Archive for December, 2007

WeatherBrains 99: Snow vs Blowing Snow Plus Drought Update

WeatherBrains Episode 99 is now online (December 17, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything weather. And only one more episode until we turn 100!!

Mr. Josh Johnson from WXIA Channel 11 in Atlanta joins us once again. Josh brings up to date on the status of the drought conditions that have threatened the water supply for Atlanta.

And snow is one of our topics as we discuss the snow cover across the US. Plus a big question about the difference between snow and blowing snow in a weather observation. This was prompted by the observation from Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

Plus some thoughts from the Weather Brains crew on the big events for them during 2007. You might be surprised what made a big event for some of the folks.

And don’t forget that the 100th episode is coming up. What are your suggestions for the show to mark this special milestone? Let us know by sending an email to question@weatherbrains.com.

From The Weather Center:

    Night Shining Clouds

  • WeatherBrains 101: NASA has a new satellite that is taking aim (AIM) at mysterious clouds that occur 50 to 55 miles above the earth. This week we look at what the satellite has uncovered and some of the mysteries about these clouds that still have not been explained.
  • This Week In Weather History: The week of December 18 to 24 featured some interesting weather that impacted the fledgling NFL in 1932. And many of us have heard how the weather turned the tables in war, but did you know that the Lakota Sioux Indians used weather to aide in an ambush. And what about some Christmas eve records? Bill Murray has some great weather trivia for TWIWH.

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Web sites from Episode 99:

NASA Information on ‘Night-Shining Clouds’

Winter Weather Presentation, NWS Fort Worth Please note this file is about 4 MB.

Mount Washington Observatory

Join James Spann, Brian Peters, Kevin Selle, and Josh Johnson for this look at the field of weather in the latest episode of WeatherBrains.

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Dec 17, 2007 | 0 comments View Post

WeatherBrains 98: Winter Wx Plus the Tropics

WeatherBrains Episode 98 is now online (December 10, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything weather. And only two more episodes until we turn 100!!

Weather topics including discussing the wintery weather across the mid-section of the country. A special guest is Richard Claunch who is in Tulsa, OK, where he describes the winter disaster going on. As many as 300,000 people may be without power in his area with many, many trees down. Richard has been without power for almost 24 hours and power is not likely to be restored for four days or more. Ice accumulation is estimated to be around an inch. And forecasts were good. But transportation is an issue since both of Richard’s vehicles have trees on them even though roads are passable.

And Olga has been named in the tropics. While described as a subtropical system, Olga is about a week and a half beyond the normal end of the 2007 hurricane season.

White Christmas in the South? What are the chances?

Mailbag brought a number of notes about sporting events that have been impacted by storm events. Kevin is trying to catch up on all the email since he has had computer woes as a result of protection software.

And don’t forget that the 100th episode is coming up. What are your suggestions for the show to mark this special milestone? Let us know by sending an email to question@weatherbrains.com.

From The Weather Center:

  • WeatherBrains 101: Snow with thunder – is that even possible? The great professor takes on the subject of thundersnow which is a real event, though rare. And where might you find this phenomenon? You’ll get all the scoop in this weeks episode of 101.
  • This Week In Weather History: The week of December 11 to 17 featured one of the deadliest crashes resulting from dense fog. Bill Murray has all the details in the latest segment of TWIWH.

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Web sites from Episode 97:

Lake effect precipitation on the Great Salt Lake

Olga information

Iowa State’s Stadium and a nearby tornado in 2005

Powerpoint on event at Ames, Iowa

Join James Spann, the legendary JB Elliott, Brian Peters, and Kevin Selle for this look at the field of weather in the latest episode of WeatherBrains.

We love to hear from you! To leave a recorded message, call 1-888-247-8627. Some calls may be used in future episodes. Also, feel free to post comments to the site and send us an email at question@weatherbrains.com.

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Dec 10, 2007 | 0 comments View Post
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