Jay Barnes

Jay Barnes, a lifelong resident of the North Carolina coast, is a regular contributor to a variety of popular regional magazines and is author of several books on hurricanes, including North Carolina's Hurricane History (third edition), Florida's Hurricane History (second edition), and Faces From the Flood: Hurricane Floyd Remembered, co-authored with former State Treasurer Richard Moore (all from UNC Press). His latest work is Hurricane Hazel in the Carolinas (Arcadia Publishing). As a hurricane historian, he lectures widely on U.S. hurricanes, and has appeared in various productions for The Weather Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, MSNBC, The NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, and others. Barnes lives in Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.

He is Director of Development for the North Carolina Aquarium Society. He has worked with the NC Aquariums since 1980, and was Director of the Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores for more than twenty years. He is a graduate of N.C. State University's College of Design, and holds a master's degree in advertising from Syracuse University.

Jay Barnes can be scheduled for lectures and presentations on hurricane history. His presentations can be customized to focus on particular regions, hurricanes or hurricane-related topics. For inquiries, contact jtbarnes@ec.rr.com.