Brian Davis

Brian Davis is an AMS meteorologist that has been seen on network TV stations throughout the United States. He is credited as being one of the first meteorologists to use live streaming internet coverage to save lives in a devastating tornado. After graduating with an electronics communications degree, Brian went back to school and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee with a concentration in operational meteorology and geology. He also graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in broadcast meteorology. While at MSU, Brian finished with advanced standing. Brian later continued through MSU's graduate program in operational meteorology with advanced meteorology and geology courses. Brian landed his first TV job in Alabama where he worked for over 10 years tracking severe storms and tornadoes. His past work includes WMTY-TV in Russellville Ala., WAAY-TV ABC 31 in Huntsville, Ala., and KOAM-TV CBS 7 and FOX 14 in the Pittsburg, Kan., and Joplin, Mo., market. He was at KOAM-TV where he assisted the weather team coverage of the EF5 tornado that occurred on May 22, 2011, one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history. Brian also worked tracking mostly winter weather at WTRF-TV in West Virginia as a full-time morning meteorologist. He was asked by Nick Walker, a board member of the National Weather Association and meteorologist for The Weather Channel, to speak at an NWA conference about his use of social media and new internet streaming technology that saved lives in Joplin and how it can be used effectively in addition to TV coverage.