• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Subscribe to Email Updates

Amy Sweezey

Social Weather, LLC

  • Home
  • About Amy
  • Teacher Resources
  • TV Weather
  • Books & Appearances
  • Blog
  • Contact

1 Comment

ASK AMY #9 – What’s An Invest?

Every year when hurricane season approaches, you’ll start to see tropical talk centered around something called an “invest.” Invest is short for “investigation” and it refers to a weather feature that the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is investigating. It should be noted that it is NOT necessarily an area that is expected to develop into […]

Filed Under: Ask Amy, Weather

1 Comment

ASK AMY #8 – What’s So Special About the Total Solar Eclipse in August 2017?

Have you heard the news about the solar eclipse happening in August? Since the Earth and moon are constantly moving around the sun, it’s not that uncommon for the moon to pass between the Earth and sun, blocking out a portion of the light received on Earth. In fact, on average, at least two eclipses […]

Filed Under: Ask Amy, Weather

Leave a Comment

Revolutionary New Weather Satellite: GOES-R

The GOES-R will be faster and more advanced than any of the other weather satellites in use now.

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weather

1 Comment

My Favorite Books

March 2 is READ ACROSS AMERICA Day. I love to read! I have always loved books and reading. I enjoy fiction and nonfiction. I like to learn. I like to imagine. I really like to get lost in a good story as it comes to life on the pages of a book. March 2 is […]

Filed Under: Life: In & Out of TV, Weather

3 Comments

Why is it so WARM?!

Much of the country has experienced record-breaking heat this Fall, including Central Florida. But why? Is it global warming? El Nino? A fluke? Is it just “Florida weather?”

Filed Under: Weather

39 Comments

Top 10 Misconceptions About My TV Weather Job

Every time I speak to groups about my job, I get asked some of the same questions. I’m always surprised by how many misconceptions there are about television weather jobs. This is my attempt to clear up some of the confusion.

Filed Under: Ask Amy, Life: In & Out of TV, Weather

Leave a Comment

BLUE MOON

At 6:44 AM on Friday, July 31, 2015 there will be a full BLUE MOON! It’s not actually blue in color (and no, it’s not made out of cheese either). But there is a reason behind the name. Have you ever heard the phrase, “once in a blue moon?”My mom used to say it to […]

Filed Under: Weather

Leave a Comment

Atlantic Hurricane Season Peak

September 10. That’s the official peak of hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin. It’s all downhill from here to the end of the season, November 30. But it’s a slow decline. Not a steep one. So far, it’s been a relatively quiet year with just four named storms. Three have reached hurricane status and NONE […]

Filed Under: Weather

2 Comments

Hurricane Frances – 10 Years Later

September 5, 2004: the day Hurricane Frances made landfall through Central Florida. Our hurricane-seasoned eyes were wide open after Hurricane Charley beelined its way straight through Central Florida just a few weeks earlier, hitting Daytona Beach ON ITS EXIT with 106 mph winds. Now Frances was headed our way. And it was daunting. We were […]

Filed Under: Weather

1 Comment

Remembering Hurricane Charley

       Can you believe it was 9 years ago today that Hurricane Charley roared across Central Florida? August, 13, 2004…. that was Friday the 13th, by the way. Charley was the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Andrew in 1992. Its swath of destruction started in Punta Gorda near Port Charlotte, where […]

Filed Under: Weather

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

About Amy

About Amy

Amy Sweezey is an award-winning Broadcast Meteorologist, children's book author, and mom of 3. It Never, Ever Snows In Florida is Amy’s first fiction story which tells of AJ, who lives in Florida and has never seen snow. Her second nonfiction book, Let’s Talk Weather, TV Forecasting: Behind the Scenes, explains the science behind the forecast and the tools Amy uses for predicting weather changes.

Amy lives in Central Florida with her family.

Ask Amy Life In and Out of TV My Accidental Diet Weather Blog

Recent Posts

  • Lessons Learned in TV Weather: #2 SLEEP IS NOT OVERRATED
  • Lessons Learned in TV Weather: #3 IT TAKES A VILLAGE
  • Lessons Learned in TV Weather: #4 CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE
  • Lessons Learned in TV Weather: #5 LEAPING INTO THE UNKNOWN
  • Lessons Learned in TV Weather: # 6 WEATHER HYPE

Get Updates in Your Inbox!

Amy Sweezey will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at amy@amysweezey.com.
* indicates required
Updates From Amy Sweezey
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • About Amy
  • Teacher Resources
  • TV Weather
  • Books & Appearances
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 · AmySweezey.com