Cyndee O'Quinn

Her hometown of Huntsville,Alabama was hit by a F-4 tornado in November of 1989, killing 22 peopleand touching down a mile and a half from her high school. Many of herfriends and teachers were affected by the tornado that struck withoutwarning.  Cyndee decided then that she wanted to be a meteorologist andhelp save lives during severe weather by providing early warnings.

ByMarch of that year, she was working at WAFF-TV as their youngestemployee. Cyndee, who was just 17 years old at the time, assisted BobBaron in the weather department.

Baron went on to developVIPIR, FastTrac, BTI and StormWarn that WCPO uses to analyze storms andprovide earlier warnings for severe weather.

Cyndee and herhusband Jim returned to Cincinnati in April 2002 when he wastransferred. His family is from Cincinnati and they are glad to comehome and be near family.

They are the proud parents of 4children, three boys and one girl. With ages spanning from 1 to 10,Cyndee stays busy keeping up with Jamey, Kaitlyn, Quigley & Patrickwhen she is not working on the forecast.

They also share theirhome with several pets. Daisy, an American Bulldog came from a shelterin West Union, OH and Shadow, a large yellow lab-mix is from theClermont County Animal Shelter. Tigger, the cat, has been with thefamily since North Carolina.

Cyndee is very happy to be a partof the Channel 9 family. Working with Steve and the rest of the Channel9 Forecasters allows her to be a part of a team dedicated to providingthe Tri-state with the best weather coverage.

Cyndee has beenexpanding her role at Channel 9. Her newest project is Weather 101. Itis the place to go to find that extra bit of weather information youwant to know. Check in each week for new stories. You can find Weather101 at the bottom of the main weather page.

Cyndee is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and currently holds her NWA Seal