Archive for April, 2009

WeatherBrains 170: Risk Assessment

WeatherBrains Episode 170 is now online (April 28, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

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JB predicts active severe weather in the Plains and average to below hurricane season.

Should SPC change the wording on the severe weather risk assessment? This topic is thrown out by James Spann and it generates a great deal of discussion among all of the Weather Brains crew.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • winter storm warnings in Wyoming and Montana
  • only one tornado warning in New Mexico
  • 3 flash flooding events in last 12 days in Houston, TX, area with over 18 inches of rain
  • still warm in the Northeast but cool off coming
  • 76 at Caribou but low of 26 by Thursday
  • sunset very late in Alaska
  • and more!

    • Thankfully, our mail bag continues to get attention and our illustrious Email Officer, Kevin, brings the details to light.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: For this 101 episode we venture down to the coast for a bit of the seabreeze. Or landbreeze if it’s the overnight hours. Weather exists on so many scales and the seabreeze is such an interesting phenomena.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of April 29th – a week filled with water, hailstones, snow, tornadoes, lightning, and the launch of a special cable channel.

    Listener SurveyListener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.

    Web Sites from Episode 170:

    Super Bolts (just one link)

    Super Bolts

    Picks of the Week:

    Kevin Selle – Daily Giz Wiz LED Hat

    Brian Peters – Weather World 2010 Project (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

    James Spann – Murfreesboro, TN, tornado 911 recordings

    JB Elliott – Total Yellowstone Weather Page

    Bill Murray – WGN Weather

    Twitter links: James Spann is spann, Brian Peters is helenawx, JB Elliott is jbelliott, Kevin Selle is kevinselle, Bill Murray is wxhistorian, and Tim Coleman is timbhm.

    Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, Bill Murray, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.

    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 drop us an email at email at (at symbol) weatherbrains dot com.

    Apr 28, 2009 | 0 comments View Post

    WeatherBrains 169: Changes in Media

    WeatherBrains Episode 169 is now online (April 21, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

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    James Spann talks about opportunities in the media in spite of the economic situation today. James spoke positively about changing as the media changes. You’ve got to have content for the media business. Need to invent a new model that works – people have the power not the media. Schedule driven by need not be the time it is presented. Media has become a two-way conversation. Facebook and Twitter have become universal interactivity avenues. Advertisers looking for an engaged audience.

    Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • 23 was coldest reading in Yellowstone and Stanley
  • -6 coldest in Alaska
  • some heavy rain in the Northeast
  • parts of South Texas still in deep drought
  • 109 in Death Valley – hot in the west
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag continues to get some attention. Kevin goes with a request for Ms Molly on Twitter. From Texas, a great show compliment from another weather enthusiast. A note about public storm shelters.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: This week the professor discusses another not so famous name in early weather from England, John Dalton. Dalton kept meticulous records on the weather using instruments he made himself. But he’s also famous in another area.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at a potpourri of interesting weather from the week of April 22nd including a very early tropical storm, some heavy rain, and a big snow – all to go along with some severe weather.

    Listener SurveyListener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.

    Web Sites from Episode 169:

    Wind and Weather

    Picks of the Week:

    Kevin Selle – Hail Pad Making Instructions

    Brian Peters – Changes to National Hurricane Center Products (in PDF format)

    James Spann – Interactive NWS Alert Site

    JB Elliott – Dan’s World Weather Trivia

    Dr. Tim Coleman – no pick this week.

    Join James Spann, JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, Dr. Tim Coleman, and Brian Peters as they come together for another fascinating netcast about the weather.

    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 drop us an email at email at (at symbol) weatherbrains dot com.

    Apr 21, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
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