Abell (March 1, 1932 – February 11, 2019) was a professor of meteorology in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Saint Louis University (SLU), where he was a member of the faculty from 1962-2011.
He also volunteered as the sole meteorologist for St.
Louis, Missouri public radio station KWMU-FM since the station began broadcasting in 1972 through early 2007.
To recognize and preserve his contributions as an outstanding member of the St.
Louis radio community, Abell was a 2005–2006 inductee to the St.