Erica Campbell

Weather just excites me!!! It has from the time I was five years old and I wrote a report on tornadoes for my Kindergarten class. I especially love to study and learn about severe weather, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. I grew up in (and still LOVE) New Haven, CT. I went to College in Vermont and received my degree in Elementary Education. I then came back to CT, where I went to graduate school and received a Master's Degree in English Literature. I have been a fifth grade teacher for almost fourteen years. I now call North Haven home, where I live with my husband and my son, who is four, but already loves the weather. I am so excited to be a part of the WXteam!!

Latest Articles

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    The tragedy unfolding in New Castle - Moore, Oklahoma is almost too horrible to watch.  Early estimates have the tornado, which struck this afternoon just as school children were getting ready to...
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  • With March Coming, Is the Snow Over?
              With all the recent snow and extreme weather across the nation, many of us are asking, “Are we done with the snow?”  As a teacher,...
  • Remembering the Blizzard of 1978
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  • The Galveston, Texas Hurricane of September 1900
    The hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900 is considered to be the single greatest weather disaster in the history of the United States.  The death toll of this single hurricane...
  • Curiosity Lands on Mars TONIGHT!!
    Tonight, at approximately 1:30am EST, the Mars Rover Curiosity will land on the Red Planet after an eight month journey through space.  NASA has a lot riding on this $2.5 billion mission, especially...
  • Some of the Worst Droughts in History
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  • The History of July 4th and the Weather
    July 4th is celebrated as our Nation’s birthday.  It is a day of family, picnics and fireworks. There is also the history behind why we actually celebrate July 4th and of course, there is always...
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