Derecho Weather Consulting is the manifestation of over 15 years of weather consulting services by Dr. Chris Hennon. Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics-Mathematics at Miami University in 1994. After studying tropical Pacific climate conditions at Purdue University (M.S., 1996), Chris worked for two years as a software engineer for TASC, Inc. near Boston, MA before returning to school to study tropical cyclone formation at Ohio State University. Dr. Hennon received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science in 2003.

After graduation, Chris was a awarded a post-doctoral fellowship and then Visiting Scientist position by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Based at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL, Dr. Hennon conducted applied research to assist operational forecasters. He entered academia in 2005, first with the University of North Carolina Asheville (2005-2022) and then with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ (2022-2024). Currently, Dr. Hennon serves the community as a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM, #747), working with a variety of private and government clients on a wide array of meteorological and climatological research projects and legal cases.