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Meteorologist Sarah Fortner, left KTHV back in 2016, but now she is making her return.

The Tegna station announced that Fortner appear on KTHV's noon show and "in other various weather-related avenues at the station." She's set to return "in the coming weeks."

KTHV News Director Dave Parker called Fortner a "gifted meteorologist." “She’s a true forecaster who cares deeply about communicating weather information to the community,” he said.

Fortner left Little Rock for an on-air position in Charlotte, N.C., and she later worked at a station in Greenville, S.C.

In the statement, Fortner said a return to Little Rock "feels like a homecoming."

"I treasured my early years at THV11, and I'm honored to be welcomed back with open arms," she said.

H/T Arkansas Online