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Richard 'Rick' Knabb is an American meteorologist who served as the 11th Director of the National Hurricane Center from June 4, 2012 to May 12, 2017. On March 21, 2017, Knabb announced his return to The Weather Channel as the tropical weather expert which was the position he held from 2010 to 2012.
He ascended to assistant hurricane specialist and Tropical Satellite and Analysis Center meteorologist in 1990 before becoming a hurricane specialist in 1993. From 1998 to 2000, he was chief of the Technical Support Branch. Having both operational forecasting and research experience, Rappaport became deputy director in 2000. [7]
Xavier William Proenza was the Southern Region Director of the United States National Weather Service from 1999–2007 and 2007–2013. [1] [2] He was also previously the director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) from January 4, 2007 [3] to July 9, 2007.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Colorado State University: Occupation: Atmospheric scientist: Organization(s) Science and Operations Officer at the National Hurricane Center: Notable work: Atlantic hurricane reanalysis National Hurricane Center: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones: FAQ: Awards: American Meteorological Society's Banner I. Miller award (May 1993)
director (National Hurricane Center, 2008–2012), acting director (National Hurricane Center, 2007–2008) William L. Read (born 1949 or 1950) is an American meteorologist who served in the United States Navy , the National Weather Service (NWS), and as consultant for television stations such as KPRC-TV during his career.
Robert H. Simpson [1] (November 19, 1912 – December 18, 2014) was an American meteorologist, hurricane specialist, first director of the National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) from 1955 to 1959, and a former director (1967–1974) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
He joined FEMA as general counsel in 2001 and became deputy director the same year. Appointed in January 2003 by President George W. Bush to lead FEMA, Brown resigned in September 2005 following his controversial handling of Hurricane Katrina. Brown currently hosts a radio talk show on 630 KHOW in Denver, Colorado. [1]