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Weather is never only about weather

From Hurricane Bob and a childhood obsession with snow to television newsrooms, Maine communities, his mother’s final years, and a move west into Tornado Alley, Jason traces the moments that taught him what forecasts owe the people who depend on them.

Part memoir and part practical weather guide, At the Storm Desk explains how meteorologists think—why models disagree, why confidence changes, and why a forecast is a conversation rather than a promise. It is also a story about home, grief, food, community, and showing up when conditions change.

My mom was an author, and she inspired me to become one too. She is gone, but she lives on through me, our family, and these pages. My close friend Cheryl Nelson also encouraged me to believe this story was worth telling.

Jason Nappi

Inside the book

• A lifelong fascination with weather, from Hurricane Bob to Maine winters
• The demanding, funny, and deeply human world behind television weather
• Loss, reinvention, and the meaning of home
• Moving west to Oklahoma and living inside Tornado Alley
• Why trust, humility, and community matter in every forecast