HurricaneConnect is an online tropical weather information site that is dedicated to the Atlantic hurricane season. The main propose of our site is to connect users to the storm(s) of interest to help protect lives and property from a land falling tropical cyclone and to educate them. There has been and continues to be several instances of residents in hurricane prone areas that are ill prepared for tropical cyclones and our mission is to help in any way we can by doing our part to help keep the public informed of any potential danger. During land falling hurricanes our team heads to the storm’s land falling target area to document the power of the storm’s intensity with meteorological data and video in an effort to better understand one of nature’s most incredible storms. Join us as we help to keep you informed while showing you the incredible power of these Atlantic monsters.
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Meet The Team
Team members that work closely with HurricaneConnect and its missions.
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About Derek Sibley (owner of HurricaneConnect): From there, my heart and soul were set and committed to making a career out of meteorology. I began to network with other people interested in the same subject when I was in high school. I reached out to storm chasers who’s videos I saw on YouTube of tornadoes and hurricanes. Ironically, some of those storm chasers were in the south Florida area and relatively close by. I made great friends with these people who I still keep in touch with today. I expanded further by volunteering at hurricane conferences hosted by the state of Florida. Later I found myself volunteering at the Miami National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center. After seeing how the NWS & NHC keep the public aware of tropical systems, I asked myself, how can I help? In 2012, I started brainstorming about how I can open a website dedicated to the Atlantic hurricane season and help keep the public aware while connecting them to the storm of interest. Shortly after, I did just that, and HurricaneConnect was born on May 5 2012. In 2013, I left south Florida to attend college at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in meteorology with a minor in mathematics in May of 2018 and returned to south Florida for the summer. I got my first job as an operational meteorologist for WeatherWorks in Hackettstown, NJ from November 2018 – March 2019. While on the job there I was issuing daily forecasts and heads ups to clients of upcoming snow storms and severe weather for their businesses and certified snowfall totals. Now I’m the morning meteorologist for KMID ABC Big 2 News in Odessa, Texas, not only am I giving the weather forecast every morning, but I’m also still providing lifesaving information of severe weather including tornadoes when the threat exists. Aside from work and HurricaneConnect, I love to storm chase, swim and go to the beach, catch a good movie, and I’m a huge fan of traveling and watching football games. Contact Derek:
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About Michael Laca: More information & contact:
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About Tim Millar: More information and contact:
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About Jim Leonard: Jim’s website: www.cyclonejim.com
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