Neil Frank

Neil Laverne Frank (September 11, 1931 – December 24, 2025) was an American meteorologist and the director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Coral Gables, Florida. He was instrumental in advancing both the scientific and informational aspects of hurricane forecasting. Frank retired in 2008 as chief meteorologist at KHOU in Houston. He was the grandfather of American singer Forrest Frank, best known as one half of the pop duo Surfaces and his solo career as a Contemporary Christian music performer.