Ted McInerney

Tracking storms has always been a passion of Ted McInerney’s. While growing up in Delmar, New York, 5th grader Ted kept his class updated by creating and posting his very own forecast paper on the door of his classroom. A couple years later, meteorologist-in-the making Ted video-taped and narrated what was later identified as a funnel cloud. Growing up in upstate New York, Ted quickly developed a fascination for and admiration of snowstorms and winter weather. It was this interest and passion that took hold deep within him and inspired him to study meteorology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo. While in Buffalo, Ted developed his snow forecasting skills as Lake Erie churned out large snowstorms. He was awarded the Buffalo State Updraft Award for Excellence in Meteorology in 2007. Ted’s television career began at WHBF in Rock Island, Illinois where he forecasted brutally cold winters and severe storms in spring. He covered historic river flooding along the Mississippi River and one of the mid-west biggest blizzards in February of 2011. That same year, Ted took on the challenge of severe weather in the warm climate of Alabama. He and his team at WIAT in Birmingham won prestigious awards for their coverage of the April 27th 2011 tornadoes. Ted’s story about an elderly woman’s cat that re-emerged in Tuscaloosa weeks after the tornado devastated the area became viral and showcased his storytelling ability. In addition to become an expert on tracking tornadoes, Ted also had the opportunity to report on Hurricane Isaac as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast. However every winter when that giant Nor’easter was making landfall in New England, Ted missed it. Ted’s favorite day of the week is heading to Maine classrooms to teach students about Maine’s Total Weather with our “Weather At Your School” program. Ted and his wife Amy live in Gorham. Ted and Amy look forward to snowshoeing in the winter and heading to the beach in the summer and checking out all the colors while hiking in state parks in the fall. Acadia National Park is one of their favorite spots to go camping in the summer. Ted is a full member of the National Weather Association & American Meteorological Society. If you would like to follow Ted’s weather updates on social media just click here: Facebook: Meteorologist Ted McInerney Instagram: @Ted_WMTW Twitter: @TedMcInerney