George Flickinger is the Chief Meteorologist at ABC-13. He's chased storms professionally, forecast the weather for more than 20 years in TV, and loves speaking to children and adults about the weather.

In 2019, George received the "Best TV Weathercaster" in Virginia award from the Associated Press. This award recognizes an individuals overall body of work. He also works part time for Liberty University's Athletic Department for lightning safety at football games.

As a child, George always developed quite the fascination with storms, though was quite scared of lightning ! He jumped into the bed to hide between Mom and Dad on stormy nights.

His earliest "public" weathercasts were in the first grade. His teacher let him stand in front of the class to give morning weather reports!

Growing up on the coast in Orange, Texas, George and his family were familiar with hurricanes. When there was no imminent danger, he would sit on the porch during storms and listen to the wind blow through the trees.

As a self-proclaimed weather nerd, George always pursued a career as a meteorologist.

He originally wanted to work for the National Hurricane Center, but that changed after interning for a local TV station. George liked creating his own forecasts and making graphics for the meteorologists.

George began his professional career in the same week he graduated from Texas A&M University.

Within two years, he was promoted to Chief Meteorologist at KTXS-TV in Abilene, TX.

He earned the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Seal of Approval, becoming the youngest chief meteorologist in Texas with that distinction. He was also voted "Favorite TV Weatherperson" four years in a row.

George began storm chasing in the 1990s, and moved to Oklahoma to chase and study tornadoes. He worked for 14 years at two different TV stations in Tulsa, most recently as the morning meteorologist at KJRH-TV.

While in Tulsa, George received a First Place award for "Best Weathercast in Oklahoma” and earned the "Certified Broadcast Meteorologist" designation.

He and his video appeared on CNN, PBS weather specials, and the Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers." He also started development of a TV reality show about storm chasing for the Discovery Channel.

On a personal note, George is owned by two dogs, Summer (Maltese) and Tag (Westie) and loves playing outdoors! On weekends you might see him riding his bicycle or hiking the beautiful terrain of Virginia.

Connect with George on Facebook or email him at gflickinger@wset.com.