Career
Mitchell is also a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, assigned to the 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as an aerial reconnaissance weather officer (Hurricane Hunter airborne meteorologist). She previously was at from 2004 to 2011. Mitchell was brought on by in July 2004.
In January 2011, laid off Mitchell. Mitchell filed a lawsuit against in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2011, alleging that she had been terminated because the new owners disapproved of the time required by her simultaneous duties as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as one of the "Hurricane Hunters" team. Such reserve duties are protected by U.S. law.
In July, 2013 it was announced that Mitchell would be part of the weather team at Mitchell does the weather in the morning from 7 am to 9 am Eastern and during large weather events. She also serves as Chief Meteorologist of the channel. Mitchell is from Woodbury, Minnesota and graduated from Woodbury High School in 1992.
She is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota. On May 14, 2010, she received her law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.
