Dr. Joseph P. Sobel (born October 16, 1945), a meteorologist, is a native of New York City,

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, USA, and a graduate of

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. He received his B.S. in meteorology from the University of Michigan in 1967 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in meteorology from the

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in 1970 and 1976 respectively. Sobel was named a Centennial Fellow of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in 1996 and inducted into the Hewlett High School Hall of Fame in 2001. Sobel is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and holds the AMS Seal of Approval for Television Meteorology. In 2004 he was recognized by the AMS for Outstanding Service as a Broadcast Meteorologist. Sobel has been an employee of

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, Inc. since 1972 and now serves as a Senior Vice President and heads the AccuWeather Forensic Department. He is co-inventor of the AccuWeather Exclusive RealFeel Temperature. "Dr. Joe" has appeared on

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, '' NBC Nightly News'', '' The Today Show'', and Bloomberg Television, MSNBC, and CNBC. He has provided more than one million weather forecasts and discussions to radio stations across the United States since 1972. A nationally recognized meteorologist, he was featured in the September 20, 2002 '' Newsweek'' article "Nerds of Weather". Sobel has also been featured as an expert on cable television series including

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's '' Forensic Files'' in the episode "Dew Process" and The History Channel's '' Monster Quest'' in the episode "Birdzilla".Episode Guide – MonsterQuest – The History Channel
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