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Weather and Climate

Jon W. Zeitler

Retired. Served as the Science and Operations Officer for the National Weather Service, Austin-San Antonio Forecast Office, in New Braunfels, Texas. 

He previously served in National Weather Service positions at:

Houston-Galveston, Texas

Rapid City, South Dakota

College Station, Texas

Before joining the National Weather Service, Jon was a climatologist at:

The Southeast Regional Climate Center in Columbia, South Carolina

The Texas State Climatologist’s Office at Texas A&M University

The Agricultural Extension Service at Iowa State University

Jon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from Iowa State University, and a Master of Science degree in meteorology from Texas A&M University.  

His professional interests are: weather safety and preparedness, severe storms, and flash flooding.  He has authored research papers on these and other topics.  Jon is a member of the National Weather Association, American Meteorological Society, and the Texas Floodplain Management Association, and he has served on committees, boards, and as a journal editor and reviewer. He is also a Certified Floodplain Manager.

Weather and Climate Co-Presenter

Monte Oaks

redshirtForecaster, National Weather Service, New Braunfels, TX

Monte holds a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M University. He has spent the last 15 years at the Austin/San Antonio NWS office serving the 33 counties of South Central Texas.

Weather and Climate Co-Presenter

Paul Yura

itsserious2Retired. Served as the Warning Coordinator Meterologist, National Weather Service, New Braunfels, TX

Paul holds a B.S. degree in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma.

He worked for NWS for over 24 years in various locations. He joined  the local office in 2008.  His primary job was a liaison between NWS and the local media, citizens, county, state and federal agencies. He also conducted storm damage surveys and leads the community outreach program.

Weather and Climate Co-Presenter

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