Forensic Meteorology Expert Witnesses

Forensic meteorology expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on forensic meteorology. The forensic meteorology expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Maritime, Meteorology, and Slip Trip & Fall.

View Full Profile

Matthew J. Bunkers, Ph.D., CCM

Certified Weather Expert, 32+ yrs with NOAA/NWS

Northern Plains Weather Services, LLC

Colorado
Meteorology - forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, satellite, and applied climate and meteorology
I believe that my clients deserve to have accurate and reliable weather information. My clients include lawyers and industries of construction, insurance, mining, and power generation/renewable energy. I have worked on cases involving: • analyses of tornado/hail/wind (including derecho) damage to businesses, crops, people, farm property (e.g., barns, grain bins, and irrigation systems), and housing units for insurance-related claims/lawsuits, • slip and falls related to snowfall, icing, refreezing, and freezing drizzle, • climate-, severe-, and winter-weather analyses for a mining operation, preventative planting insurance claim, crop spraying, livestock operations, construction delays due to adverse weather days, and renewable energy weather-risk assessments • rainfall recurrence interval analyses for flooding of homes and flash-flood related damages to businesses and trains/railroad tracks, • snowfall and rainfall analyses for insurance protection claims for recreational events ...
View Full Profile

Robert B Cox

Slip & Fall Weather Expert: Forensic Meteorologist

Cox Weather Services, LLC

Middletown, Connecticut
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall - Forensic Meteorology, Slip and Fall, Ice, Snow, Melt Refreeze, Freeze Thaw, Black Ice, Freezing Rain, Winter Weather, Visibility, Weather Reconstruction, Expert Testimony, Jury Communication, Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Property Damage, Flooding, Roof Damage, Wind Damage, Nationwide Expert Witness
Slip & Fall Weather Expert with over 30 years of experience providing expert witness services in weather-related litigation. Involved in more than 2,000 cases and testified under oath more than 135 times (84 depositions and 53 court appearances). Primary focus is slip-and-fall cases involving ice, snow, rain, melt/refreeze cycles, black ice, freezing rain, poor visibility, and other weather conditions that create hazardous surfaces. Mr. Cox provides detailed forensic analysis of air temperature trends, precipitation type and amount, freeze/thaw patterns, snow/ice accumulation, and site-specific conditions at the exact time and location of the incident. He also handles the full range of weather-related matters, including property damage, personal injury, insurance claims, roof collapse, flooding, hail, high winds, and highway accidents. Services include consultation, detailed written reports, certified National Weather Service records, on-site inspections, litigation support, a...
View Full Profile

H. Michael Mogil, CCM, CBM, NWA Digital Media Seal

CCM-former NWS meteorologist, now weather expert

How The Weatherworks

Naples, Florida
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall - forensic meteorology, weather, weather event reconstruction, property damage, roof damage, water intrusion, personal injury, insurance claims, roof collapse, hurricanes, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, snow, hail, high winds, rain, floods, lightning, highway accidents, weather-related events
H. Michael Mogil (AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist and AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) is a seasoned meteorologist with more than five decades of experience, three of which were within NOAA (NWS and NESDIS). This included severe thunderstorm and winter weather forecasting, warning, and preparedness. He has worked as a forensic meteorologist since the mid-1990's, handling a wide array of civil and criminal cases. Mike has honed his skills in local and regional meteorological data analysis, locating and using numerous weather data sets (both governmental and non-governmental), and crafting easy-to-understand, scientifically accurate, expert reports. Mike has the computer skills to create effective courtroom graphics, the speaking skills to testify clearly and understandably in courtroom and deposition settings, and the ability to determine a meteorologically-appropriate date of loss, when such date is unclear. He has even offered weather demonstrations in the courtro...
View Full Profile

