David Chandley
David Chandley, AMS certified meteorologist, appears on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is involved in team coverage whenever severe weather breaks. He joined the Action News team in November 1988.
A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in broadcast journalism, he also completed the broadcast meteorology program at Mississippi State University. David holds the CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) designation from the American Meteorological Society. This is the highest mark of distinction and recognition available in broadcast meteorology.
David's broadcast career has been all over Georgia, with stops in Albany, Macon and Columbus.
He has been honored with numerous awards, including 4 Southeast Emmy Awards and 14 nominations. David has also received the Associated Press Best Weather Reporting Award 11 times, most recently in 2012.
David and his wife Lynn, also a UGA graduate, have two adult daughters. They are active members of Passion City Church in Atlanta where he serves as a DoorHolder. David has been involved with many organizations and charities, including Gwinnett County Schools, where he served as PTA president and School Council Member.
David has hosted many events for Atlanta’s Ronald McDonald House Charities, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia’s Academic Decathlon and Happy Tails Pet Therapy.
He also serves as a Board Member for NATAS/Southeast, and is Master of Ceremonies for the annual Lilburn Christmas Parade.
David is an avid golfer and CrossFit enthusiast. David was a student trainer at the University of Georgia and was a member of the 1980 National Championship Football team.
Latest from David Chandley
Oklahoma Tornado Reflections
Last week I traveled to Moore, Oklahoma to find stories amid the chaos of an EF-5 tornado. Our crew included photographer Casey Nichols and producer Brian Lazaro. We spent four days investigating the worst nature has to offer and watched as stranger helped stranger. The thousands affected by the storm ...
Police officer walks Ch. 2 through tornado ravaged school
Students from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., were reunited with their teachers Thursday and gathered what belongings they could salvage from the building after the school took a direct hit from a massive EF5 tornado Monday afternoon. Of the 24 deaths in Moore from the tornado, seven were ...
Hurricane Name Game
The Eastern Pacific Hurricane season begins today, with the Atlantic campaign kicking off on June 1st. The list of names for the Atlantic basin is always a source of discussion. Several of the names have tricky pronunciations and Severe Weather Team 2 is surely to receive numerous calls, emails and ...
It's now May, could be a cool one
Happy May everyone. Looking back, April was spot on in the temperature department as the month averaged out...average, highs and lows were right at the 30 year average. Rainfall was a different story. Atlanta was 2.15" above the average and that continued the trend of the late winter/early spring season. ...
This is Awesome News
For the first time in nearly two years, Lake Lanier is Full!!!! Often the symbol of drought conditions in North Georgia, Lake Lanier is now a quarter of a foot above full summer pool. This is the highest level recorded since late April 2011. As you can see, we were ...
Storm of the Century: 20 years ago
It was a storm like none other and hasn't been seen since. 20 years ago, March 12 thru 14, a massive area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico to New England leaving in its wake an impressive snow field. Atlanta officially received only 4.5" of snow (still ...
Spring is Here...Sort of...
We turn the page from winter to spring this weekend (For meteorologists; March 1st is Spring, for the rest its officially March 20th this year) and while it won't feel like it with temps well down below the average, we are heading into the rainy period in great shape. For ...
200 days, its a new record!!!
The U.S. has set another weather record, but this is the kind of record we like to see. For the past 200 days, there has not been a tornado fatality in the U.S. This eclipses the old mark of 197 days set back in October 1986 to February 1987. (This ...
Hello 2013, last year was a record setter
2013 is continuing the trend of December 2012 of being warmer and wetter than average for Atlanta. As I look back at the numbers for all of 2012, I am amazed at what transpired. 2012 was the warmest year on record for Atlanta. We have been keeping weather records for ...
The story behind tracking Santa
This Christmas Eve I will be tracking Santa for the 25th year here at WSB-TV. Here is the back story. At Channel 2 we select holidays and vacation days on a seniority basis. Both Glenn Burns and Karen Minton have been here longer than me, so they usually take Christmas ...
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