.
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WDAM '7's Branden Walker gives his weekly Pine Belt forecast.
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State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers shares the national data for children’s vaccines.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker gives his weekly weather for the forecast
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker offers his weekly weather forecast for the Pine Belt.
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New traffic safety signals are set in place to help slow down traffic at Jackson Station and West Hills along the trace.
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The event will take place Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m., at the R3SM building at 301 Buschman St., in Hattiesburg.
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Cooperative Energy is taking the next step in creating the electric grid of the future.
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Petal High School hosts its first Marching Band Invitational at Panther field
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker offers his long-range forecast for the Pine Belt
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A celebration was held celebrating the decrease in youth custody cases after five years of hard work in the community.
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We’re starting off your morning with mostly cloudy skies and temps in the upper 60s.
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Trey Cobb says he plans to continue to help as many people as possible because the opportunity is a blessing.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker gives an updated weekly forecast for the Pine Belt.
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Doctors want people to take the precautions of making sure they are vaccinated against both viruses.
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The town is in for new opportunities for the citizens in the community.
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Ocean drone intercepts Category 4 hurricane for the first time
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Look for a few more rainy, gray days before cooler, clear weather makes it way into the Pine Belt.
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A family is searching for a loved one who has been missing for almost a month.
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Friday night, we are looking at partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 60s.
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Senate Bill 2795 allows a person convicted of non-violent or violent crimes to be eligible for parole after serving a set amount of time in prison.
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Doctors across the state are urging school districts, teachers, parents, and their children to continue wearing masks.
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The clinic was held at Twin Forks Rising from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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To kick off October, the city has put together a month-long scavenger hunt for the entire city.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker offers his forecast for this week in the Pine Belt.
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Congress created teh day to salute the outdoors and the folks who enjoy it.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker delivers his forecast for the week ahead in the Pine Belt.
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Sumrall High School students are working on a new mural project for their town.
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Hope Clinic prepares for 8th annual fundraising banquet in Hattiesburg
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker offered up his weekly weather forecast for the Pine Belt.
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Branden Walker offers his Pine Belt weather forecast for the next week or so.
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On Friday, we have Friday night football! The high for today is 84 with the low 62.
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The school held a ceremony honoring Walter Payton and his legacy to Columbia High School and the city.
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Only the Righteous Music Group is using basketball as an outlet to help bring communities together during hard times.
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Latricia Ratcliffe says leaning on Christ and family is two important things needed to beat the battle with breast cancer.
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WDAM 7's Branden Walker gives his weekly forecast.
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WDAM 7's Brendan Walker delivers his weekly forecast Saturday.
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Pine Belt Fair prepares for opening day on Friday at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center.
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The CSU will soon be a home-like facility that houses people dealing with behavioral or mental health situations.
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West Marion Primary School recently went to virtual learning after several students were infected by COVID-19.
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We do have some places experiencing heat indices in the 100s.
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We still feel hot temperatures out there with the humidity still up.
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Marion General Hospital offers an update on how the hospital is handling the recent COVID-19 surge.
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Students in the elective will learn about news, journalism and weather in the school year.
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State Senator Dean Kirby of District 30 spoke about how listening to the public could be a way to make the redistricting process better for the state.
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Manager Alton Pierce says he’s doing this for the community to try and help as many people as possible.
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