Christopher Gloninger, CBM, CCM

Certified Consulting Meteorologist

BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts
Meteorology, Emergency Preparedness - Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Emergency Management, Forensic Meteorology
Chris Gloninger is an experienced forensic meteorologist with a strong background in weather analysis, climate science, and communication. With nearly 20 years of expertise in interpreting meteorological data, he provides expert analysis for legal cases involving weather-related incidents, offering insights into complex atmospheric conditions and their impacts. Chris holds a degree in meteorology and has earned American Meteorological Society certifications in broadcast (#235) and consulting meteorology (#791), enhancing his ability to provide accurate, science-based evaluations for insurance claims, litigation, and emergency planning. His comprehensive understanding of extreme weather events, climate variability, and disaster preparedness makes him a sought-after expert in legal and policy settings. As a climate communicator and meteorologist, Chris has worked in both broadcast and consulting roles, delivering clear, data-driven insights to diverse audiences. He currently works a...
View Full Profile

Bryan A Mroczka, CCM

Streamline Weather Consulting, LLC

Northville, Michigan
Meteorology - Forensic Meteorology, Expert Witness, Hurricane Damage, Insurance Claims, Weather Event Reconstruc, Severe Weather, Wind Damage, Flooding, Roof Damage, Tornado Damage, Storm Damage, Hail Damage, Slip and Fall, Injury, Snow, Lightning, Flash Flooding, Car Accident, Doppler Radar Analysis, Ice
Bryan Mroczka, CCM is the owner of Streamline Weather Consulting, LLC. Bryan has a Master of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University and has earned the prestigious designation of Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) from the American Meteorological Society. Bryan has over twenty years of meteorological experience as both a forensic meteorologist with Streamline Weather Consulting and with the United States National Weather Service (NWS) as a Science and Operations Officer (SOO), Senior Forecaster, Severe Weather Warning Forecaster, and a Decision Support / Communications Specialist. These positions have allowed Bryan to become highly skilled in the communication of meteorological concepts and the analysis / interpretation of meteorological datasets as they relate to decision support services and legal / litigation purposes. Through Streamline Weather Consulting Bryan has worked cases that include severe thunderstorm damage claims, tornado damage claims, slip and f...
View Full Profile

Matthew J. Bunkers, Ph.D., CCM

Certified Weather Expert, 32+ yrs with NOAA/NWS

Northern Plains Weather Services, LLC

Minnesota
Meteorology - forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, satellite, and applied climate and meteorology
I believe that my clients deserve to have accurate and reliable weather information. My clients include lawyers and industries of construction, insurance, mining, and power generation/renewable energy. I have worked on cases involving: • analyses of tornado/hail/wind (including derecho) damage to businesses, crops, people, farm property (e.g., barns, grain bins, and irrigation systems), and housing units for insurance-related claims/lawsuits, • slip and falls related to snowfall, icing, refreezing, and freezing drizzle, • climate-, severe-, and winter-weather analyses for a mining operation, preventative planting insurance claim, crop spraying, livestock operations, construction delays due to adverse weather days, and renewable energy weather-risk assessments • rainfall recurrence interval analyses for flooding of homes and flash-flood related damages to businesses and trains/railroad tracks, • snowfall and rainfall analyses for insurance protection claims for recreational events ...
View Full Profile

Connor Chapman, Ph.D.

Forensic Meteorology Expert Witness

Sky Synoptics Weather Services

New York
Meteorology, Environmental - Climate Change, Climate Science, Severe Weather, Winter Weather, Precipitation, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Lake-Effect Snow, Storm Damage, Thunderstorms, Forensic Meteorology
Dr. Connor Chapman is an experienced meteorologist and climate scientist. With a career spanning research, teaching, and military service, Connor specializes in communicating technical weather information to all audiences. Starting from his childhood in Upstate New York, Connor developed a fascination for weather across all four seasons. These interests led him to study meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, where he served as president of the local American Meteorological Society (AMS) chapter. He then earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State, where he studied land-atmosphere interactions and precipitation patterns across the Central and Eastern United States. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. While completing his doctoral research, Connor has been working full-time as an educator and Air National Guard weather officer. With this background, he brings a strong work ethic, commitment to integrity, and relentless pursuit of excellence to e...
View Full Profile

