When it comes to Weather Anchors, there are some dorks, some geeks and some really cool ones.

Then there are the beautiful and smart ones, like WGN’s Morgan Kolkmeyer

But, even Morgan would have to admit that none of them are cooler than FTVLive’s Chief Meteorologist Frankie McDonald.

He’s not your ordinary weatherman, not by a long shot. He’s so much more.

Mandatory writes that while some may consider him an amateur, Frankie may be the most inspiring weatherman of all time, in spite of his autism. At 34, Frankie has had a YouTube channel nearly a decade now. What started out as skits and one-man shows soon turned to weather reports, but all the infotainment combined is what made him famous.

Again, Frankie has autism, but he didn’t even speak until he was roughly 7 years old. Now, not only is he talking, he’s got the world by the short and curlies with millions of views and more than 177K subscribers. But what’s even more impressive is the empire he has built.

Frankie has his own action figure complete with his famous slogan, “Frankie says be prepared.” He has his own talking bobblehead. He also released his own book this past summer called, Be Prepared: The Frankie MacDonald Guide To Life, The Weather, And Everything. He’s gotten props from celebs like Snoop Dogg and has a Blog Spot dedicated to pictures with his fans, which are 99 percent women.

Yes, Frankie is absolutely killing it.

And that’s why, when the big storm hits, FTVLive turns to Frankie.