When severe weather strikes, we often turn to meteorologists and weather forecasters for life-saving information. Tina Eller of Atlanta told the New York Times that her local weatherman, Glenn Burns, saved the lives of her and her family in 2011 by issuing an on-air warning to take cover when a tornado was minutes away from ravaging her community.
Ms. Eller huddled with her family, including her mother, sisters and two dogs, in a small closet. When they emerged, everything in the house except for the closet was wrecked. “It was that warning that got us into the closet on time,” she said. “I never would have lived through it.”