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WeatherBrains 1000: We’re Just Getting Started

WeatherBrains Episode 1000 is now online (March 17th, 2025). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s WeatherBrains is a celebration.  Nineteen years and 1000 shows! We are looking back on our journey and celebrating all of these years together, and we wouldn’t be a podcast without our most important asset – our listeners!  Tune in for this is a one-of-a-kind episode.

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We are also excited to announce our new permanent Panelist, meteorologist John Gordon!

NWS Louisville head meteorologist retires

Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives.  Welcome back, Bruce!

NWS Jacksonville on X: "Today we celebrated the 35+ years ...

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  • Montage of David Black’s work on early WxBrains episodes (05:10)
  • Happy 1000th Episode Greetings (09:45)
  • Dancing With the Stats:  Most Guest Appearances (12:45)
  • Favorite Clips From Listeners (14:30)
  •  First Ever WeatherBrains 101 with Professor Peters (36:26)
  • Former Panelist Kevin Selle Congrats (40:15)
  • Marshall Shepherd Congrats (41:50)
  • Favorite Panelist Guests (49:30)
  • Tom Skilling Guest Appearance Recording (59:00)
  • Thanking meteorologist Bob Baron (01:12:00)
  • Looking back at Nov. 15th, 1989 F4 Huntsville tornado (01:12:45)
  • NWS Birmingham Congratulates WeatherBrains on milestone (01:24:50)
  • Remembering J. B. Elliott (01:31:00)
  • Bruce Jones with Midland Weather Radio shoutout for show 1000! (01:49:50)
  • Looking back at difficult/eye-opening subject matter (01:53:50)
  • Meteorologist Ginger Zee Congrats Video (02:07:30)
  • John Gordon introduced as new WeatherBrains Panelist (02:11:50)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (02:07:55)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
  • E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1000:

Midland Weather Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

James Aydelott – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

Jen Narramore – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

Rick Smith -Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

Kim Klockow-McClain – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

John Gordon – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

Bill Murray – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

James Spann – Foghorn (Just For This Week!)

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

WeatherBrains 999: I’m Muting As Fast As I Can

WeatherBrains Episode 999 is now online (March 10th, 2025). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran meteorologist at Bluewater Forecasting in Montgomery, Alabama.  He’s got almost five decades of experience in the field, and formerly served as the Chief Meteorologist at WSFA-TV in Montgomery for 34 years, before transitioning to radio.  Rich Thomas, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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Brooks Garner of FOX 35 TV in Orlando also stops by to discuss the tornado that made a direct hit on their studios on March 10th, where he covered the tornado live on air and warned his viewers, and in this case, his co-workers!  Brooks, thanks for hanging out with us.

Brooks Garner | FOX 35 Orlando

Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives.  Welcome back, Bruce!

NWS Jacksonville on X: "Today we celebrated the 35+ years ...

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

  • Tornado hits FOX 35 TV studio in Orlando (06:30)
  • Strong unexpected tornado hits Orlando in area that wasn’t outlooked/forecasted for severe weather (12:00)
  • Disc jockey/radio, and improving communication skills in order to transition to broadcast meteorology (25:45)
  • Looking back at April 3-4, 1974 tornado outbreak (32:00)
  • Major changes in broadcast television in the last 35 years (38:00)
  • March 1st, 2007 Enterprise tornado analysis/When do we send children home from school during severe weather threats? (45:00)
  • 4/27/2011 modeling analysis/Morning QLCS (47:00)
  • Looking back at 2004 Hurricane Ivan’s second landfall on Gulf Coast with same name (58:30)
  • A day in the life of Rich Thomas (01:00:30)
  •  NWS layoff rumors (01:35:30)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:15:40)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:20)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:20:15)
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 999:

Midland Weather Radio

Rich Thomas on X

Rich Thomas Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones – “The New Richmond tornado of 1899: A modern Herculaneum” by Anna P Medley and Michael G Corenthal

James Aydelott – Where Have the EF5s Gone? A Closer Look at the “Drought” of the Most Violent Tornadoes in the United States” by Anthony W. Lyza, Harold E. Brooks, and Makenzie J. Krocak

Jen Narramore – Tornado Hits Fox 35 Orlando on X

Rick Smith – Out

Troy Kimmel – Everything Weather App by Cory Mottice

Kim Klockow-McClain – Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak of February 5-6, 2008

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – National Hurricane Center Products and Services/Update for 2025 Hurricane Season

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