WeatherBrains 852: Yellow Snow In Michigan

WeatherBrains Episode 852 is now online (May 16th, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Editor of the Monthly Weather Review.  He’s at the University of Manchester in the UK.  He earned his undergraduate degree at MIT and then studied at the University of Washington for his Masters.  He then attended New York State University for his phD.  He then worked at NSSL, and then became a Professor of Experimental Meteorology at the University of Helsinki.  David Shultz, welcome!
Joining as Guest Panelist is meteorologist and weather historian Sean Potter.  Thanks for joining us!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
  • Beginnings of the Monthly Weather Review (09:30)
  • Early favorite written articles (31:19)
  • Difficulties of submitting articles for publication in pre digital times (49:00)
  • Future of AMS Journals (01:07:50)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:35:45)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:38:00)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01
  • E-Mail Segment (01:48:40)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 852:

Monthly Weather Review Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Sean Potter – Monthly Weather Review at 150 Years: Its History, Impact, and Legacy

Bruce Jones – Bice NOAA Weather Radio Bill Passes the House

Jen Narramore – 2011 Smithville EF5: Second by second

Rick Smith – How to measure a hailstone

Neil Jacobs – GFSv16 Official Evaluation

Troy Kimmel – Aviation Weather Center GFA: Observations

Kim Klockow-McClain – Communicating Probability Information in Weather Forecasts: Findings and Recommendations from a Living Systematic Review of the Research Literature

Bill Murray – “First Woman” by James Fleming

Bill Murray – “Too Near for Dreams: The Story of Cleveland Abbe, America’s First Weather Forecaster” by Sean Potter

Bill Murray – “Eloquent Science” by David Schultz

James Spann – Earth from Orbit: NOAA Debuts First Imagery from GOES-18

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

May 17, 2022 | 0 comments View Post

WeatherBrains 851: Never Fly With Neal

WeatherBrains Episode 851 is now online (May 9th, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain grew up in Rockford, Illinois.  He graduated with a BS in meteorology from NIU, and started his career in broadcast meteorology in 1999.  He eventually became the Chief Meteorologist at WREX-TV in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois.  He has since entered the political arena and is now running for Congress in the state of Illinois.  Eric Sorensen, welcome!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
  • Underrepresentation of meteorologists in politics (31:55)
  • Are meteorologists doing a good job communicating warnings to the public? (49:25)
  • AMS Policy program (57:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:39:08)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:37:17)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 851:

Eric Sorensen for Illinois

Across the Sky Podcast

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones – Parkersburg Tornado Service Assessment

Jen Narramore – Out

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – EPIC Workshop: Running the UFS Short Range Weather Application on the Cloud

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Link pending

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – School surveillance video from April 2022 tornado in Andover, KS

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

May 10, 2022 | 0 comments View Post
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