WeatherBrains Episode 699 is now online (June 10, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a physical scientist who works for the National Weather Service. She works with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which is a specialized UN agency. Born and raised from Jamaica, she experienced Hurricane Gilbert at a young age, and has been fascinated with weather ever since. She earned her undergraduate degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University and a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Shanna Pitter, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Satellite frequencies
- Dallas/Fort Worth severe weather incident
- Does the general public pay attention to severe thunderstorm warnings?
- “Code Red” broadcast meteorologist controversy
- National Weather Round-Up
- The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
- and more!
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WeatherBrains 101: No WB101 this week
Web Sites from Episode 699:
Picks of the Week:
Nate Johnson – Out
Troy Kimmel – University of Wisconsin-Madison Satellite Page
Kim Klockow-McClain – WMO Elections
Bill Murray – Golden eagle and funnel cloud, over Oregon
Dr. John Scala – Traffic circles are causing all of these tornadoes
Brian Peters – Out
Kevin Selle – Out
James Spann – Iowa Environmental Mesonet
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, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
