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Originally from Chestertown, Maryland, I attended Millersville University near Lancaster, Pennsylvania where I received my Bachelors of Science Degree in Meteorology in 2005 and also obtained a Minor in Math.
My passion for weather started when I was very young. I always watched the clouds, because I was terrified of thunderstorms. I would tune into every station's weathercast in Baltimore, Washington D.C. and sometimes Philadelphia. I drove my parents crazy, with all that channel surfing.
The most memorable weather events are Hurricane Floyd in 1999 when over twenty inches of rain fell in two days. Secondly, the Blizzards of 1993 and 1996 stand out due to all the ice and snow that piled up on the Eastern Shore. My region observed more than two feet of snow that covered the ground after the 1996 storm. School was closed for two weeks.
After going through all of these amazing displays of nature, I wanted to know more. I wanted to find out how a sunny, hot, and humid day can lead to severe weather, and how snowstorms develop; that is why I became a meteorologist and love my career. Every day is different, I never get bored and I am always challenged.
I started my broadcasting career at WHIZ-TV in Zanesville, Ohio as the weekday morning meteorologist for two years. In April 2014, after three and half years at WJHL-TV in Johnson City, Tennessee I moved to Jackson, MS for more severe weather experience. Living in Tennessee and Mississippi I have experienced moments that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have reported on severe weather which includes flash flooding, damaging winds, tornadoes and very significant events that occurred on April 27, 2011 and April 28, 2014.
April 27, 2011 is what I like to call being "thrown into the fire". It was my first time for wall to wall coverage during a severe weather event. I remember my chief meteorologist saying "Are you ready?" The VIPIR radar was still fairly new to me, but I knew our viewers were depending on us to let them know how bad the situation was becoming. That night 13 tornadoes tore through the Tri-Cities and we lost 13 lives. Seeing the devastation and talking to the victims that lost loved ones, neighbors, or even their pets was sobering and difficult to hear without wanting to comfort the victims.
On April 28, 2014 I just had started my career at 16 WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi and was about to experience another day that is burned into my memory. I knew that it was going to be a bad day. All the weather models and information were screaming out it was going to be a dangerous day. I was so concerned that I took my cat to work that day because I did not know if I was going to have an apartment to go home to. I can clearly remember the wind was strong and soon as the sun broke through the morning clouds all bets were off. The Storm Prediction Center had us under a Particularly Dangerous Situation and a High Risk outlook, which meant strong long-lived tornadoes were likely. It seemed every storm that developed, rotated, became a supercell, and soon had a tornado warning. One tornado formed to the East of the station, in fact the chief meteorologist told everyone in the building to go to the safe room. Louisville in Winston County took a direct hit from a monster storm, over 17 people were killed. That day I learned a different way to address severe weather threats to separate ourselves from other stations.
After four years in Jackson it was time to move on and I am enjoying life in the Natural State of Arkansas and hope to stay here for a while working as the weekday evening meteorologist at THV11 in Little Rock! I filled in as chief for a year when the former chief had to go on a Leave of Absence and retired. While in Arkansas I have experience record snowfall, tornado outbreaks, sizzling summers and frigid winters.
When I am not focusing on the weather, I'm enjoy my time with my wife and best friend that I married in June 2022. In addition I love to hike, exercise, cook, garden and play with my cat Cierra.
My passion for weather started when I was very young. I always watched the clouds, because I was terrified of thunderstorms. I would tune into every station's weathercast in Baltimore, Washington D.C. and sometimes Philadelphia. I drove my parents crazy, with all that channel surfing.
The most memorable weather events are Hurricane Floyd in 1999 when over twenty inches of rain fell in two days. Secondly, the Blizzards of 1993 and 1996 stand out due to all the ice and snow that piled up on the Eastern Shore. My region observed more than two feet of snow that covered the ground after the 1996 storm. School was closed for two weeks.
After going through all of these amazing displays of nature, I wanted to know more. I wanted to find out how a sunny, hot, and humid day can lead to severe weather, and how snowstorms develop; that is why I became a meteorologist and love my career. Every day is different, I never get bored and I am always challenged.
I started my broadcasting career at WHIZ-TV in Zanesville, Ohio as the weekday morning meteorologist for two years. In April 2014, after three and half years at WJHL-TV in Johnson City, Tennessee I moved to Jackson, MS for more severe weather experience. Living in Tennessee and Mississippi I have experienced moments that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have reported on severe weather which includes flash flooding, damaging winds, tornadoes and very significant events that occurred on April 27, 2011 and April 28, 2014.
April 27, 2011 is what I like to call being "thrown into the fire". It was my first time for wall to wall coverage during a severe weather event. I remember my chief meteorologist saying "Are you ready?" The VIPIR radar was still fairly new to me, but I knew our viewers were depending on us to let them know how bad the situation was becoming. That night 13 tornadoes tore through the Tri-Cities and we lost 13 lives. Seeing the devastation and talking to the victims that lost loved ones, neighbors, or even their pets was sobering and difficult to hear without wanting to comfort the victims.
On April 28, 2014 I just had started my career at 16 WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi and was about to experience another day that is burned into my memory. I knew that it was going to be a bad day. All the weather models and information were screaming out it was going to be a dangerous day. I was so concerned that I took my cat to work that day because I did not know if I was going to have an apartment to go home to. I can clearly remember the wind was strong and soon as the sun broke through the morning clouds all bets were off. The Storm Prediction Center had us under a Particularly Dangerous Situation and a High Risk outlook, which meant strong long-lived tornadoes were likely. It seemed every storm that developed, rotated, became a supercell, and soon had a tornado warning. One tornado formed to the East of the station, in fact the chief meteorologist told everyone in the building to go to the safe room. Louisville in Winston County took a direct hit from a monster storm, over 17 people were killed. That day I learned a different way to address severe weather threats to separate ourselves from other stations.
After four years in Jackson it was time to move on and I am enjoying life in the Natural State of Arkansas and hope to stay here for a while working as the weekday evening meteorologist at THV11 in Little Rock! I filled in as chief for a year when the former chief had to go on a Leave of Absence and retired. While in Arkansas I have experience record snowfall, tornado outbreaks, sizzling summers and frigid winters.
When I am not focusing on the weather, I'm enjoy my time with my wife and best friend that I married in June 2022. In addition I love to hike, exercise, cook, garden and play with my cat Cierra.