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My Hometown
Latrobe, PA
Education
B.S. in Meteorology,Pennsylvania State University
M.S. and Ph.D., University of Chicago
Studied under Dr. T. Theodore Fujita
Interests & Hobbies
In the 1999-2000 winter severe weather 'off-season' I was the forecaster in Sweden for a NASA project to measure the North Polar ozone hole. I did collaborative research and consulting with the National Weather Service in the United States and with the national weather services in South Africa, Spain, and the Netherlands, where I watched a small tornado go through my back yard. I also spent three summers performing studies to improve lightning forecasting at the Kennedy Space Center.
Why did you choose Meteorology?
I developed an interest in the weather in 7th grade. My class studied a module on meteorology.
Awards & Accreditations
Co-authored and co-edited Natural and Technological Disasters and Images in Weather Forecasting
What would you like to know about Dr Greg Forbes?
Q: What is your most memorable weather moment?
A: I was part of the television coverage of the EF5 Greensburg, KS tornado in 2007 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A small tornado went through my backyard while I was in the Netherlands in 1983. Hurricane Agnes kept me from getting to my B.S. commencement at Penn State in 1972.
Oct 24, 2008
Q: When you are not at work, what do you enjoy doing?
A: I like to watch sports, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers, Penn State football, and Pittsburgh Penguins hockey.
Oct 24, 2008
Q: If you could tell people one thing about weather, what would it be?
A: Always respect its power. Lightning, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, and even winter weather conditions and hail can be deadly.
Oct 24, 2008
Q: What advice would you give to someone seeking a career in meteorology?
A: You will need to be versatile. Learn meteorology. Learn computer skills. Improve your written and verbal communication skills.
Oct 24, 2008
Q: Outside of The Weather Channel, what TV shows do you watch?
A: Boston Legal, Law and Order, NFL and college football, The Sopranos, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives.
Oct 24, 2008
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