Max Mayfield

Insurers learn to pinpoint risks -- and avoid them

2006-11-28 00:00:00

NEWARK, CALIF. — Hemant Shah is in the business of creating catastrophes. The computers at Shah's Silicon Valley company, Risk Management Solutions Inc., contain mathematical models of every U.S. disaster from the 1812 earthquake that toppled...

Hurricane center chief issues final warning

2007-01-03 00:00:00

Frustrated with people and politicians who refuse to listen or learn, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield ends his 34-year government career today in search of a new platform for getting out his unwelcome message: Hurricane Katrina was nothing...

Servicio del clima despide al ex jefe de huracanes, Bill Proenza

2013-02-09 17:50:00

Bill Proenza dijo que pelear para asegurar que los pron�sticos fueran lo m�s acertados posible y decir las cosas como las piensa fue lo que lo meti� en problemas de nuevo. Esta vez fue despedido de su puesto como m�nager principal del Servicio Nacional...

Weather service fires former hurricane chief Bill Proenza

2013-02-05 14:19:00

Bill Proenza said fighting to ensure forecasts are as accurate as possible and speaking his mind has gotten him into trouble again. This time, he was fired as a top manager for the National Weather Service. Proenza, 68, was ousted as National...

South Florida celebrities recite ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'

2012-12-18 20:12:00

The Sun Sentinel brings some star power to the poem ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' by gathering some of South Florida's most famous people to recite the classic holiday tale. Watch the video here. You'll see local greats such as former Miami...

Veteran forecaster Rick Knabb named hurricane center's new director

2012-05-18 13:07:00

Rick Knabb, a veteran tropical forecaster and most recently The Weather Channel’s hurricane expert, has been named director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County. He replaces Bill Read, who is retiring as of June 1. “For as...

National Hurricane Center hunting for a new director

2012-01-14 13:18:00

The National Hurricane Center is looking for a new director. After four storm seasons, Bill Read is calling quits as head of the hurricane center, prompting a national search for his replacement. “I’ve done pretty much all I set out to do in...

Coping with Irene

2011-08-23 16:26:13

Hurricane Irene is really throwing her weight around and is apparently approaching??category 4 storm status, with winds of 131-155 mph. Expert Max Mayfield predicts she will be a major event no matter where she lands. In the spirit of her threat and hoped...

2005 - Hurricane Wilma

2006-04-28 16:31:42

Hurricane Wilma clobbered South Florida on Monday, October 24, 2005, with surprising strength, leaving the entire region damaged, dark and startled by the ferocity of a storm that many hadn't taken seriously enough. The storm killed 25 people. It cut...

Deputy chief takes over National Hurricane Center as Proenza ousted

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Bill Proenza didn't deal with even one hurricane while serving as director of the National Hurricane Center. In a move to restore order among his rebellious staff, he was removed on Monday after only six months on the job. He was placed on leave "until...

Hurricane Briefings Will be Live Via Web This Season

2009-02-04 00:00:00

MIAMI - Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami will have their briefings carried live this season on Web sites when a storm threatens to make landfall in the U.S. The center announced a partnership Tuesday with America's Emergency...

Charley rolls across Central Florida

2004-08-13 20:08:00

Hurricane Charley battered Central Florida tonight, packing 105 mph winds that tore off roofs, knocked down trees and left tens of thousands of residents without power. There were widespread reports of trees falling on homes and storm-related fires, as...

Former National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield

2006-12-06 00:00:00

Charting a course Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, points to a monitor during an update of Tropical Storm Rita on Monday, Sept. 19, in Miami.

2005-09-19 00:00:00

Grateful President Bush thanks National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield for the center s work during Frances. He also visited hurricane-battered Fort Pierce.

2004-09-09 00:00:00