Staff Reports

Catch up with South Metro Weather at WeatherCon 2025 on Saturday, April 26

Ellis County’s own Kevin Crouch of South Metro Weather is among the booth invitees that will be on hand for WeatherCon 2025 to be held Saturday, April 26, at the Frontiers of Flight Museum next to Love Field Airport in Dallas.

Here’s a video of Crouch talking about the event and what you can expect!

Both admission and parking are free for the family-friendly event, which will run from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. WBAP and KDFW Fox 4 are hosts for WeatherCon 2025, which is presented by Mullen and Mullen Injury Law Firm and has Blue Ribbon Roofing as its title sponsor.

Attendees at WeatherCon 2025 can participate in the following and more:

Meet and greets with Fox 4 Weather team members, including chief meteorologist Dan Henry
Storm chaser vehicles on display, allowing a glimpse of what it takes to track down some of the area’s most intense storms
An interactive kids zone with crafts, coloring, paper airplane toss for prizes, and face painting
Presentations from some of the top weather experts with stories of storms past and tips on how to stay safe during the next one
Multiple vendors on site, with multiple drawings every hour

Frontiers of Flight Museum is located at 6911 Lemmon Ave. in Dallas.

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Photo of conference attendees listening to a presentation.

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