Alicia Wasula, PhD, CCM

STM Weather

Cropseyville, New York
Meteorology - Weather, Forensic Meteorology, Severe Weather, Weather Radar, Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Weather Preparedness, Slip & Fall, Weather Related Accidents, Weather Reconstruction
Dr. Alicia Wasula, President of STM Weather, formerly Shade Tree Meteorology, earned her Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degrees in Meteorology at the University at Albany and recently earned her CCM as well. She developed a passion for severe weather and traveled to the Great Plains to study it in the field. She spent a summer in Norman, Oklahoma at the National Storm Prediction Center, doing research with Bob Johns, a prominent severe weather scientist. In graduate school, Alicia developed a skill for making difficult meteorological concepts understandable in the classroom. Alicia taught a variety of courses from upper level science to entry level courses for non science majors, earning praise for her communication style. During her post-graduate studies, Alicia continued to work closely with operational forecasters on research projects at the Albany National Weather Service Office and the the Storm Prediction Center on both her Master and Doctoral research projects. Alicia cont...
View Full Profile

John M Peters

Professor, PhD, Certified Consulting Meteorologist

New York
Meteorology - Forensic Meteorology, Weather modeling, Weather reconstruction, Slip and fall weather conditions, Wind and storm damage, Aviation weather incidents, Weather-related liabili, Decision support, Historical weather analysis, Expert testimony, Testifying expert, Deposition and trial testimony
I am a Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist specializing in forensic meteorology for litigation and regulatory matters. I provide expert analysis of weather conditions, hazards, and causation for civil and criminal cases across the United States. My forensic work includes reconstruction and interpretation of severe weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, turbulence, and aviation-related weather hazards. I routinely analyze historical observations, radar and satellite data, reanalysis products, numerical weather model output, and site-specific meteorological conditions to assess weather impacts at precise locations and times. I am one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather and thunderstorms, with extensive experience in weather modeling, forecasting, and decision support. I am widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have led more than $10 milli...
View Full Profile

John M Peters

Professor, PhD, Certified Consulting Meteorologist

Ohio
Meteorology - Forensic Meteorology, Weather modeling, Weather reconstruction, Slip and fall weather conditions, Wind and storm damage, Aviation weather incidents, Weather-related liabili, Decision support, Historical weather analysis, Expert testimony, Testifying expert, Deposition and trial testimony
I am a Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist specializing in forensic meteorology for litigation and regulatory matters. I provide expert analysis of weather conditions, hazards, and causation for civil and criminal cases across the United States. My forensic work includes reconstruction and interpretation of severe weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, turbulence, and aviation-related weather hazards. I routinely analyze historical observations, radar and satellite data, reanalysis products, numerical weather model output, and site-specific meteorological conditions to assess weather impacts at precise locations and times. I am one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather and thunderstorms, with extensive experience in weather modeling, forecasting, and decision support. I am widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have led more than $10 milli...
View Full Profile

John M Peters

Professor, PhD, Certified Consulting Meteorologist

State College, Pennsylvania
Meteorology - Forensic Meteorology, Weather modeling, Weather reconstruction, Slip and fall weather conditions, Wind and storm damage, Aviation weather incidents, Weather-related liabili, Decision support, Historical weather analysis, Expert testimony, Testifying expert, Deposition and trial testimony
I am a Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist specializing in forensic meteorology for litigation and regulatory matters. I provide expert analysis of weather conditions, hazards, and causation for civil and criminal cases across the United States. My forensic work includes reconstruction and interpretation of severe weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, turbulence, and aviation-related weather hazards. I routinely analyze historical observations, radar and satellite data, reanalysis products, numerical weather model output, and site-specific meteorological conditions to assess weather impacts at precise locations and times. I am one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather and thunderstorms, with extensive experience in weather modeling, forecasting, and decision support. I am widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have led more than $10 milli...
View Full Profile

