Американдық метеорологтың өмірі мен қызметі: Соққылар мен жаңалықтар

American meteorologist

England was born in Seiling, Oklahoma to Hazel and Lesley England. He lived in Enid for a while but was mostly raised in the Seiling area. Like many meteorologists, a dramatic early experience with the weather shaped his interest. For England, one event stands out among the variety of memorable experience with western Oklahoma weather: the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes which wiped out much of nearby Woodward, killing over 100 people. He counts other weather, including tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms, flash floods, and wildfires, as piquing his interest in weather. A few months later, KWTV introduced the first radar system specifically designed for television and during a live cut in by England on May 24, 1973 for a tornado warning in Canadian County. Channel 9 viewers saw the radar image of a damaging F4 tornado near Union City in Canadian County which resulted in extensive damage to that small town. The Union City tornado was also the first documented chase ever on a tornado. The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) out of Norman placed numerous storm chasers around it to capture the life cycle on film, which was also a first. An original video of England's live cut in of the Union City tornado in 1973 is often still used today in Channel 9's promos of England and its severe weather coverage. England is recognized, along with the firm Enterprise Electronics Corporation, as initiating development of the first commercial Doppler weather radar. First Warning And Storm Tracker are used nationwide. He also helped create I News, a computer program, since discontinued, that allowed PC users to receive both severe weather and breaking news alerts on their computer. On July 23, 2013, KWTV announced that England would be leaving his position at KWTV to become Vice President for Corporate Relations and Weather Development for Griffin Communications, the parent company of KWTV DT (both Griffin and KWTV are located in the same single story building). England was to be succeeded by David Payne, and England's final day as KWTV head meteorologist would be August 30, 2013, with his last forecast given on August 28. England's retirement had been anticipated since Payne joined the station in January, although England had previously said he expected to leave in October 2014.

England had a cameo appearance (via KWTV's archives) during the opening scene and served as one of three 'weather announcers' in the 1996 movie Twister. A new biography of England by Bob Burke was published in December 2006 titled, "Friday Night in the Big Town". England rejects anthropogenic climate change and believes in cyclic change due to many factors. A KWTV promo was featured in a Daily Show piece regarding global warming on June 14, 2007. The piece starts with comments by global warming denier and Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe regarding The Weather Channel's chief meteorologist's statement that the American Meteorological Society (AMS) should not certify anyone who does not accept global warming. Inhofe argued that The Weather Channel needs global warming in order to scare viewers and boost ratings. The Daily Show followed up Inhofe's comments by playing the KWTV's "Calm During The Storm" promo where a family is running from a massive tornado, cowering in the basement, the family hears England's voice on the television and the mother says to her son (clutched in her hands) "OK baby, listen to Gary England, he's going to let us know" in which then host Jon Stewart mocks the scene with "Listen to Gary England— OR YOUR CHILDREN WILL DIE!" The Daily Show connects England and Inhofe as both being from Oklahoma. England is interviewed in an episode of Monster Quest entitled "Unidentified Flying Creatures" where he comments on tornado footage that captured a Rod flying through the sky. In the interview, he comments on the phenomena without going into any supposition regarding its cause. England made a cameo appearance in the 2021 fantasy movie Iké Boys as a weatherman.

England is a pop culture icon in Oklahoma City and has a cult like following. He originated his own homespun phrase which became local folklore: "jump back, throw me down, Loretta it's Friday night in the big town!" England is aptly described as having a "folksy and off beat sense of humor and a persona that's pure country". In the 1996 movie Twister, footage from a Gary England forecast on November 19, 1973 was featured in said film's dramatic opening scene.