Extreme Weather for Kids: Lessons and Activities All About Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, and More!

About Matthew Cappucci

Matthew Cappucci is an American meteorologist based in Washington DC. He graduated from Harvard in 2019 with a degree in atmospheric sciences and works on all platforms creating and delivering forecasts for an audience locally and internationally. He can be found on TV at FOX5 in Washington DC writes daily articles for The Washington Post provides the forecast on WAMU radio the capitals NPR affiliate and produces daily video forecasts in the MyRadar app. He also works as an educational consultant. Outside of work Matthew is an avid storm chaser and photographer and drives a custom armored truck into severe thunderstorms in search of tornadoes. (He has lost three windshields in hail the size of baseballs or larger). Matthew can frequently be found hopping on airplanes to travel the world in search of extreme weather and is excited to share his adventures in Extreme Weather for Kids! Stephanie Hathaway is a Kansas Cityarea artist who specializes in creating educational content inspired by our natural world. She believes in using beautiful dynamic illustrations to make learning about science and nature exciting and accessible to children of all ages. She is guided by the notion that many of lifes valuable lessons can be learned from nature. It is her hope that her work will inspire families to explore and learn from the natural world right outside their own door. You can see more of Stephanies educational nature-based studies and original artwork at stephaniehathawaydesigns.com.