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Two members of Congress honored Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of his retirement this week. 'From Capitol Hill, I'm forecasting a sunny and well-deserved retirement ahead. Congratulations, Mike on a job well done,' Rep. Eric Sorenson , D-Illinos, said. Nelson will deliver his final weathercast for Denver7 on Dec. 12.
He brought the first-ever weather computer to Denver, where he trained longtime Colorado forecaster Stormy Rottman. One of his trainees was even Al Roker, and the system is still the most widely used system in the U.S. to this day.In 1985, Nelson left Weather Central to become the chief meteorologist at KMOV-TV in St. Louis before moving to Denver in 1991. He served as chief meteorologist at KUSA before moving across Speer Boulevard to become Denver7's Chief Meteorologist in 2004.
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