Foot's Forecast LLC is a weather forecasting, climate education and decision support company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Since October 2002, our members have provided public and client-based forecasts for everyday weather and high-impact events with an online presence since January 2004. Our organization is driven by three values: Collaboration, Passion and Innovation. Visit our current opportunities page.
The Foot's Forecast Team provides authentic local weather built on a foundation of public accountability for results. Our staff of 50 forecasters and meteorologists lead multi-state collaboration between professionals and students help save lives and protect property. We are passionate about real-time response to changing weather while building career opportunities for students through education outreach. We seek innovation in weather forecasting to improve response time by tapping expertise of contributors across industries Our combined internet presence has generated over 100 million hits annually, reaching readers in all 50 states, with a Facebook readership exceeding 60,000.
COLLABORATION During Hurricane Irene in August 2011, Lead Forecaster Mark Ingalls from the Pacific Northwest Zone collaborated with Lead Forecaster Greg Jackson of our Three Rivers Team in Pittsburgh and our Tropical Team members in Georgia and Florida to manage the storm. In consult with the Mid-Atlantic and Carolina Zones, our 10-member Irene Impact Management Team posted uninterrupted updates for 36 straight hours due to our unmatched multi-state advantage. While millions along the East coast were in the dark, thousands of our readers in those same power outages had unfiltered access to our team analysis and forecasts on their via their Smartphones.
PASSION During the Spring 2011 tornado outbreaks in the Southeast, Forecaster Jeremy Buckles in Knoxville, Tennessee had to take cover while posting tornado warnings to our East Tennessee page. Forecaster Nikki Byers from our Capital Region Team of southern Maryland, who was also under fire from storms, jumped right in to cover his page. At the same time, Storm Chaser Vince Webb (left) was capturing live video feed in Alabama for ABC Affiliate WATP-16 in Jackson, MS when a downburst threw his storm chase-outfitted truck into a ditch. Severe Weather Forecaster Jason Mitchell in Maryland and Southeast Team Director Daniel Ross from the Metro Atlanta Team provided real-time response to Vince's forecast pages, while conducting meteorological analysis and coverage to the Southeast Team.
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| L to R: CEO Rich Foot, Meteorologist Jolene Wagner, Director of Media Diandre Williams |
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| Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 |
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| NOAA snowfall map for Feb 4-7, 2010 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION on our decision support services, climate and education programs, or to become a Meteorologist or Forecaster on our team, send a quick note to info@footsforecast.org. We look forward to collaborating with you.
