Bryan Norcross is the Hurricane Specialist at Fox Weather. He leads the tropical-weather coverage on the live stream of the fast-growing national weather service. His daily posts about tropical activity on websites and social media attract thousands of readers, and they reach millions when a major storm is threatening. In addition, he produced and hosted hundreds of podcasts and programs with leading scientists, forecasters, and administrators in the fields of weather and climate.

Previously, Bryan was Hurricane Specialist at WPLG-TV in Miami and Senior Hurricane Specialist at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, bringing his extensive experience covering tropical storms and hurricanes to the network’s round-the-clock coverage. He anchored the coverage of every important hurricane from 2010 to 2017, including extensive coverage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Hurricane Irma in 2017.

From 2011 to 2013, Bryan also managed weather coverage at the Weather Channel as Executive Director of Weather Presentation and Content. Lasting achievements include the designation of “Superstorm” Sandy and the naming program for winter storms.

Bryan was profiled in the New York Times following his long hours of television coverage of Hurricane Sandy plus his blog and Facebook posts that provided detailed analysis of the storm threat and criticism of the government’s communications systems. The Times article quotes a Twitter post that described Bryan as “the most trusted hurricane human on the planet.”

Bryan became nationally known after he “talked South Florida through” Hurricane Andrew in 1992. From 1996 through 2008 he was the in-house hurricane analyst for CBS News in New York and anchored the coverage of numerous hurricanes for WFOR-TV, CBS in Miami. Prior to that time, he worked at WTVJ, NBC in Miami, and on NBC News programs including the Today Show.

After Superstorm Sandy, Bryan testified before the New York City Council concerning the city’s threat analysis and communications processes before the storm. After Hurricane Andrew, Bryan was named Expert Advisor to the Academic Task Force on Hurricane Catastrophe Insurance by Florida State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson, and was a member of the Governor’s Committee to evaluate the state’s response to the storm and recommend changes to the state emergency management system by Governor Lawton Chiles.

In appreciation for his work before, during, and after Hurricane Andrew, Bryan received the 1993 David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication. He was also publicly recognized with designations of Bryan Norcross Days in Miami, Miami Beach, and Ft. Lauderdale, among other cities. In addition, he’s the recipient of an Emmy Award from the southeast chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the DuPont and Peabody awards, the highest awards given in broadcasting in the United States.

In 2019, Bryan received the Neil Frank Award from the National Hurricane Conference recognizing him for making a major impact in the hurricane field through truly exceptional and original improvements of a national or international scope. In 2025, the National Tropical Weather Conference awarded Bryan the Robert and JoAnne Simpson Award recognizing his “outstanding contributions to the field of tropical meteorology and his dedication to advancing our understanding and communication of tropical weather phenomena.”

Bryan released his book, “My Hurricane Andrew Story,” in May of 2017. It is a story of the Great Hurricane of 1992, and how Bryan and his Miami television station prepared for and became indelibly linked with the event. The book also includes Bryan’s analysis of steps that need to be taken now if we are to successfully navigate the great hurricanes of the future.

In 2006, Bryan’s comprehensive hurricane guide called “Hurricane Almanac” was released by St. Martin’s Press. The book covers hurricane science, history, preparedness, and more. A follow-up edition was released in the spring of 2007.

Since 2018, Bryan has operated HurricaneIntel.com. The website and accompanying social-media postings and email service automatically organizes and lightly refines National Hurricane Center advisories and outlooks to make them easier to understand and quicker to digest.

Bryan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Math and a Master of Science degree in Communications and Meteorology from Florida State University. In addition, Bryan received an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Florida International University. Bryan is a long-time resident of Miami.