Maureen McCann knew she wanted to be a broadcast meteorologist since the age of 4 when Hurricane Gloria blew through her New England hometown. So, it's fitting that Maureen has landed in Florida, since it was a hurricane that sparked her interest in weather in the first place. Maureen is currently the weekday morning meteorologist at Spectrum News 13 in Orlando, the 24-hour station serving Central Florida. Her TV career has taken her around the country to experience a wide range of weather patterns starting in Bangor, Maine, followed by stations in Syracuse, NY, Austin TX, and Denver, CO. It was in Denver that her storm chase adventures with the late Tim Samaras and his research group TWISTEX transformed into a 30-minute special, "Tracking Twisters," which was honored with an Emmy Award and a Colorado Broadcasters Association award. A Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Maureen holds both the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and Certified Consulting Meteorologist designations in addition to the National Weather Association Seal of Approval. She is a past member and chair of the AMS Board on Broadcast Meteorology and served as AMS Commissioner on Professional Affairs from 2016-2022. Maureen is a certified instructor with the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, teaching courses online and around the country focused on weather hazards, preparedness and safety. Originally from Arlington, Massachusetts, Maureen graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science and has earned a Master's in Emergency and Crisis Management from the University of Central Florida with concentration on Geographic Information Systems.