WeatherBrains 905: NWS Indy Party Bus

WeatherBrains Episode 905 is now online (May 22nd, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s show is all about the Indy 500, a brainchild of friend of the podcast Jay Barlow.

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the WCM at the NWS Indianapolis.  He graduated with a degree in meteorology from Purdue University.  He will be the on-site meteorologist for this year’s Indy 500.  Sam Lashley, welcome!

Sam Lashley

Also joining us tonight is AlabamaWX Blog’s very own Scott Martin.  He earned his operational meteorology certificate from Mississippi State University in 2015.  In May 2021, he received his Bachelor’s in Geosciences Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State.  He co-founded Racecast Weather in 2014 as a way to combine his love of racing and weather.  Scott, welcome!

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Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

  • Indy 500 public safety planning (11:30)
  • Lightning rules (22:30)
  • Track conditions and weather’s effects on drivers (35:00)
  • Rules on rain delays (47:00)
  • Weather-driven racetrack collisions/casualties (51:00)
  • Changes after 2011 wind-driven Indy stage collapse (01:06:30)
  • 5/22/2011 Joplin tornado (01:23:15)
  • Guam in path of powerful typhoon Mawar (01:38:30)
  • Notable Indy/NASCAR forecast busts (01:11:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:17:25)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:20:25)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:38:10)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:30:00)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 905:

Racecast Weather

Midland USA

Scott Martin Twitter

Sam Lashley Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Sam Lashley – Indianapolis NWS

James Aydelott – Dust Devil Video

Jen Narramore – 35th Anniversary of the Saragosa Tornado

Bruce Jones – Remembering 2011 Joplin tornado

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Weather Games – Team Xtreme Operation Weather Disaster & Weather War II (C64) – ARG Presents 262

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – May 20, 2013 tornado emergency highlights the importance of words

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Mexico volcano

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, 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.

WeatherBrains 904: Just Chill Out

WeatherBrains Episode 904 is now online (May 15th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain works for OU as a Research Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations.  His primary role is connecting research to the needs of Emergency Management personnel.  He also volunteers with McClain County, Oklahoma EMA.  David Hogg, welcome!

David Hogg

Also joining us on tonight’s episode is special guest and Kansas native Andrea Burns.  She’s an Extension Agent for K-State Research and Extension.  Her background is in Agriculture and Natural Resources and she regularly works with local farmers and those in horticulture.  Thanks for joining us.

Last but certainly not least, joining us is a meteorologist at Kansas State University.  He runs the Kansas Mesonet and works in the State Climate Office.  He also works in predictive services for the Kansas Forest Service.  He was born and raised in Ohio.  Chip Redmond, welcome!

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

  • Intensity of current drought in the Great Plains (11:55)
  • What is a drought and how is it measured on the drought monitor? (31:00)
  • Impact of drought on frequency and severity of wildfires (53:30)
  • Research and adaptation struggles in today’s climate (57:30)
  • Drought’s effect on beef and grain prices (01:02:00)
  • Last Thursday’s severe event anomalies (01:28:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:18:00)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:19:07)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:27:40)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 904:

Kansas Mesonet

K-State Research and Extension

Picks of the Week:

David Hogg – The “No. 1 Shelterbelt” celebrates 75 years

Chip Redmond – National Mesonet Program

Chip Redmond – National Soil Moisture Network

James Aydelott – Last 180 Percent of Normal Precipitation

Jen Narramore – Wythe County author’s new book recalls tornado that obliterated town

Bruce Jones – Out

Rick Smith – American Meteorological Society and Girls Who Chase partner to promote inclusion in STEM

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Excessive Rainfall Forecast

Troy Kimmel – George Lawrence Frederick, Jr. Obituary

Kim Klockow-McClain – Foghorn

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – George Ilstrup tweet of tornado in Spalding, NE

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, 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.