Edward Rappaport

Edward Rappaport
Born (1957-11-18) November 18, 1957 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Texas Tech University

Edward Neil "Ed" Rappaport (born November 18, 1957)[1] served as the acting director of the National Hurricane Center from 2007 to 2008 and again from 2017 to 2018. He replaced former director Bill Proenza on July 9, 2007.[2][3] Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read in 2008. He began serving as acting director again when Richard Knabb left the NHC in 2017[4] until Kenneth Graham was selected to succeed him in 2018.[5] Rappaport was simultaneously the deputy director from 2000 to his retirement in 2021. [6]

Rappaport joined the NHC in 1987, training as a post-doctoral fellow, then worked on an array of assignments as a research meteorologist starting in 1988. He ascended to assistant hurricane specialist and Tropical Satellite and Analysis Center meteorologist in 1990 before becoming a hurricane specialist in 1993. From 1998 to 2000, he was chief of the Technical Support Branch. Having both operational forecasting and research experience, Rappaport became deputy director in 2000.[7] In November 2006, he declined to be nominated to replace Max Mayfield as director, citing personal reasons.[2] Rappaport earned his B.S. and M.S. in 1979 and 1983, respectively, both from the University of Washington, and earned his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Texas Tech University in 1988.[8]

  1. ^ "Edward N Rappaport, Born 11/18/1957 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "National Hurricane Center Director Replaced". Fox News. Associated Press. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  3. ^ Ileana Varela. "Proenza Removed As NHC Director". CBS. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  4. ^ Schleifstein, Mark (March 21, 2017). "National Hurricane Center director jumps to Weather Channel". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kenneth Graham, WX4KEG, Tapped as Next National Hurricane Center Director". ARRL. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  6. ^ Feltgen, Dennis. "Dr. Edward Rappaport retires from federal service" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Edward N. Rappaport Named Deputy Director of Tropical Prediction Center - National Hurricane Center" (Press release). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  8. ^ Feltgen, Dennis (June 2011). "Q & A for NHC - Ed Rappaport". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 6, 2017.