Brooks Garner
Meteorologist Brooks Garner has been part of FOX 35's Storm Team since June 2021, leading viewers and the newsroom through Florida's major weather events, including severe weather, tornadoes, heatwaves, tropical storms, and hurricanes.
You can watch Brooks on weekday mornings on FOX 35's Good Day Orlando, 4 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Brooks recently went viral after he was on the air tracking severe weather in Central Florida and a tornado passed over the station – all caught on camera. He's also helped lead hurricane coverage for Hurricane Ian, Idalia, Nicole, Helene, and Milton.
He holds dual seals of approval from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. His weather coverage has earned him an Edward R. Murrow Award, several Emmy Awards, and an AP Award.
Before Orlando, Brooks worked in Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Columbia, South Carolina; Houston, Texas; and Tampa, Florida.
Other career highlights include flying into Hurricane Sandy with NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters and covering Hurricane Harvey’s destruction across Texas and Louisiana, where his station was eventually destroyed by floodwaters.
When he’s not tracking storms, Brooks enjoys spending time with his wife Erica and their children, exploring the natural wonders of Florida.
The latest from Brooks Garner
Orlando weather: Sizzling weekend heat, stormy afternoons ahead
Orlando weather: Sizzling weekend heat, stormy afternoons ahead
Orlando weather: Rain and storms return to Central Florida this weekend after brief dry spell
A stretch of dry weather across Central Florida is expected to end this weekend as scattered showers and thunderstorms return, bringing higher humidity and a more typical midsummer weather pattern.
Florida heat wave: Heat advisories as heat index soars in Central Florida
The FOX 35 Storm Team is tracking potentially dangerous heat across all of Central Florida for the next several days. Daily high temperatures are expected to be in the 90s, while the heat index – the "feels like" temperature – will range between 100–110 degrees.
Why is it so hot and stormy in Florida?
Central Florida’s weather this week is not being driven by the usual sunshine, sea breeze, rinse-and-repeat summer pattern.
Orlando weather: Dangerous heat expected across Central Florida as storm chances continue
Hot and steamy temperatures continue this week across Central Florida. Afternoon highs will continue to soar into the mid 90s through the end of the work week. Daily afternoon downpours are likely just about each and every day this week as well.
Orlando weather: Daily thunderstorms expected along I-4 corridor into weekend
Scattered evening thunderstorms remain possible west of Orlando, but most of Central Florida is expected to stay dry.
National Hurricane Center flags first area of interest in Gulf, tied to remnants of Tropical Storm Cristina
The Atlantic hurricane season has produced its first tropical outlook area of the year, but the chance for development is low.
Orlando weather: Temps in the 90s for Central Florida before rain chances return midweek
After starting off in the upper 60s and low 70s this morning, temperatures across Central Florida will heat up into the 90s.
Orlando weather: Rare June cooldown settles into Central Florida
A highly unusual June cold front is pushing through Central Florida, dropping afternoon highs into the low 80s and triggering gusty winds up to 35 mph.
Orlando weather: Timeline of storms expected this evening for parts of Central Florida
There is a possible severe storm threat for Orlando and Central Florida on Tuesday night. Here's live forecast updates, weather alerts and warnings, and the storm timeline.