Henry Margusity
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Henry Margusity (born October 18, 1960) is an American meteorologist.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and education
Henry was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 1960. He graduated from Octorara High School in 1979. Prior to graduation and pondering his future, it was his sister Nina who, based on his love of weather, suggested he become a meteorologist. He took this advice and enrolled at the Pennsylvania State University in the meteorology program.
While at Penn State, Henry was active in the Penn State Campus Weather Service and participated in the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest. He graduated with a B.S. in meteorology.
[edit] Career
Prior to graduating college, Henry joined AccuWeather, Inc. on his 23rd birthday in 1983 as a technician. Because of his extensive skills in meteorology and success in forecasting, he steadily moved through the ranks to his present position as Expert Senior Meteorologist. Prior to this, he served as the manager of the transportation services, project manager, sales technical manager, and international technical manager.
Outside AccuWeather, Henry enjoys chasing storms and is known as the only professional storm chaser in central Pennsylvania. His storm-spotting reports have often given AccuWeather meteorologists advance notification of severe storms in central Pennsylvania.
Henry also enjoys computer programming and has combined this skill with his meteorology expertise to develop the innovative software packages StormTracker and HurricaneTracker.
[edit] Marriage and children
Henry married his wife, Linda in 1988. They have three sons, Eric, Kyle and Tyler, who join Henry in chasing severe weather across central Pennsylvania.
