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DECADE, MAY MAYFIELD HAS BEEN
A PIVOTAL MEMBER OF OUR LOCAL
10 WEATHER TEAM, NO DOUBT.
OUR CALM IN THE EYE OF SEVERAL
STORMS.
>> Nicole: AND BEFORE THAT, HE
WORKED MANY, MANY YEARS AT THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
BUT TODAY IS MAX’S FINAL
FORECAST AHEAD OF HIS
RETIREMENT.
HERE’S A LOOK BACK AT HIS
AMAZING CAREER.
>> Calvin: BORN IN OKLAHOMA
CITY IN 1948, MAY MAYFIELD
GREW UP WITH A DESIRE TO SERVE
HIS COUNTRY AND HELP OTHERS.
HE NEVER IMAGINED THAT WOULD
LEAD TO A CAREER IN
METEOROLOGY
METEOROLOGY.
METEOROLOGY METEOROLOGY. >>> I WANTED TO BE A PILOT IN
THE AIR FORCE.
MY EYES WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO BE A PILOT, SO I HAD TO
FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE
AIR FORCE.
AND THEY HAD SOMETHING CALLED
METEOROLOGY PROGRAM.
I’M NOT SURE I EVEN KNEW HOW
TO SPELL METEOROLOGY AT THE
TIME.
I JUST STUMBLED INTO
METEOROLOGY AND NEVER LEFT IT.
>> Calvin: HIS CAREER STARTED
WITH THE AIR FORCE IN 1970.
BUT JUST TWO YEARS LATER, HE
JOINED THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AS A SATELLITE
METEOROLOGIST.
AFTER EARNING HIS MASTERS
DEGREE AT FLORIDA STATE IN
1987, HE BECAME A HURRICANE
SPECIALIST WITH NOA.
AND BY 2000, HE WAS ELEVATED
TO DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER.
>>> I LOVE DOING THAT.
I LOVE FORECASTING HURRICANES
AND HELPING PEOPLE GET
PREPARED.
THAT’S MY PASSION.
>> Calvin: FROM 2000-2007, MAX
SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
TAKING THE HELM DURING SOME OF
THE MOST ACTIVE STORM SEASONS
ON RECORD.
HIS LEADERSHIP EARNED PRAISE
FROM THEN GOVERNOR JEB BUSH,
FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH,
ALONG WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS AND
DISTINCTIONS.
>>> HOUSE RESOLUTION 72
RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE
WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
MR. MAY MAYFIELD.
>> Calvin: FOR MAX, IT WAS
ALWAYS ABOUT THE BIGGER
PICTURE.
>>> IT’S A HUGE TEAM EFFORT.
IT’S NOT ABOUT ANY ONE GUY,
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FORECAST.
THERE’S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
COORDINATION THAT GOES ON IN
THE HURRICANE PROGRAM.
>> Calvin: JUST MONTHS AFTER
RETIRING FROM THE HURRICANE
CENTER IN 2007, MAX’S CAREER
TOOK ANOTHER UNEXPECTED TURN
WHEN HE BECAME OUR HURRICANE
SPECIALIST HERE AT LOCAL 10.
>>> I NEVER HAD ANY FORMAL
MEDIA TRAINING, MOST PEOPLE
CAN TELL THAT.
>>> HE’S LED OUR WEATHER
AUTHORITY TEAM THROUGH 13
HURRICANE SEASONS.
>>> I DO REMEMBER MATTHEW WAS
A REALLY CLOSE CALL IN 2016.
BUT PROBABLY THE BIGGEST EVENT
FOR US WAS HURRICANE IRMA.
>>> IRMA HAD WIDE REACHING
IMPACT, AFFECTING PEOPLE HERE
AND ACROSS THE STATE,
INCLUDING MAX HIMSELF.
STILL OCCUPIED WITH HIS WORK
HERE AT LOCAL, HE WAS TOUCHED
WHEN A SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS
STEPPED IN TO HELP CLEAR HIS
PROPERTY BACK IN 2017.
WHILE HE NOW OFFICIALLY STEPS
AWAY FROM THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
TO FOCUS ON HIS FAMILY,
METEOROLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF
HURRICANE FORECASTS WILL
ALWAYS BE ON HIS MIND.
>>> WE’LL NEVER GET A PERFECT
FORECAST.
BUT WE’LL CERTAINLY GET BETTER
THAN WE ARE NOW.
>> Calvin: HE WILL FOREVER BE
OUR MAY MAYFIELD RIGHT HERE ON
LOCAL 10.
I THINK I LEARNED MORE ABOUT
YOU ON THAT STORY THAN I HAVE
IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT
WE’VE WORKED TOGETHER.
YOU WERE ALWAYS ABOUT THE
BIGGER PICTURE.
MAX IS REALLY ABOUT THE TEAM,
NOT ABOUT HIMSELF.
>> Nicole: 100%.
BEFORE I LET YOU TALK, I JUST
HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAD A
LITTLE PARTY FOR MAX AND BETTY
MADE US ALL CRY.
