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Meteorologist Andrew Kozak's interest in weather began at the age of 4, all because of a giant stocking. Sounds funny, but that's actually what was used to create the iconic tornado in "The Wizard Of Oz." In fact, Andrew never really cared to watch the rest of the movie once the color kicked in; he wore out the VHS tape rewinding to the tornado part over and over again!
Born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y., Andrew graduated from the State University of NY at Oneonta with a degree in meteorology and internship experience at WABC in New York City. Six days after graduating, he was out at his first on-air job in Casper, Wyo., forecasting the weather and cohosting the morning show for the ABC affiliate.
Since then, he spent the better part of the last two decades tracking severe storms, tornadoes, floods and blizzards in Wichita, Tulsa, Memphis and Columbus, Ohio. He also spent some time helping out weather teams in Austin and Kansas City. He has co-hosted an entertainment show and hosted numerous entertainment, travel and celebrity segments as well.
Andrew joined the CBS News Philadelphia team in September 2022 and says he's excited to forecast the weather for the Delaware Valley, get involved in the community - and be "right down the road" from family.
Out of the studio, you can find Andrew exploring Philadelphia, eating his way through the city, working out (mainly because of all the eating), volunteering and testing his amateur chef skills. During college, he worked at a few high-end restaurants in N.Y., where he learned some culinary tricks from some of the best Italian chefs in the industry.
Meteorologist Andrew Kozak shares the pros and cons of different products for melting ice.
A blast of arctic air has settled over the region. A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect Monday afternoon as the first chance for accumulating snow moves in overnight.
With loose soil and very wet ground, any strong winds Saturday morning and afternoon have the potential to down trees and power lines.
The heaviest rain and wind gusts have moved out of the area, but flooding remains a concerns along the Delaware Valley's rivers, creeks and streams Wednesday.
Since the storm began, many areas received well over an inch and a half of rain across the Philadelphia region.
After a sunny and seasonable start to the week, a powerful storm system will bring rain to the entire Delaware Valley region, along with flooding threats, high winds and possible thunderstorms.
Who gets the most snow, when does snow change to rain and when is it all out of here in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware?
Quiet weather continues midweek, but the first weekend of 2024 has the potential to bring the Philadelphia region a significant winter storm.
Expect sunshine and highs in the 40s Tuesday and Wednesday, but a potentially significant snow and rain event is on the way this weekend.
A strong storm system expected to arrive during the first weekend of 2024 shows the possibility of being a significant winter weather event.
Partly sunny skies and seasonable temperatures spread across the region for the last day of 2023. A chance for isolated sprinkles or flurries moves in late and continues through Monday.
The Philadelphia region can expect rain for most of the day Wednesday, with heaviest showers late in the day and into the night.
High temperatures will be in the 50s Tuesday afternoon despite generally cloudy and humid conditions. Widespread rain and possibly heavy downpours move in Wednesday, which could result in some minor flooding.
Temperatures warm to a high around 46 degrees with mostly sunny skies, but the winter solstice means Thursday will be the shortest day of the year.
Plenty of sun Wednesday afternoon with high temperatures in the upper 40s. A dry weather stretch continues into the weekend and through Christmas Day.