Fred Gossage

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Gender	Male
Industry	Science
Occupation	Non-Professional Weather Forecaster
Location	Pell City, Alabama, United States
Introduction	I have studied weather ever since 1994, when I was in the fourth grade. By my sixth grade year, my middle school started a school TV news show, in which I was part of the weather team. I did the weather every morning for six months, and was promoted in the team to the Chief Forecaster position. I covered several important weather events between then and 1998 when I moved, including the April 8, 1998 and April 16, 1998 tornado outbreaks. By August 1998, I moved to Pell City, AL and began to attend the high school there. We soon started a TV news program here in which I was dubbed the Chief Forecaster here. Some of the most memorable events I covered during high school were the December 16, 2000; November 24, 2001; November 10, 2002; December 18, 2003; Tornado Week 2003; and November 18, 2003 tornadoes. I also covered Hurricanes, Georges, Charley, and Ivan (the latter two even after my graduating in 2002), and Tropical Storm Bill of 2003. I have been a trained SKYWARN spotter for a few years now, but have storm chased for eight years. Memorable chases include May 29-31, 2004; April 14, 2007; and numerous events in the mid/late 1990s.
Interests	meteorology, storm chasing, computers, outdoors and nature
Favorite Music	pop, alternative, soft rock, little bit of rap, some country...selective about that though
Favorite Books	any decent meteorology text

When you open your eyes underwater, do you ever worry that you'll drown?

No....because I never get into water that is too deep for me to stand in.