Severe Weather Phobia

Cory Mottice Photography. Thunderstorm approaching the
headquarters of  AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions
Here is an interesting article from the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society about storm/weather phobias.

As the father of three, I would take each of them into the back yard when they were little and a thunderstorm was making a lot of noise (but still a safe distance) and talk about how "cool" the storm was and the pretty clouds. When they were older (early teens), I took them storm chasing. While none of them are interested in meteorology as a career, none of them are afraid of storms.

My colleague, Mindy Cook, is coming out with a children's book about storms which will be another great way to "fear-proof" your children about weather. We'll be talking more about that in the weeks to come!

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  1. The picture is of Atlanta, the home of the Weather Channel, not AccuWeather, which is located in an industrial park near State College, PA.

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    1. Opa, I took that picture and it was taken in Wichita, KS, not Atlanta. AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions HQ is located in Wichita.

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    2. Coey, of course, you are correct. I saw "AccuWeather" and assumed the photo was incorrectly captioned. My mistake for jumping to conclusions--I apologize. Great picture, by the way.

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