Heather Pollauf
Reporter | Weekend Meteorologist
Toledo, OH
Heather joined the 13abc team in October 2014 as a weekend assignment editor, while still in school at Bowling Green State University.
During her three and a half years at BGSU, she worked with the university's TV station as a weathercaster. After graduating from BGSU in 2014, Heather went on to Mississippi State University to earn a certification in Broadcast & Operational Meteorology.
Heather began her on-air career with 13abc in September 2015 as a news reporter. She went on to work as the morning Traffic Anchor in July 2016. She currently serves 13abc doing what she loves: telling the community’s stories as a reporter during the week and forecasting the weather as a meteorologist on the weekend morning newscasts.
In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband Zach, their son Owen, and their two dogs. She has a passion for being outside and being active, including playing golf.
If your ability to heat your home is hindered by expensive energy bills, and you need assistance, Toledo Edison and Columbia Gas offer programs that will help.
Strong winds caused power outages in northwest Ohio this afternoon.
Scattered showers for trick-or-treat time may warrant some raincoats with the costumes.
We’re saying goodbye to the sunshine, and the trick-or-treat forecast is a bit tricky.
More sunshine for the start of the weekend, but showers return for Halloween.
Some local educators are using TikTok to give back to their students.
Our current dry pattern has put much of Lucas County in a moderate drought. And some farmers say it’s helping them with the harvest, but it may hurt future crops.
Glass City Metropark is still a work-in-progress, and a work of art is on the way. But before it’s built, the Arts Commission needs your help.
Another cold, rainy and windy day is expected for your Tuesday.
Cold, windy and raw for the first two days of the new work week.
Sunny and dry for the rest of the weekend, but Monday turns brisk, chilly and wet.
Water for Ishmael is a resource for immigrants here in Toledo. It aims to help them learn English, adjust to life in a new place, and now, along with Lott Industries, to find a job. Students got a first look at their new workplace Tuesday.
It's business in the front and party in the back. A local man is in the running for a national title for his mullet, and he's calling on all of Toledo to help him get it.
Sunshine and warming temps to welcome us into a new work week!
Coldest days in six months are here today and tomorrow.
Maybe you've put up the Halloween decorations or are shopping for the kids' Halloween costumes. Of course, Halloween is all about the candy, but that means more garbage on the ground.
Slow-going traffic on Wooster Street is forcing some commuting BGSU students to find another way to get to class.
The first week of October will bring lots of sunshine and temps in the 60s.
Sunny end to the work week, but rain chances exist all weekend.
As the summer winds down, so does the Harmful Algal Bloom. And leaders with the University of Toledo say it was a productive season of testing new technology on Lake Erie.
Back in 2010 budget cuts led to a sort of paring down for Toledo Public Schools. That meant cutting some sports, including golf. But some students are back to swinging the clubs this year.
The final weekend of the summer will be warm and humid.
“Never forget” are the words we live by when we remember the attacks of September 11th 2001. And a retired fireman is using his memories to teach local students who were born after 9/11.
From goats, to pumpkins, to you-pick flowers. The fall fun is in full bloom!
What starts as a warm and dry weekend will end as a cool and wet one.
A local group that aims to help veterans is inviting you out for a fundraiser this weekend. And you don’t have to be a veteran to be there.
After a rainy Sunday, Labor Day carries lower rain chances.
Widespread rain and storms for your Sunday, and while Labor Day will see a chance for rain, it’ll be more scattered.
Showers and storms likely Sunday, otherwise, a nice weekend to (unofficially) round out summer!
“I think we’re nailing it right now in the summer, we want to keep nailing it throughout the year," said Lukas Kummer, Chief Science Officer of HEAVY Wheelhouse,
Severe storms Monday knocked out power to nearly 12,000 people in northwest Ohio. Now, that number is much lower, but some people may still be in the dark until Wednesday night.
The hope is to eventually have the animals inside the barn by this winter. Wildlife Park leaders hope to bring the African Safari Trail next to the barn so visitors can have a closer encounter and feed the animals who will be housed in the barn.
The Water Crisis in August 2014 jump started more attention and testing of our water resources, and that initiative includes Metroparks Toledo.
Higher food prices are inflating our grocery bills, but they're also making it tougher for local food pantries to give to the people coming to them for help.
You might have noticed some orange barrels near the intersection of Byrne and Arlington in recent months. Metroparks Toledo is working on a big construction project, and it's almost done.
It wouldn't be back-to-school season without college move-in day! And today kicked off the fun at Bowling Green State University.
The new vessel, the Mary Ann Market, will help the company transport more people to the islands in a more comfortable and accessible way.
