Dick Fletcher

Dick Fletcher (born September 18, 1942) is a meteorologist who works for WTSP-TV in St. Petersburg, Florida. He holds the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval and has been serving the Tampa Bay Area since 1980. He has flown reconnaissance aircraft missions into three hurricanes and has made 15 different penetrations into the eye of the storm. In 1987, he was honored by The American Meteorological Society with an award for Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist. He was presented the distinguished service award by the national hurricane conference in 2003 for his leadership efforts in hurricane preparedness. He also received the Media award from the Florida Governor’s Hurricane conference in 1993. In 2005, he celebrated 25 years working as a meteorologist for WTSP. Image File history File links Pic of meteorologist Dick Fletcher, who works for WTSP in St. ... Image File history File links Pic of meteorologist Dick Fletcher, who works for WTSP in St. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... WTSP-TV, Tampa Bays 10 is a CBS-affiliate television station on the west coast of Florida (Tampa–St. ... Aerial photograph of St. ... The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WTSP-TV, Tampa Bays 10 is a CBS-affiliate television station on the west coast of Florida (Tampa–St. ...

Fletcher, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, graduated from the University of Omaha in 1964. He had an early ambition to be a television news broadcaster and started his career in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, working as a news anchor and occasionally doing the weather. In the early 1970s, he began working as a full time meteorologist in Denver, Colorado, and would spend several years in the city. He earned the AMS seal of approval in 1978. Fletcher would go on to work in Corpus Christi and then back at KMTV in Omaha. In 1980, he would leave Omaha and begin his tenure at then ABC affiliate WTSP-TV as chief meteorologist on March 17, 1980. He was widely praised for his leadership during Hurricane Elena in September of 1985 and for popular segments in which he would answer weather questions from viewers, called "Weather Whys". Fletcher also participates in many community events and is a noted publc speaker. He formerly served as a member of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). ... The University of Nebraska at Omaha, founded 1908 as the University of Omaha, is the Omaha, Nebraska, campus of the University of Nebraska system, and is the second-largest institution of higher education in Nebraska (after the University of Nebraska-Lincoln). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... City Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Downtown Cedar Rapids, including Mays Island Cedar Rapids is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Official website: http://www. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Hurricane Elena was a powerful Category 3 tropical cyclone from August 28 to September 4, 1985. ... This article is about the year. ...

On November 24, 2004, Fletcher suffered a stroke at the TV station just before a 4 PM news broadcast. Since then, he has repeatedly made public appearances for the cause of stroke survival and prevention. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Cindy, and has three adult children.

External links

• Fletcher's station bio