Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Meteorology

09/24/2026

Students in WX 475-Video Production were tasked with reporting on a news story that was important to the ERAU community. Politics? Health care? Inflation? No. It's parking.

09/17/2026

Hey, now that I've hooked you with some AI clickbait 🤖, let's get down to business! For a WX 475 (Video Production) project, we're cooking up a "look at them now" promotional video that features a montage of our meteorology alumni doing fun and amazing things on the job. Think along the lines of those old Army/Navy recruiting videos (some examples in the comments). We were originally thinking this would be for those in the media since they are most likely to have video, but anyone who has video of themselves doing something interesting on the job, please send it in!

09/02/2026

Nice article from the American Meteorological Society about everyone's favorite ERAU broadcast meteorology professor. (Note: he is the only ERAU broadcast meteorology professor.)

Tom Sorrells, Amy Sweezey, and Rob Eicher each built long careers in television before finding their way into new chapters. Rather than stepping away from meteorology, however, they saw an opportunity…

08/27/2026

Visible TONIGHT in Florida (assuming skies clear out in time): what NASA calls a "deep partial lunar eclipse." At 12:13AM 96% of the moon will be in Earth's umbra (central part of the shadow) making the moon appear a dark red/copperish color.

08/26/2026

Caught on Camera: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and subsequent formation of noctilucent clouds as seen by the ERAU College Of Aviation roof cam.

08/20/2026

Dr. Strazzo just caught this on camera!

08/19/2026

Gust front from distant thunderstorms caught on video by the weather cams on the ERAU College Of Aviation roof last evening. BTW...we have brand NEW weather cams on the roof and we are now recording time lapse videos 24/7. So stay tuned for more!

08/09/2026

Dr. Eicher on the first day of 1st grade. 😂

📚 A lot of Florida kids are heading back to school this week!

From all of us at Florida Weather Authority, we hope you ENJOY the start of a brand-new school year. We’re sharing our childhood school photos here to remind you that we’ve been forecasting awkward haircuts and questionable fashion choices for MANY years. 😂📸

Have a great first week back, everyone! 🍎✏️

05/04/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Planning for the 2027 American Meteorological Society annual meeting in Denver has begun! If you have any questions, ask Dr. Eicher. He's on the Overall Planning Committee!

04/27/2026

In our final weather update of the semester, and her last college assignment ever, our soon-to-be professional forecaster Lauren Cole has an important message for anyone headed home to the mid Mississippi/lower Ohio Valleys after exams.