A local news station is mourning the loss of a meteorologist who spent decades in Texas broadcasting.

Spectrum News multimedia journalist John Salazar shared on Facebook Wednesday night that longtime Spectrum News 1 meteorologist Dan Robertson had died.

"I write this post with an extraordinarily heavy heart," Salazar wrote in a Wednesday night post. "Our Texas news industry has lost a great one."

"My friend of more than 25 years and Spectrum News colleague the last 15, Dan Robertson, passed away unexpectedly overnight," Salazar added.

Salazar said the station’s news director delivered the news in an internal memo to staff.

Salazar described Robertson as a "helluva news and weather man," noting that their last "big conversation" was about the deadly July 4 Hill Country floods.

"Dan positively impacted a lot of people with his deep knowledge of Texas's Jekyll and Hyde personality known as weather," Salazar wrote. "Few people know this of him, but he also was a helluva singer/songwriter."

Robertson was a native Texan, born in Dallas, and a University of Texas graduate who worked in the state for more than 20 years. He got his start in broadcasting with Austin's KLBJ AM/FM radio in the late 1980s, before getting his first on-camera opportunity as a weather anchor for KRTE-TV in Lufkin.

He remained in Austin, broadcasting throughout the rest of his career, including roles as a founding team member and weather anchor at KEYE-TV, a weather anchor and reporter at KXAN-TV, and later as a meteorologist at Spectrum News 1.

Throughout his career, Robertson received the National Weather Association Seal of Approval in 1991 and launched "Project Tornado," a Skywarn storm spotter training program coupled with a severe weather safety program in local schools.

He was awarded Special Service Awards from the National Weather Service in 1992 and 1994 for his efforts to promote weather safety in the region.

Spectrum News said it was “terribly saddened by his sudden passing.

"Dan was a beloved member of the Spectrum News 1 weather team for more than 15 years. He brought a distinct perspective to daily forecasts that resonated with viewers and colleagues alike," the station added. "Dan’s presence and expertise will be deeply missed."