Jim Cantore Biography

Fast Facts

• Named Weatherperson of the Year in 2014 by the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
• He is accredited by the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society and has received the AMS Seal of Approval
• Helped to evacuate residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina
• Graduated from Lyndon State College with a degree in Meteorology
• Started working for the Weather Channel in 1986 as a forecaster
• Quote: "If we have to break in somewhere and spend the night, that's what we're going to do․ If we gotta swim for our lives, that's what we're going to do․ Any․ Means․ Necessary․"
• Quote: "I don't have to make you believe in climate change․ I have to tell you there's going to be more extreme weather, and I have to tell you what the impacts are going to be on you․ If I can do that, I'm doing my job․"
• Best known as a meteorologist who has worked on the Weather Channel and is best known for hosting "Storm Stories․"
• Is a member of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet
• Has done live broadcasts from nearly 100 hurricanes, tropical storms, and tornadoes