About Us - Brad

 Brad Huffines, Chief Meteorologist, National Notification Consultant

 Because local broadcast stations are the primary way the public receives its information when dangerous weather is occurring, Mr. Huffines applied his professional meteorology knowledge and passion for helping to save lives in this industry for over 27 years.  He served as Chief Meteorologist at WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL, after working in similar positions in Spartanburg, SC, Savannah, GA, Sherman, TX, and Tulsa, OK and was part of the CNN weather team for over 6 years.  He also served as the Director of Meteorology for a company called WeatherPlus, where he helped manage and launch a weather and traffic network in the Netherlands, while partnering with the ANWB in The Hague.

Mr. Huffines has been a contract instructor with DHS/FEMA's Emergency Management Institute at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD since 1996. He teaches emergency information dissemination and meteorology, in Integrated Emergency Management Courses, also teaching the EMI's G272 Warnings Coordination Course at the International Association of Emergency Managers Conferences as well as EMI's Advanced Public Information course in Emmitsburg, MD.  He also teaches and presents at seminars, community gatherings, and as an invited subject matter expert on meteorology and emergency notification nationwide.

Brad joined the WeatherCall team in May of 2011 just weeks after the densest tornado outbreak in history occurred in North Alabama on April 27.  On that tragic day, he stayed on-air for 18 straight hours, where there were 92 tornado warnings producing 40 confirmed tornadoes, including 3 EF-4's and 2 EF-5's (the strongest categories of tornadoes), during and after which 238 Alabama residents were killed and over 2,000 injured.  On that day, he saw WeatherCall play a significant role in delivering vital NWS warnings and save many lives under the most extreme conditions ever seen. 

Mr. Huffines holds a Bachelor’s degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma.  He currently lives in North Carolina.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.