Scott Withers

Scott Withers

Sr. Video Journalist/Reporter

After a four-time Emmy winning career as an ABC News producer and reporter based out of Florida, Scott Withers re-invented himself as a meteorologist, climate scientist and geologist. Before ABC Scott worked for CNN in New York, London and Atlanta, and before that for local stations in Tennessee, Florida and Texas. Now he’s back in Texas where he focuses on the increasingly chaotic weather and the ways in which it’s impacting our lives.

Recent Work
A woman clears her sidewalk
Carlos Osorio / APU.S.

Winter Storm Causing Severe Weather Conditions Across The U.S.

A cyclist rides as it's snowing.
David Zalubowski / APU.S.

More Winter Storm Systems Are Coming To Multiple States

Cincinnati Bengals players walk together.
Jose Sanchez / APU.S.

Hot California Temperatures Could Break Super Bowl Record

The interior of SoFi Stadium is seen days before the Super Bowl NFL football game
Marcio Jose Sanchez / APU.S.

Heat Advisories Posted In Southern California Ahead Of Super Bowl

Manatees at the Miami Seaquarium
Alan Diaz / APScience and Health

SeaWorld Ramps Up Care For Threatened Florida Manatees

Meteorologist Scott Withers
Scott Withers / NewsyLife

Celebrating National Weatherperson's Day

A pedestrian walks across snowy streets.
Charles Rex Arobagst / APU.S.

Winter Weather System Heads Northeast After Pummeling Midwest, South

A man clears snow at his house in Overland Park, Kansas
 U.S.

Winter Storm Spreads Heavy Snow, Ice Across U.S.

A person walks through the snow to get to work at a restaurant in Providence, R.I.
David Goldman / APU.S.

Winter Storm Packing Snow, Freezing Rain Moves Across U.S.

A man carries a snow shovel past a snow bank on a sidewalk
Steven Senne / APU.S.

Winter Storm Wrap-Up: Nor'easter Brings Heavy Snow, Flooding

People cross a snowy Congress Street in Boston
Michael Dwyer / APU.S.

After The Blizzard, The Big Chill As East Coast Digs Out

A stranded motorist gets help shoveling out their car from a passerby with a shovel in Providence, R.I.
David Goldman / APU.S.

Winter Storm Lashes East Coast With Deep Snow, High Winds

A woman shovels snow.
ELISE AMENDOLA / APU.S.

Winter Storm To Bring Blizzard Conditions To East Coast Of U.S.

Worker clears snow in New York's Times Square
Richard Drew / APU.S.

People On East Coast Warned To Prepare For Potential Nor'easter

Snowmaking machines spray artificial snow on a ski slope
Mark Schiefelbein / APScience and Health

The Negative Impact Of Snowmaking Machines

A wildfire burns a fence near Highway 1.
APU.S.

Rare January Wildfire Raging Along Central California Coastline

A man picks up extra provisions at a grocery store ahead of a storm.
Ben FinleyU.S.

Another Weekend Winter Storm Set To Hit Southeastern U.S.

Skaters on a frozen waterway
The Canadian Press / APU.S.

Major Winter Storm Hitting Millions Of Americans

Clam and oyster shells are dumped into the water
Wayne Parry / APScience and Health

Oyster Shells Recycled Back Into Coastal Waters To Restore Reefs

Damage from Hurricane Ida
Matt Slocum / APU.S.

2021 Weather Disasters Cost U.S. $145 Billion

A skier heads down a residential street where about six inches of snow fell overnight
Elaine Thompson / APU.S.

Winter Storm Blanketing Parts Of South With Snow, Ice

A damaged oyster boat sits amongst destruction along Bayou Pointe au Chien in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
Gerald Herbert / APU.S.

In Review: The 2021 Hurricane Season

A woman with an umbrella rides her electric scooter through downtown Los Angeles.
APU.S.

Western Storms Bring Flood Threats, Snow For Christmas

Snow surrounds I-80 in Northern California.
Caltrans / APU.S.

Winter Weather Hitting Northwest While Other Spots Warm Up

A map showing the location of a recent earthquake
U.S. Geological SurveyScience and Health

Dozens Of Earthquakes Rattle Northern California

Full moon
Petros Karadijas / APU.S.

Winter Solstice Brings Shortest Day Of The Year

A coating of snow covers holiday ornaments in Denver, Colorado.
David Zalubowski / APU.S.

Thick Snow Impacting 9 States Amid Plow Driver Shortage

Car drives on flooded street in Hawaii
Marco Garcia / APU.S.

Hawaii Storm Brings Life-Threatening Floods

Snow covers a pine tree
Virginia Rux / StoryfulU.S.

Winter Weather Across The U.S. Is Not Following Traditional Patterns

Tire marks run down a snowy road.
NewsyU.S.

Lack Of Snowfall Is Close To Breaking Records