While severe weather was bearing down on his broadcast viewing area, a meteorologist interrupted his breaking weathercast with a moment of prayer. KENS 5 Weather Chief Bill Taylor regularly appears on his San Antonio, Texas station delivering the weather on weekdays at 4, 5, 6, and 10 pm. But when severe storms moved through the region in recent days, Taylor turned to more than his station’s doppler radar graphics to give his audience guidance.
“I’m praying for these people in the path of this storm. That Lord, God, Your Sovereignty would be here, that You Lord would protect everyone in the path of this storm. That You would give wisdom and clarity for families to seek shelter. That these plans would be enacted now. That people would reach out to those people in this effected area to give them the warning they need in Your Holy Name. Protect us Lord. Amen.”
People took to social media to thank the meteorologist for praying for them. On Instagram, “mistyharber0219″ wrote,” My husband is a truck driver for HEB, he works late nights. I’m often home along with my young son. Whenever the weather is bad, we tune into your program. We pray with you and for the people of our community. It literally gives us ‘peace through the storm!’ Just wanted you to know the impact you have had in our household. May God bless you and keep you always!” “Everygoodgift_” wrote, “I thank the Lord for your prayers while on the air. You have no idea how many people appreciate your courage to pray openly while at work, in the middle of the storm!” “Somedayhopefullysoon” wrote, “As you were praying today, I actually “stopped and listened”…thank you.”
On the KENS 5 website, Taylor writes, “I’ve been privileged to serve the viewers of South Texas since 1996. The most important thing I do is keep people ahead of severe, life-threatening weather situations. But that’s only at 5400 Fredericksburg Road. THE MOST important thing I do is serve three girls as a dad,” Bill says. “I enjoy EVERY SECOND I’m blessed to spend with Carissa, Kendall and Peyton. And, when we can, my beautiful wife Jamie and I really enjoy a round of golf and a good wine.”
Taylor is originally from New Jersey and moved to the South when he was 19, earning a degree in journalism from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. There, he joined NBC affiliate KPLC and enrolled in the Broadcast Meteorology Program at Mississippi State University. He then worked for WSFA-TV in Alabama prior to applying for a weekend weather position at KENS 5.
