Father’s Day is this weekend, and it is as good of a time as any to appreciate the dads in our lives. As you go about planning your day, you might be taking advantage of the wisdom of some fathers who don’t belong to you however, your meteorologist! This week, we have rounded up the most influential dad meteorologists in North and South Carolina on Twitter, ranked by number of Twitter followers. Using Cision’s media database, we compiled the list based on Cision’s proprietary research. This list changes over time as Twitter followers update in real-time; all numbers were pulled June 17, 2015.
1. Brad Panovich – WCNC – TV – 35,074
The bad news it's still going to be hot today, good news higher chances of storms. #ncwx #scwx http://t.co/UMhKvnirZA pic.twitter.com/5gecQqISQk
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) June 17, 2015
2. Greg Fishel – WRAL-TV – 8,510
I know the hail is scary but don't think for a moment this is tornado weather cuz it's not! Low level wind shear very weak-no tornadoes!
— Greg Fishel (@gbfishel) April 30, 2015
3. Don Schwenneker – WTVD-TV – 4,804
Heavy rain & some thunder in spots. No severe weather ATTM. Details 4:30am #Monitoring #ncwx pic.twitter.com/M43S8N5EGU
— Don Schwenneker (@BigweatherABC11) June 9, 2015
4. Eric Thomas – WBTV-TV – 4,498
Pulse storms still roaming around the foothills. Lightning erupts again along Hwy 181 NW of Morganton. #ncwx pic.twitter.com/5582Aahtz0
— Eric Thomas WBTV (@EricThomasWBTV) June 11, 2015
5. Al Conklin – WBTV-TV – 3,672
Another warm start to our day, temps mainly in the 70s now, headed back into the 90s this afternoon. #NCwx @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/7sv7UDp8dV
— Al Conklin WBTV (@AlConklin) June 17, 2015
6. Derek James – WCCB-TV – 3,646
Grabbed iced coffee on the way to church yesterday. Think I'll go again after the show based on @KaitlinCody's 4cast. pic.twitter.com/6z7L6CAUb7
— Derek James (@DerekJamesTV) June 15, 2015
7. Eric Chilton – WFMY-TV – 3,384
Here is the breakdown of the forecast for today. pic.twitter.com/FlkAj3UjIZ
— Eric Chilton (@EricChilton) June 17, 2015
8. Jason Boyer – WLOS-TV – 2,738
iNWS Alert June 16, 2015 at 07:29PM Details: http://t.co/FF6k9hal7I Radar: http://t.co/FvNdUwzfEX #wncwx #upstate
— Jason Boyer (@JasonBoyer) June 16, 2015
9. Steve Udelson – WSOC-TV – 2,732
Aside from few lucky neighborhoods in the foothills – little cooling rain in spite of the heat #ncwx #scwx pic.twitter.com/0cbhsV5pU8
— Steve Udelson (@SUdelsonWSOC9) June 17, 2015
10. Chris Hohmann – WTVD-TV – 2,693
Aren't we lucky to be so close to this??#abc11eyewitness pic.twitter.com/zVmboXcCCh
— Chris Hohmann (@HohmannABC11) June 11, 2015
[Image courtesy of Michele W on Flickr]
