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James Foster (\u201917) knew he wanted to chase storms and predict the weather ever since he was a child. With the help of a bachelor\u2019s degree in geography<\/a> from Ball State, he\u2019s now living his dream\u2014and he gets paid to do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what it is\u2014you\u2019re just born with it. It sounds really sappy and clich\u00e9, but you sort of are,\u201d said Foster. \u201cEver since I was a kid, I\u2019ve always wanted to do weather and meteorology. I definitely would run outside and look at the clouds and say, \u2018Mom, there\u2019s a storm coming!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Business of Forecasting<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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James Foster graduated from Ball State in 2017 with a bachelor of science in geography and a concentration in meteorological studies.<\/p><\/div>\n

Foster doesn\u2019t actually spend his days driving out to the heart of a thunderstorm to look for funnel clouds\u2014although he did get to do that when he was part of the Ball State storm chasing group<\/a>\u2014but he does chase them in a scientific sense through radar, weather maps and various other data sources from his office in Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n

As a storm warning meteorologist at AccuWeather for Business<\/a>, Foster forecasts everything from gusts of wind and heavy snowfall to destructive weather like hurricanes barreling toward the American coastline.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt can get kind of hectic sometimes, especially when you have a lot going on\u2014like a landfalling hurricane.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While organizations like the National Weather Service alert the general public to inclement weather that reaches certain thresholds (like winds reaching dangerous speeds), Foster\u2019s clients include business and organizations throughout the country that rely on customized forecasting services that often aren\u2019t reported by the NWS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are way more personalized on what they get,\u201d said Foster, who serves businesses such as railroads and coastal companies that need real-time updates on tropical storms. \u201cIt\u2019s very, very, specific criteria that we watch out for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chasing Opportunity at Ball State<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After transferring to Ball State following his freshman year at another university, Foster immediately found a home within the Department of Geography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was perfect and exactly what I wanted at Ball State.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not wanting to waste a minute jumpstarting his career in meteorology, Foster worked as a lab assistant and tutor in the on-campus meteorology and climatology lab<\/a>, helped forecast weather conditions for Ball State football games in real time, joined the Gamma Theta Upsilon<\/a> geography honors society and cofounded the Ball State chapter<\/a> of the American Meteorological Society. He was also involved in outreach projects like teaching meteorology concepts to elementary school students.<\/p>\n

And, of course, he joined the campus storm chasing group, where he met new friends, learned about storm chasing safety and even got to hunt down a handful of thunderstorms\u2014although he never witnessed a tornado in person (which he says is actually a good thing).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to have that on your resume,\u201d he added, noting that his employer cited his experiencing on the storm chasing team as a reason they hired him. \u201cIt was definitely a great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advice for Future Meteorologists<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As exciting as it is to chase storms and monitor hazardous weather conditions in real time, meteorology also requires a strong foundation in scientific concepts like geography, climatology and data analysis. Foster advises students studying geography and meteorology to be patient when learning these concepts, which can be tough at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave patience because you\u2019re not going to be right all the time, especially when you first start…It really is hard when you get into the grainy details of what actually happens. Keep it at because you\u2019ll get better.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also encourages students to seek out their professors for help and to never hesitate to ask questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very smart people at Ball State,\u201d Foster said. \u201cAnd they will help you. That\u2019s one thing I loved about Ball State, are the professors. It\u2019s amazing how cool every professor is and how willing they are to help and how much they want you to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foster went on to earn his master\u2019s degree in geography from Ohio University, but there are many meteorology jobs\u2014like his own\u2014that do not require graduate-level education. What is most important, he says, is getting involved as a student.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoin the chase team, join (Gamma Theta Upsilon), do something where you\u2019re getting yourself out there. I can\u2019t stress this enough, how important it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

And finally, know that there is no ordinary day in meteorology\u2014but that\u2019s what is so exciting about the profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really have a day-to-day. Every day is different things,\u201d said Foster. \u201cSometimes everything you learned can get thrown out the window.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the Department of Geography and Meteorology<\/a><\/em>, contact our office<\/a> or follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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