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Dr. Neil Frank, Former National Hurricane Center Director, Dies at 94
Dr. Neil Frank led the National Hurricane Center for 25 years and pioneered hurricane forecasting methods that improved storm tracking and public safety.
- On Wednesday, Dr. Neil Frank, longtime KHOU 11 chief meteorologist and former director of the National Hurricane Center, died, his family told KHOU 11 after he was moved into hospice care.
- He joined the National Hurricane Center in 1961 as a forecaster and, by 1974, became its longest-serving director until 1987, when he joined KHOU 11.
- He pioneered forecasting tools such as a probability system used for Hurricane Alicia and regularly appeared on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather to urge storm preparedness, while colleagues credit him with connecting the NHC to emergency managers.
- KHOU said his public teaching kept Houston safer for more than 20 years, and colleagues noted his smile and guidance left a lasting impression on the Houston community.
- Research flights over the Caribbean detected Saharan Desert dust traced to the Sahara, and Frank studied high-altitude systems during his scientific training at Florida State.
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