Stephanie Abrams

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This article is about a meteorologist on The Weather Channel. For the KYW-TV reporter, see Stephanie Abrams (reporter).

Stephanie Abrams is an on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24 hour American cable television weather program.

1 Early years
2 Education
3 Newfound fame
4 Sources

[edit] Early years

Stephanie Abrams was born in Miami, Florida in 1979. A native of Lake Clarke Shores and Wellington, Florida, Abrams attended Middle Park Elementary in West Palm Beach and attended Forest Hill High School and graduating from Wellington High School (Florida). Abrams parents divorced when she was young and much of her time was spent with her father, Dr. Barry Abrams, an infectious disease specialist. She was sent to the United States Space Camp twice and vacationed in science rich locations such as Yellowstone National Park.

[edit] Education

Abrams graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. She also earned a B.S. degree in geography minoring in mathematics from the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where she graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Abrams is a member of both the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002-2003. She also holds the seal of approval from the AMS.

[edit] Newfound fame

Abrams' first position was as a morning meteorologist at WTXL, the ABC affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida. In July 2003, Abrams began on-air work for The Weather Channel.

"In the wonky world of weather forecasting, Abrams is delivering some sizzle with the storm coverage. And her bosses at The Weather Channel are jumping on the buzz." -Mark Schwed, Palm Beach Post, Sep. 6, 2006

"I don't know who decided to mix hot chicks with weather forecasting, but it was genius," "Nobody can point out the high pressure zones like Steph can."

– Nathan Wright, contributor, Monkeycube.com

About her newfound sexy fame:

"It's bizarre. Very odd. I'm still not used to that."

– Stephanie Abrams, Palm Beach Post. September 2, 2006

Abrams currently co-hosts Abrams and Bettes: Beyond the forecast every weekday from 8PM-9PM Eastern Time. She also occasionally fills in for Alexandra Steele on Evening Edition from 9PM-11PM Eastern Time and does live reports from the field.