Texas ‘Weather Nerd’ Comes to NYC to See Storm Firsthand

Texas ‘Weather Nerd’ Comes to NYC to See Storm Firsthand
In this Jan. 23, 2016 photo, Steve Yarborough poses for a photo during a snowstorm in New York. When he saw the weekend storm building up, he said he and his wife booked a flight to see it firsthand. Kathleen Yarborough via AP
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Texans Steve and Kathleen Yarborough weren’t quite like the other travelers stuck in New York this weekend: They came to the city because of the big snowstorm.

“I’m a weather nerd,” the husband said in an upbeat tone Monday as the couple waited for a return flight to Houston. “I came out to see the storm.”

Steve Yarborough, a Texas born and bred aviation data specialist, said that in Houston, the closest he gets to snow is on the aviation maps he pores over.

A man operates a snow blower near the Brooklyn Bridge in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
A man operates a snow blower near the Brooklyn Bridge in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday. AP Photo/Peter Morgan