Schwartz remained at WNYW until 1990 when he went to work for WPBF in West Palm Beach and then WINK in Fort Myers and WRAL in Raleigh. It was there that a colleague gave him the nickname "Hurricane" after seeing a video of him being blown around in one. In 1985, he joined The Weather Channel and became one of the network's first "hurricane specialists." The next year, Schwartz left The Weather Channel for WNYW in New York. Schwartz first appeared on television at WAGA in Atlanta from 1979 to 1983. He gained experience with hurricanes at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, where he worked from 1974 to 1977. Career Īfter graduation, Schwartz began his career at AccuWeather in State College, Pennsylvania. He attended Central High School and then attended Pennsylvania State University to study meteorology, graduating in 1972. Schwartz was born in Philadelphia, one of two children, to Morris, an architect, and Miriam Schwartz. Madeline Gray is a photographer based in Raleigh, N.C.Glenn Eric "Hurricane" Schwartz (born June 20, 1951) is an American author and former meteorologist at the NBC-affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia. She knows there was nothing more to be done except wait to get back to her animals after Hurricane Florence passes.Īs the storm hit, McKee says the animals "did great" on Thursday night. They microchipped many of the animals, put identification tags in their manes and tails, ordered a two weeks supply of food, have geothermal water troughs that refill automatically, have removed any additional debris from around the farm, and made all of the animals' shelters more secure.Īs the storm approached, McKee said she feels a sense of calm. McKee and her staff worked non-stop to ensure the farm is prepared. McKee will head home with Xanadu in tow to wait out the hurricane with her family. ĭespite the animals' often traumatic pasts, McKee goes on, "they have become very, very comfortable here and are stressed when they leave." Part of the animals' routine includes having a neighbor come to the farm to feed them twice a day which will happen even during the storm. "If we put them in the barn, they'd freak out," she explains. McKee, who was a practicing veterinarian for over 20 years, takes a holistic approach to caring for her animals. She and her team launched a "monumental" effort to prepare the farm and the animals. She says she is determined to keep their routine as normal as possible, especially because most of her animals are rescues. "They just seem much more aware of their surroundings," she says.ĭespite numerous offers to take the animals to facilities out of the storm's path, McKee is keeping them on the farm. McKee and her husband David Schwartz transformed the nearly 150-year-old farm, and another in Durham, into an agritourism destination that now houses horses, donkeys, a cow, alpacas, goats, sheep, chickens, and a host of other animals, including a baby alpaca named Xanadu that lives with the family full-time.īefore the storm, McKee said she could tell the animals were acting more alert and skittish than usual as they sense the storm in the air. As Hurricane Florence hits North Carolina, Amanda McKee's only concern is for her animals at 1870 Farm outside of Chapel Hill.
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