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Bob Kovachick Retiring From NewsChannel 13 After 50 Years In Weather Biz
After more than 50 years in the weather business, WNYT NewsChannel 13’s chief meteorologist, Bob Kovachick, is retiring.
He made the announcement Friday, Aug. 5, during the station’s 4 p.m. broadcast.
Kovachick briefly choked up as he began speaking, saying, "I don't know what to say and how to say it. Pardon me. I'm leaving channel 13. I'm retiring."
He quickly regained his composure before again saying he was leaving after 40 plus years of "the highs and lows, mostly highs, a few lows meteorologically."
“It’s just time to pull the plug and retire and enjoy the other aspects of my life,…
Snow Joke: Get Set For 'One Of The Longest, Coldest Winters' In Years, New Forecast Says
A brand-new forecast for the winter of 2021-22 is calling for a “season of shivers,” with “positively bone-chilling, below-average temperatures."
It's in the 230th edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac, which says it has an 80-percent accuracy rate with its weather forecasts.
“This coming winter could well be one of the longest and coldest that we’ve seen in years,” Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, said.
Most of the region will see a “cold, snowy” winter, according to the almanac's forecast graphic. (See the image above.)
The Old Farmer's Almanac said it uses three scien…
Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane Could Bring Downpours To Region
Tropical Storm Zeta, expected to strengthen to hurricane status within hours, may bring significant rainfall to the region later this week.
Zeta is located was located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea about 130 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, at midday on Monday, Oct. 26.
Zeta is moving toward the northwest near 10 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.
On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will move near or over the northern Yucatan Peninsula later Monday afternoon or Monday night, move over the southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and appr…
