Overview
- Frank led the National Hurricane Center from 1974 to 1987, the longest tenure in the agency’s history.
- Former director Max Mayfield credited him with building ties to emergency managers and turning forecasts into actionable guidance.
- KHOU-TV in Houston, where he later served as chief meteorologist, first reported the death before national outlets confirmed it.
- After leaving the hurricane center, he spent more than two decades on Houston television and retired from broadcasting in 2008.
- Coverage notes he publicly questioned human-caused climate change, a position contrasted with the scientific consensus cited by the Associated Press.