Former Quad-City TV meteorologist Terry Swails is again facing an uncertain future. Swails left the Quad-Cities in 2014 after Moline-based WQAD failed to renew his contract as chief meteorologist. He worked at KWQC in Davenport from 1986 to 2008, giving him 28 years on TV in the Quad-Cities.

Is Terry Swails still at KGAN?

This February he starts his 41st year in television. Aside from KWWL, Terry has been employed at KDUB, KWQC, WQAD, and now KGAN.

Did Terry Swails move to Maine?

10 storm, Swails knew what he and his wife would do: Write a book. After a 28-year career as a Quad-City weatherman, mostly for KWQC-TV, Swails spent five years at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, which was badly hit. His family had moved to Portland, Maine, but Swails knew the Midwest terrain, the weather and the science.

What happened to Fox 28 in Cedar Rapids?

Sinclair Broadcast Group has moved its FOX affiliation in the Cedar Rapids market to a subchannel of its CBS affiliate. The New Year’s Day change also resulted in a subchannel shuffle: getTV moved from 2.2 to 2.3, Comet moved from 2.3 to 28.5, and DABL moved from 2.4 to 28.6. …

Where is KFZA?

Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. KFXA, virtual channel 28 (UHF digital channel 27), is a Dabl-affiliated television station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market (Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque).

What is on in Kgan tonight?

KGAN

What is a tornado National Geographic?

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Also known as twisters, tornadoes are born in thunderstorms and are often accompanied by hail.

Is Into the Storm a true story?

More Stories by Hilary But the twister of flames featured in the new, fictional found-footage disaster movie Into the Storm, is just one of many seemingly absurd moments in the film that were based on real-life events.

What shows are on Fox tonight?

FOX

What station is Kfxa?

channel 28
KFXA, virtual channel 28 (UHF digital channel 27), is a Dabl-affiliated television station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market (Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque).

When did Terry Swails leave the Quad Cities?

Swails left the Quad-Cities in 2014 after Moline-based WQAD failed to renew his contract as chief meteorologist. He worked at KWQC in Davenport from 1986 to 2008, giving him 28 years on TV in the Quad-Cities.

Where can I see Terry Swails severe weather tour?

If the yearlong adventure doesn’t work out, Swails said, he will devote more time to his spring storm-chasing business. Through tswails.com, he offers severe-weather tours, taking people with him on the hunt for severe weather in the Plains States, including Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and the Dakotas.

When did Terry Swails work at KGAN-TV?

He worked at KWQC-TV in Davenport from 1986 to 2008, giving him 28 years on TV in the Quad-Cities. A few months after parting ways with WQAD, he was hired to head the weather team at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When his five-year contract came to an end there, Swails announced this week, the station declined to renew the relationship.

Why did Terry Swails lose his job in Cedar Rapids?

The 63-year-old Swails said he has lost his job in Cedar Rapids for the same reason he lost his positions in the Quad-Cities — money. As a respected, recognized and experienced meteorologist, Swails said, his salary was commensurate.