Quite literally, the road to meteorologist Jackie Meretsky's weathercasting career has been rocked with turbulence. On what was supposed to be a routine flight from Toronto to San Francisco, the 747 jet dropped 1,000 feet due to an electrical storm over the Colorado Rockies. Re-igniting her passion for storms, Jackie became a weather specialist and on-air anchor at The Weather Network, Canada's national weather network. Jackie joined the NBC Weather Plus team in October 2005, and without wasting any time she headed to Naples, Fla., to cover Hurricane Wilma. Jackie is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and speaks fluent French.

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Last stamp on your passport: Mexico!

Recently played on your iPod: P. Diddy and Keyshia Cole, Stevie Wonder, Gwen Stefani, U2, Lloyd!

Always in your fridge: High-end condiments, nail polish and bottled water

Drink of choice: Kir Royale

Favorite weather phenomenon: Electrical Storms (unless I'm flying through one)

Childhood dream job: Jazz dancer

Bookmarked on your computer: National Weather Service, Weather Matrix, Storm Prediction Center (need I say more?)

Favorite season: Summer for weather... Fall for Fashion

Most harrowing weather experience: Flying through an electrical storm over the Colorado Rockies

Hot or cold?: A dry heat is my kind of weather

Best advice you ever got: My father advised me to live by the following standard: Class is defined by how you treat people.

Favorite Karaoke bar tune: "Like a Prayer" by Madonna

Ever share your name with a hurricane?: No, but it's about time

Biggest inspiration: My mother

Rain, snow, sleet or hail?: Sun!

The perfect day: Light tradewinds and the Carribean Sea at twilight.