Richard A Shema, CCM

WeatherGuy.com, LLP

Lakeville, Pennsylvania
Meteorology, Maritime - Weather reconstruction, forensic meteorology, weather, marine meteorology, maritime, admirality law, weather routing, ship accidents, boating accidents, consulting meteorologists, tropical cyclones, hurricanes, tropical meteorology, extreme waves, oceanography, waves, marine insurance, insurance
• Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) by the American Meteorological Society • Over 30 years experience in meteorology and physical oceanography • I am a U.S. Navy veteran with sea duty and therefore have firsthand experience in the effects of weather on operations • Past AMS board member that certifies CCM’s for technical knowledge, communication skills, and ethics • I provide quality testimony using the scientific method • My testimony is clear, concise, and technically complicated subjects are plainly described • Sound communication skills describing complex atmospheric processes are put into easily understandable words and presentations • My written testimony is quality controlled and peer reviewed to produce an error free report that stands up to scrutiny of cross examination • I keep abreast of the latest scientific developments in meteorology and physical oceanography by attending conferences, re...
View Full Profile

Connor Chapman, Ph.D.

Forensic Meteorology Expert Witness

Sky Synoptics Weather Services

Bainbridge, Pennsylvania
Meteorology, Environmental - Climate Change, Climate Science, Severe Weather, Winter Weather, Precipitation, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Lake-Effect Snow, Storm Damage, Thunderstorms, Forensic Meteorology
Dr. Connor Chapman is an experienced meteorologist and climate scientist. With a career spanning research, teaching, and military service, Connor specializes in communicating technical weather information to all audiences. Starting from his childhood in Upstate New York, Connor developed a fascination for weather across all four seasons. These interests led him to study meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, where he served as president of the local American Meteorological Society (AMS) chapter. He then earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State, where he studied land-atmosphere interactions and precipitation patterns across the Central and Eastern United States. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. While completing his doctoral research, Connor has been working full-time as an educator and Air National Guard weather officer. With this background, he brings a strong work ethic, commitment to integrity, and relentless pursuit of excellence to e...
View Full Profile

Matthew J. Bunkers, Ph.D., CCM

Certified Weather Expert, 32+ yrs with NOAA/NWS

Northern Plains Weather Services, LLC

Rapid City, South Dakota
Meteorology - forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, satellite, and applied climate and meteorology
I believe that my clients deserve to have accurate and reliable weather information. My clients include lawyers and industries of construction, insurance, mining, and power generation/renewable energy. I have worked on cases involving: • analyses of tornado/hail/wind (including derecho) damage to businesses, crops, people, farm property (e.g., barns, grain bins, and irrigation systems), and housing units for insurance-related claims/lawsuits, • slip and falls related to snowfall, icing, refreezing, and freezing drizzle, • climate-, severe-, and winter-weather analyses for a mining operation, preventative planting insurance claim, crop spraying, livestock operations, construction delays due to adverse weather days, and renewable energy weather-risk assessments • rainfall recurrence interval analyses for flooding of homes and flash-flood related damages to businesses and trains/railroad tracks, • snowfall and rainfall analyses for insurance protection claims for recreational events ...
View Full Profile

David L Mitchell, PhD

MET Associates

Dayton, Texas
Meteorology, Environmental - weather event re-construction, air dispersion modeling, forensic meteorology, weather, air pollution, visibility, rainfall, hail, aviation accidents, marine accidents, severe storms, hurricane damage, wind analysis, tornado damage, wrongful death, property damage, personal injury
Dr. David L. Mitchell is an authority on the numerical modeling of geophysical and atmospheric data with a Doctorate in Meteorology from Purdue University. Dr. Mitchell has over 35 years of technical modeling experience in industry and consulting. Dr. Mitchell is a Court Qualified Expert in Air Modeling and Forensic Meteorology. His business experience includes various research, project management and technical consulting positions with Conoco, Getty Oil Company, Texaco, Tenneco, British Petroleum, Leviathan Gas Pipeline LLP and IBM Corporation. Dr. Mitchell has extensive knowledge of Forensic Meteorology and has published his research results on the numerical modeling of atmospheric stability and convection. Dr. Mitchell is an expert in the field of Air Pollution Meteorology with over 30 years of experience with the mathematical modeling of wave propagation in elastic media, atmospheric fluid dynamics and air dispersion modeling. He has extensive knowledge of air pollution m...