SHE WAS 100% RIGHT WHEN SHE
SAID THAT YOU WERE THE
KINDEST, NICEST PERSON IN THIS
ENTIRE NEWSROOM.
EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS THAT I’VE KNOWN YOU,
EVERY TIME YOU SEE ME YOU SAY
HELLO TO ME, YOU ASK ME HOW
I’M DOING AND IT GOES SO FAR
WITH EVERYBODY AND IT MEANS SO
MUCH TO ALL OF US AND WE LOVE
YOU SO MUCH, MAX.
>>> THANK YOU.
Y’ALL HAVE BEEN TOO KIND TO ME
TODAY.
I WISH IT WAS LIKE THIS ALL
THE TIME.
[laughter]
>> Calvin: WE’VE GOT YOU
GIFTS, TOO.
EVERYBODY SIGNED THIS FOR YOU.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE
WITH YOU.
THIS WAS DONE BY OUR JANINE
STANDWOOD.
BETTY, I THINK WE CAN LET YOU
AND BRYAN TAKE OVER HERE.
I KNOW YOU GUYS WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH HIM AND YOU KNOW
THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENES AS
WELL AS THE MAN IN FRONT OF
THE CAMERA.
>>> HE IS A WALKING
ENCYCLOPEDIA, RIGHT BRYAN?
>>> MAX AND I HAVE DONE
HURRICANES TOGETHER FOR MORE
THAN TWO DECADES.
GOING BACK TO SO MANY
MEMORABLE TIMES INTERACTING
BEFORE OUR TIME HERE.
YOU’VE BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO
ME AND MENTOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SUCH A PLEASURE.
THE BEST TIMES, I HATE TO SAY
IT, IS DOING HURRICANE
COVERAGE.
>> Calvin: FOR DORIAN THEY
KEPT SAY, WHERE’S MAX?
[laughter]
>> Betty: I DO WANT TO LEAVE A
FEW MINUTES FOR YOU TO SAY
SOMETHING, MAX.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. MAX,
YOU TAUGHT US A LOT ABOUT THE
SCIENCE OF WEATHER.
BUT YOU TAUGHT US A LOT
ABOUT -- I’M NOT GONNA DO IT,
IT -- HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE.
THERE’S A SCRIPTURE THAT TALKS
ABOUT HOW A GOOD MAN WALKS IN
THE WAYS OF THE LORD.
AND I KNOW YOUR FAITH GUIDES
YOU AND YOU EXEMPLIFIED THAT
EVERY DAY.
NOT IN JUST THE WAY YOU SPOKE
TO VIEWERS, BUT HOW YOU
TREATED ALL OF US.
AND I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER
FOR THAT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
>>> THANK YOU.
Y’ALL ARE WAY, WAY TOO KIND
HERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING.
IT’S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR
FOR ME TO WORK AT LOCAL 10 FOR
THE LAST 13 HURRICANE SEASONS.
IT’S ALL BEEN GOOD.
IT REALLY IS ABOUT TEAM
EFFORT.
NO ONE MAN, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A
PERFECT FORECAST, PEOPLE DON’T
TAKE THAT PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO GET
PREPARED.
WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN
COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOU.
I KNOW YOU’RE GONNA BE IN
REALLY GOOD HANDS WITH BETTY
AND BRYAN AND THE REST OF THE
WEATHER TEAM HERE.
THIS WEATHER SET WE HAVE NOW
IS AMAZING HERE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO DO KNOW ME
KNOW THAT I BELIEVE IN GOD.
I THINK WE’RE ALL A PART OF
HIS HANDY WORK.
WE’RE HERE TO DO SOME GOOD
WORKS.
I DON’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I’M
GONNA BE DOING IN THE FUTURE,
BUT I’M ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT
I’M GONNA SPEND MORE TIME WITH
MY GRAND KIDS.
>>> AND WE HAVE YOUR NUMBER.
>>> IT’S CALLED LIVING YOUR
BEST LIFE, MAX.
THAT’S WHAT IT’S CALLED.
>>> IF THERE IS A CAT 4 OR 5
HEADED TO SOUTH FLORIDA, DON’T
WORRY, I’LL BE KNOCKING ON THE
DOOR.
>> Calvin: AND WE WILL LOVE TO
HAVE YOU BACK.
YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS HAVE A SPOT
HERE AT LOCAL 10, ALWAYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Betty: AND WE DIDN’T
[laughter]
>> Nicole: ALMOST.
IT ALMOST CAME OUT.
>>> OUR FRIENDS OUT THERE,
SOMETIMES WHEN WE GO OUT TO
THE STORE OR TO A RESTAURANT,
MANY OF YOU COME UP AND HAVE
SPOKEN TO ME OVER THE YEARS.
I LOVE HEARING YOUR HURRICANE
STORIES.
AND I HOPE YOU KEEP DOING THAT
IN THE FUTURE IF YOU DO SEE
ME.
>> Calvin: SPOKEN FROM THE
WORDS OF A TRUE LEGEND HERE AT
LOCAL 10, MAY MAYFIELD.