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Jeff Huffman

Gainesville, Huntsville
As seen in: Medium, HuffPost, The Washington Post, Greater Good: The Science of The Meaningful Life, Here & Now Anytime, The Hill, University of South Florida, AHA/ASA Journals, WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) and
Covers:  weather, risk, hazards, extreme weather, climate change, hurricanes, severe weather, loss prevention
Weather Communication Specialist @BaronWeather. Fox Weather contributor. Prior: @FloridaStorms & @ABC17. #MizzouMade. Keep your head up!

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Jeff Huffman’s Biography

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Jeff's life mission is to help vulnerable populations understand, prepare for, and survive natural threats to their life and property. He's no stranger to big weather events. He developed an intense passion for understanding thunderstorms, tornadoes, and winter storms in Missouri, where several personal experiences put him dangerously close to these incredible forces of nature.

Upon graduating from the University of Missouri, he continued tracking the extreme weather for eight years as the Mo…

Jeff Huffman’s Journalist Portfolio

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Jeff is a certified meteorologist, director, and risk communicator with 18 years of broadcast and management …

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Articles

Here's Where an El Niño Winter Could be Wild

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By Jeff Huffman
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Tornadoes, flash flooding, ice, snow, and extreme temperature swings are more likely to occur this winter across the Southern Plains and Southeast, largely due to an established El Niño. Now is a good time to assess your organization's continuity plans to ensure you have the proper tools in place to prepare for any extreme weather events that may occur in an El Niño winter.
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Hurricane Guide for Decision Makers

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By Jeff Huffman
The right decision at the wrong time could be costly. Making a significant decision six or more days from when a hurricane might come ashore is usually not justified. Paying attention to what’s brewing in the tropics isn’t necessarily a bad idea. Long-range forecast models have certainly come a long way. But there’s a reason the National Hurricane Center (NHC) doesn’t issue a forecast for a tropical cyclone more than five days out. The science beyond that time frame is just not credible.
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Tornado Alley is On the Move, Data Proves

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By Jeff Huffman
| baronweather.com
Other Tornado Alley Trends The geospatial shift of strong tornadoes to the east has been researched extensively since the start of the 21st Century, with many distinguishable characteristics observed. For example, the SPC found that a new maximum of tornado days has evolved over Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama since 1986.
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Interview

When's the best time to pitch you?

Ahead of a significant weather event.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That people care about the weather when it's nice.

Awards

National Community Lifeline Award

2019 - Community service

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting created the Community Lifeline Award in 2012 to recognize public media stations that provide exemplary service to their communities during local emergencies, such as natural disasters, major industrial accidents, acts of terrorism or other urgent situations. The Community Lifeline Award spotlights the important contributions public media stations make to their local communities in times of crisis.

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