Background
Kristen Renee Cornett was born in July 5th, 1974, in Lexington, Kentucky, Cornett grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and became fascinated for Severe Weather at an early age, Kristen graduated from Mississippi State University with an Bachelor of Science degree in GeoScience with an emphasis in Meteorology, Before joining KMOV, Cornett began her career for Local Television at WCBI (CBS affiliate) in Columbus, Mississippi, back in 1996, as a Weekend Meteorologist, and also back in 1997, She joined WAAY-TV (ABC affiliate) as an DopplerMax 31 Storm Team Meteorologist in Huntsville, Alabama, and also worked for WHAS-TV (ABC affiliate) as a Weekend Meteorologist in Louisville, Kentucky back in July 2001, and also an StormTeam 5 Meteorologist for WLWT (NBC affiliate) in Cincinnati, Ohio back in 2004.
Cornett worked as a Staff Meteorologist for NBC Weather Plus back in March 2006, Where She appeared on NBC, CNBC, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and Early Today, and also joined KMOV back in October 2007.