Longtime New Orleans meteorologist Carl Arredondo signs off

NEW ORLEANS — After a decades-long career as a TV weather forecaster, meteorologist Carl Arredondo is signing off Friday due to vision problems.

Arredondo announced Feb. 19 that he had a rare genetic disorder called retinitis pigmentosa that was eroding his peripheral vision, and that his last day at WWL-TV in New Orleans would be March 1.

The station aired a segment Tuesday detailing Arredondo’s condition and showing him negotiating the city’s streets with a white cane that he’s learning to use.

Arredondo joined WWL-TV in 1991 after leaving The Weather Channel.

During his time at the station he’s covered numerous weather events and hurricanes including 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.

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After leaving the station, Arredondo will join Lighthouse Louisiana, a non-profit that works with people who are visually and hearing impaired.

The Associated Press