Lacey Swope Biography
Lacey Swope is an Emmy award-winning American meteorologist who works at News 9/KWTV-DT, channel 9, as a morning and noon meteorologist. Prior to joining the station in 2011, she worked at KMEG in Sioux City, Iowa, as a meteorologist.
Lacey Swope Education
Swope joined the University of Oklahoma after finishing her high school education. In May 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology with minors in Broadcast Journalism and Mathematics.
While attending OU, Swope seized every opportunity she could, where she tenured at OWL as a forecaster. Also, she worked part-time for CIMMS, where she researched an NSF grant focusing on solar panels in Oklahoma. She was a member of the OU chapter of AMS, worked part-time for IT, and worked shifts at OU Nightly. Additionally, she interned at NEWS9 and was accorded the president’s & dean’s honor roll.
Lacey Swope Career
Swope is a morning and noon meteorologist at News 9/KWTV-DT, channel 9. In this role, she forecasts on weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. In 2011, she joined the News 9 weather team, covering live the May 19th and 20th devastating tornado outbreak. The tornado came as shock to many since they never expected it to last for less than two weeks on May 31st. For the network’s extended coverage of the tornado, she and her teammates were accorded a regional Emmy Award.
Swope began her meteorology career at KMEG 14 in Sioux City, Iowa, where she became the weekday morning meteorologist. During her tenure at the station, she forecasted for the tri-state area of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. Also, she covered several weather events, including the April 9, 2011, tornado that destroyed 60% of the town of Mapleton, blizzards, floods, droughts, and tornadoes.
Swope gained an interest in the weather when she was young and knew what she wanted to do when she grew up. She was always fascinated with hail, lightning, sky, and tornadoes. Moreover, she pursued a career in meteorology so she could study the atmosphere every day and share her passion for weather with others.
Lacey Swope Age
Swope is 38 years old as of 2025. She was born on August 10, 1987, in Kiefer, Oklahoma, United States. Swope celebrates her birthday on August 10th.
Lacey Swope Height
Swope stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 4 inches.
Lacey Swope Family
Born and raised in Kiefer, United States, Swope has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. However, she was raised alongside her elder brother whom she manages to keep his information away from the limelight.
Lacey Swope Husband
Swope got married to her Tyler James in May 2009 in a private wedding ceremony attended by family and close friends. They met for the first time in high school. The duo is blessed with two lovely kids, a daughter, Brooklyn, born August 2019, and a son, Troy Maverick Swope, born on June 17th, 2022.
During her free time, she loves spending her time at Bob Mills Weather Center, with her family, her dog Hallie, her husband Tyler, and her daughter Brooklyn. Swope also enjoys anything outdoors: taking random road trips, fishing and hunting, shopping, and storm chasing.
Lacey Swope’s Net Worth
Swope has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a meteorologist.
Lacey Swope Salary
Swope earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Lacey Swope Leaving News 9
Despite all the rumors, Swope is not leaving News 9 instead she is serving as the network’s morning and noon meteorologist.
Lacey Swope News 9
Swope is working at News 9 where she works alongside other famous News 9 anchors and reporters including;
- Hannah Scholl
- Rob Satkus
- Sammy Brence
- Hank Brown
- Patty Brown
- Jeromy Carter
- Amy Castor
- Val Castor
- Marty Logan
- Tom Pastrano
- Brandon Pennel