Image Credit: Getty Images Al Roker has faced hurricanes, extreme snowstorms and major meteorological events, only to walk away and deliver the forecast for Today viewers. However, in late 2022, the seemingly indomitable television personality was knocked back when he was hospitalized for blood clots. "It's been a tough slog, I'm not gonna deny this," Al said during a December 12, 2022, appearance on Today, his first time on the show following the health scare. "It's been the hardest one yet, and you know I've had my share of surgeries.