Jorge Torres is the morning meteorologist on ABC15.
He joined the ABC15 team in October 2019 and is quite familiar with weather coverage throughout the Desert Southwest.
Born in Austin, Texas, to a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother, Jorge was raised in the suburban community of Pflugerville and studied Meteorology and Spanish at Texas A&M University. He is bilingual in English and Spanish. In college, he joined the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, where he eventually became president during his senior year. He was also involved with the storm-chasing group Texas Aggie Storm Chasers and is a brother of Omega Delta Phi.
LATEST FROM ABC15's JORGE TORRES:
While at Texas A&M, he experienced the impacts of Hurricanes Rita and Hurricane Ike firsthand. Jorge has been in the broadcast meteorology industry for more than 15 years, starting his professional career in El Paso, Texas, at KVIA-TV in 2009. He then spent six years at KOB-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was promoted to chief meteorologist in 2014. He holds both the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal and the National Weather Association's Television Weathercaster Seal of Approval.
He has covered all types of weather, ranging from drought, dust storms, and winter weather to severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. In Arizona, he focuses on the monsoon, extreme heat, and the winter storms that bring snow to the high country.
Jorge is passionate about weather and the community. He helped create KidCasters, visiting elementary schools across the Valley so students can deliver their own weather forecasts on camera.
You can find Jorge exploring the Valley, enjoying its eateries, exercising, hiking, and discovering new spots to salsa dance. He loves to travel and has visited 23 national parks, including Saguaro, Petrified Forest, and a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike at the Grand Canyon.
Jorge grew up as a big-time baseball fan and played for most of his childhood and teenage years. His idols were Ozzie Smith, Roberto Clemente, and Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez. He also roots for Liverpool Football Club (You'll Never Walk Alone) and his Fightin' Texas Aggies. Gig 'Em!
