Ross Dickman

Background

About Ross Dickman

I lead a team of top meteorologists and hydrologists responsible for issuing forecasts and warnings for nearly 20 million persons living in southern Connecticut, southeast New York, northeast New Jersey, Long Island and New York City. I work closely with media, federal and state emergency management. My goal is to improve weather forecast accuracy and warning lead times, saving lives and property. I have a deep commitment to public service and have worked in various NWS locations from California to Massachusetts to Puerto Rico to New York. I was one of the key meteorologists at National Weather Service in Boston during Hurricane Bob and the Halloween Eve Storm of 1991, better known as "The Perfect Storm." I joined management by 1995 as the severe weather and regional aviation meteorologist at National Weather Service’s Eastern Region Headquarters in Bohemia, N.Y. In 2004, I became Deputy Chief of the Eastern Region Headquarters Meteorological Services Division where I provided policy development and oversight for thirty one field offices. This responsibility led to my current position in 2008 where I have dealt with a myriad of weather-related hazards affecting the NY region such as several Blizzards and Hurricanes Irene and Sandy,