Archive for March, 2010

WeatherBrains 216: Emergency Management

WeatherBrains Episode 216 is now online (Mar. 16, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

WeatherBrains - March 16, 2010

Joining us this week are two members of the emergency management community. Weather is an integral part of what emergency managers deal with on a daily basis, whether it is a tornado or severe thunderstorm threat or dealing with wind when a toxic or hazardous material spill has occurred.

From the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, we have Jim Zoss, the Emergency Service Director. He has been in emergency management for 28 years.

Also joining us is Rob Dale. He grew up in Toledo and got his degree in Atmospheric Sciences from Purdue. He worked for the ABC affiliate in Toledo then moved to Lansing where he was the meteorologist at WLNS, the CBS affiliate. He furthered his education in Emergency Management at Jacksonville State University. He is now the Regional Planner at Eaton County Emergency Management Services. He is also the owner of Skywatch Services.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Cyclone Tomas, a category four storm, battered Fiji in the South Pacific
  • Weather relatively quiet compared to recent weeks
  • Widespread flooding from New Jersey to New England
  • Fargo, ND, filling sandbags due to coming flooding
  • Spokane has only had 14 inches of snow
  • Snow cover stands around 14 percent
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag officer, Kevin what’s his name, puts the latest email on display despite being a trifle light.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Satellite imagery is a big main stay for the field meteorology. Satellites, especially the geostationary synchronous orbiting ones provide meteorologists with a wealth of information. The illustrious professor begins a three part series on satellite data beginning with infrared imagery.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of March 16th.

    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 216:

    Skywatch Services, LLC

    Battle Creek, MI, Emergency Services

    Eaton County, MI, Emergency Services

    Picks of the Week:

    JB Elliott – Weather Folklore

    Brian Peters – ESA – European Space Agency Images

    Kevin Selle – MOS-Differential Tool

    James Spann – A Look Back at the 1925 Tri-State Tornado

    The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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    WeatherBrains 215: Winter Storms To Remember

    WeatherBrains Episode 215 is now online (Mar. 9, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

    WeatherBrains - March 9, 2010

    Tonight’s first Guest WeatherBrain is Kevin Ambrose, the author of the book “Washington Weather.” He specializes in capturing the beauty of our Nation’s Capitol through the lens of his camera is all of its glory through the seasons. His print series, “Seasons of Washington,” is a set of seasonal photographs of Washington, D.C. landmarks. He began photography to provide images for his weather books, but has continued the work and is now the photographer for Capitalweather.com He also created the books: Great Blizzards of New York City and Blizzards and Snowstorms of Washington D.C. Both of them are beautiful books of black and white photographs.

    We are also joined by someone who probably needs no introduction to most weather enthusiasts and professionals, Paul Kocin. We wrote the definitive books on the meteorology of the greatest winter storms to affect the East Coast. We was the Winter Weather Expert for The Weather Channel from 1999-2006. He currently works at the National Center for Environmental Prediction in D.C.

    This week’s Guest Panelist, Scott Sabol, is a native of northeastern Ohio, where he saw some very interesting weather growing up. He had a higher batting average than Ted Williams when he was captain for his college baseball team. He is a graduate of St. Louis University and is currently the morning meteorologist at WJW, FOX-8 in Cleveland.

    Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Where in the world is Brian Peters?
  • Kevin has a difficult song challenge
  • Memories of the Blizzard of 1993
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag has been getting some attention and Kevin puts it in perspective.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Weather history is laced with many names who have made significant contributions to the field of meteorology. One of those names is Lewis Fry Richardson who early work actually failed but still proved forecasts by numerical weather prediction could be done. So the professor takes a look at the life of Richardson and his contributions.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of March 9th.

    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 215:

    Picks of the Week:

    Dr. Tim Coleman – Review of the winter of 2009-2010

    JB Elliott – NO PICK… J.B. gets the horn this week.

    Bill Murray – Whatever-Weather.com

    Kevin Selle – Daily Giz Wiz Podcast

    James Spann – New SPC Meso Analysis Page

    Scott Sabol – Thunder In The Heartland

    The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Kevin Selle, Dr. Tim Coleman, and Bill Murray. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

    Mar 09, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
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