BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
“I love going live during high impact events,” Ponder said. Quote of note Ponder said that he finds forecasting both enjoyable and challenging, and that he approaches the task like a puzzle. “I look at it as like a puzzle,” he said of a weather forecast. “If you ultimately find all the pieces of the puzzle, then you’re going to get it right.” Diving in deeper In August 2024, Ponder launched another weather-focused business called StormHero. The business, founded in partnership with Catherine Brenneman and Chris Ponder, offers storm protec- tion products including storm shelters, lightning rods and generators to customers in the Collin County area. Ponder conducts many of the customer appoint- ments himself, using the sales skills from his background in the insurance industry as well as his knowledge of weather preparedness.
"They say, if you do anything [for] 10,000 hours, you become pretty good
at it, right? I probably follow the weather a lot more [than] even some of the weather guys out there. I just enjoy it, that’s the bottom line." ROY PONDER, POW PONDER ON WEATHER
Roy Ponder forecasted heavy rain in East Texas in a June 13 Facebook post.
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/ POWPonderonWeather • Facebook: www.facebook.com/powponder • Instagram: @pow_ponder_on_weather • X: @PowPonder
StormHero o ers weather preparedness products including storm shelters, lightning rods and generators, according to its website.
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