Friend of the Blog Josh Johnson is a weather producer for 11Alive News in Atlanta. He was the Chief Meteorologist at WTOK-TV in Meridian prior to going to Atlanta in March 2007. He was born in Jacksonville, Alabama. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University.
He produces and updates weather forecast product in addition to managing the weather content shown on air. He travels around Georgia speaking to schools and provides support during severe weather.
Josh is an avid storm chaser; his travels chasing tornadoes, blizzards, and hurricanes have taken him anywhere from Wyoming to south Florida. His most harrowing chase to date was the 2004 chase of Category Four Hurricane Charley. Josh and the chase team ended up directly in the eye of Charley!
His hobbies include sports, weather, storm chasing, and anything outdoors. He also enjoys traveling; his favorite vacation spots are the beaches of Alabama and Florida and the Smoky Mountains.
Here are Josh’s favorite weather sites on the worldwide web.
WeatherCaster: www.wxcaster.com — any type of model output you want
NCEP: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov — government’s computer model guidance site – after all, what’s life as a snow fan without the hope of the 384 hour GFS?
Joe Bastardi’s Blog: pro.accuweather.com — pay site, always fun to read Joe’s thoughts
Superstorm 1993 Case Study: https://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/arch/cases/930312/home.rxml — love looking back at my all-time favorite weather event
HPC: www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov — great discussions about impending weather
NESDIS: https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/ — fantastic satellite information and data
Alabama Weather Blog: www.alabamawx.com — as an Alabama native, love to keep up with the ongoings back home
MesoWest: https://www.met.utah.edu/mesowest — excellent display of surface observations from various sources
Storm Prediction Center: www.spc.noaa.gov — good site to monitor before big weather events
CPC Teleconnections Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/ENSO/verf/new.teleconnections.shtml — long address, but great to use these for long-range forecast ideas
A definite honorable mention to the National Hurricane Center — www.nhc.noaa.gov
Thanks Josh for sharing.
