Kari Hall (MC)   Kari Hall joined NBC Bay Area in May 2015 as meteorologist for NBC Bay Area’s morning newscast “Today in the Bay” and the midday newscast at 11am. Kari is a self-described weather fanatic. She began her career at KATC in Lafayette, LA, where she covered severe weather events, including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Gustav. After spending 6 years in Louisiana, she moved back to her home state of Kentucky where she was the weekend meteorologist at WKYT in Lexington, frequently covering tornadoes and snowstorms. Before moving to the Bay Area, Kari worked at News 12 in Connecticut, where she was the Chief Meteorologist for the past 2 years. Kari holds a BS in geoscience with an emphasis in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. She is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has a seal of approval from the National Weather Association.