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marion , indiana 7 june 1937 bobsheets1.jpg bob sheets
 bob sheets former director of the national hurricane center meteorologist ball state university university of oklahoma
bob sheets

robert chester sheets -lrb- born june 7 , 1937 -rrb- is a meteorologist who served as the director of the national hurricane center from 1987 to 1995 .
he was born in marion , indiana .
he is well remembered for numerous interviews given from the hurricane center during hurricane andrew in 1992 .
sheets also was a member and eventual director in project storm fury , an attempt to modify hurricanes with silver iodide .
since retiring in 1995 , sheets has continued his relationship with the media , becoming a special-situation hurricane analyst with abc network affiliates in florida .
he has also co-authored a book on hurricane information and stories .
