WeatherBrains

WeatherBrains Episode 731 is now online (January 20, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Deputy Emergency Manager for Douglas County, Kansas.  Jillian Rodrique, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist is a photography expert and previous alumni of the show.  He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University.  Jeremy Bower, welcome back!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• More tornado fatalities in mobile homes
• AMS 2020 discussion
• National Weather Round-Up
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 731:

JRBStorm Photography Facebook

Douglas Co Emergency Management Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – Out

Jeremy Bower – Weather Photography Tips

Jeremy Bower – JRBStorm Photography Facebook photo

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – The Vulnerability Bearers

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Out

Kevin Selle – Out

James Spann – Daryl Herzmann tweet

Aubrey Urbanowicz – 100% profits donated to Australia Wildfire relief wood sign

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 730 is now online (January 14, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Forecaster at the Department of Meteorology in Nassau, Bahamas.  Previously featured on WeatherBrains in 2017, he is also a best-selling author, international speaker, and lecturer on hurricanes.  Wayne Neely, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Misused model output data by amateur weather forecasters
• Last weekend’s severe weather event across the South
• National Weather Round-Up
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 730:

“The Greatest and Deadliest Hurricanes To Impact the Bahamas: The Stories Behind the Great Storms” by Wayne Neely

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – CO Weatherman Tweet

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Out

Kevin Selle – Google says new AI models allow for ‘nearly instantaneous’ weather forecasts

Kevin Selle – Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns

James Spann – GIBM Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System (IBM GRAF)

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 729 is now online (January 6, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is an El Paso NWS employee and leads the School Outreach Team, which helps NWS forecasters make virtual visits to classrooms around the country.  He leads a team of over 60 NWS meteorologists across the country to remotely talk to kids all over the United States about weather.  Tim Brice, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our second Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist at the NWS Forecast Office in Kansas City, MO and also works with the School Outreach Team.  Sarah Atkins, welcome to the show!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Next generation of meteorologists
• National Weather Round-Up
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 729:

Tim Brice Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – 2019 was warmer than normal – but what does “normal” even mean?

Sarah Atkins – Australian Space Agency Tweet

Tim Brice – NWS Education Link

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – Disaster-zone research needs a code of conduct

Bill Murray – Out

Dr. John Scala – Out

Kevin Selle – “Coweatherman” Tweet

James Spann – Weathering Life (Audiobook) by James Spann

Aubrey Urbanowicz – MRCC Application Tools Environment

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 728 is now online (December 30, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain gives us his top 10 lists for the 2019 edition of the Annual End of Year Show.  He is the former Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and current Chief of Forecast Operations at the Weather Prediction Center.  Welcome back, Greg Carbin!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Discussion on the biggest weather events of 2019
• How far weather forecasting has come in past decade
• Increasing use of Excessive Rain Outlooks
• National Weather Round-Up
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 728:

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson –  Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Probability of Near-Surface Temperatures
at or below 32F

Kevin Selle – 20 Experts Predict The Most Significant Weather And Climate Advances Of The Next Decade

James Spann – Automated Data Plotter

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Best for Last Club

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.