| Bob Sheets | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1937 Marion, Indiana |
| Alma mater | Ball State University University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Former director of the National Hurricane Center meteorologist |
Robert Chester Sheets (born June 7, 1937) is a meteorologist who served as the director of the National Hurricane Center from 1987 to 1995. He was born in Marion, Indiana.[1] He is well remembered for numerous interviews given from the Hurricane Center during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Sheets also was a member and eventual director in Project Storm Fury, an attempt to modify hurricanes with silver iodide. Since retiring in 1995, Sheets has continued his relationship with the media, becoming a special-situation hurricane analyst with ABC network affiliates in Florida. He has also co-authored a book on hurricane information and stories.
Books
| Preceded by Neil Frank |
Director of the National Hurricane Center 1987–1995 |
Succeeded by Bob Burpee |