Charles Doswell III (1945 – 2025)

Biography and cause of death of Charles Doswell

Charles A. Doswell III (November 5, 1945 – January 18, 2025) Charles Doswell was an American meteorologist and thunderstorm researcher. Doswell was an influential contributor, along with Leslie R. Lemon, to the modern understanding of the supercell, which was developed originally by Keith Browning. He also made extensive research on forecasting methodologies and forecast verification, especially regarding severe thunderstorms, and was an advocate of ingredients-based forecasting.

Charles Doswell Life and career

Doswell was born on November 5, 1945. He was among the first professional storm chasers, and continued to chase recreationally later in life. He was a forecaster for the first project VORTEX in 1994/1995 and produced more than 100 refereed publications and several contributions to books and encyclopedias. He edited the American Meteorological Society monograph Severe Convective Storms as well as co-authored two papers there.

Doswell was a semi-professional photographer, with a special emphasis on storm photographs and also was a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM). Doswell hosted the blues program Juke Joint and co-hosted with Gene Rhoden the severe storms program High Instability on the ShockNet internet radio station.

Doswell appeared in The Chasers of Tornado Alley (1996) along with friend and meteorologist Alan Moller. The award-winning documentary film about storm chasing, produced and directed by storm chaser and filmmaker Martin Lisius, follows Doswell and Moller as they intercept a powerful tornado in the small town of Pampa, Texas, on June 8, 1995. Doswell captured significant, up-close footage of the tornado which appeared in the film. He died on January 18, 2025, at the age of 79.

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