Kristen Cornett was born on July 5th, 1974 in Lexington, Kentucky. She grew up in Lexington and was fascinated by severe weather at an early age, Her parents dragged her inside from the front porch during storms. She’s done some tornado chasing and stood of an eye of a hurricane. She was also fascinated by earthquakes and volcanoes and decided that If she couldn’t be a Meteorologist, she would be a Volcanologist or a Selsmologist. She attended the University Of Kentucky and was going to be a doctor, though she had the idea to work in Broadcast Meteorology, sooner or later. But she always viewed her fascination as just that and ended up transferring and earned her degree in GeoScience from Mississippi State University. She went on to forecasting the weather for local Television, starting her career in 1996 at WCBI-TV in Columbus, MS, where she was a Weekend Meteorologist. In 1997, she became a Meteorologist at WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL with Adrian Gibson & Garry Dobbs. In July 2001, She went to WHAS-TV in Louisville, KY. In July 2004, she worked at (NBC affiliate) WLWT in Cincinnati, OH, and in 2006, she became a Staff Meteorologist at NBC Weather Plus, where she appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Nightly News and The Today Show. In 2007, She went to KMOV in St. Louis, She joined the 4 Warn Storm Team in October 2007, where she provides the weather for weekends on News 4, She also provides Go Green reports on Tuesdays and Fridays for the 6 pm newscast, During the week, she fills in for Matt Chambers on Awake with News 4, reporting on a feature story, or helping out 4 Warn Storm Mode Coverage, on the web or live in the field. Back in 1999, She earned the Seal Of Approval from The American Meteorological Society and is a member of the National Weather Association, People asked her where she was moving next, but she said she honestly gets tired of moving and starting over again. It used to be fun but she has had her fill, She is eager to get involved in the community and put down some roots, so hopefully, you’ll see her at KMOV for years to come. SOURCE https://www.s9.com/Biography/kristen-cornett/