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WeatherBrains 242: Save The PR-40!

WeatherBrains Episode 242 is now online (September 13, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

WeatherBrains - September 13, 2010

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain number 1 is a native of Oklahoma and a graduate of OU meteorology program. He recently completed his Masters in Earth Science. He is the Chief Meteorologist at WHNT in Huntsville, AL and shares his thoughts on nature on his Wild Wild Science Journal Blog.

Guest number 2 is Reed Timmer, a storm chaser best known for the series “Storm Chasers” on the Discovery Network. Reed joined us via phone from Puerto Rico.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • JB’s lunch included butternut squash ravioli
  • Hottest 111 in Death Valley
  • Coldest 21 at Shirley Basin, Wyoming
  • Some tornado warnings in Central US
  • Slight Risk area continues for the next couple of days
  • 17 million people impacted by Pakistani floods
  • 18 inches about average rain in Des Moines
  • Tropics active with Igor and Julia
  • and more!

    • Our email bag hangs heavily on Kevin’s shoulders. He gives us the rundown on what has been coming in.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: The last episode talked about ground clutter, so this week the professor looks at superrefreaction, subrefraction, and supercalifragilistic! What conditions promote these? Listen for the details!

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of September 14th. Hurricanes take the forefront as we are in the peak of hurricane season.

    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 242:

    Skeptical Science by John Cook

    Real Climate

    Reed Timmer’s Videos

    Picks of the Week:

    JB Elliott – Gets the Horn!

    Bill Murray – NHC Tropical Cyclone Model Output Maps

    Brian Peters – GOES-P Status

    Kevin Selle – Flooding Video from Hermine: One and Two

    James Spann – Peer reviewed papers on global warming

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

    Sep 13, 2010 | 2 comments View Post

    WeatherBrains 241: Mounds Fail!

    WeatherBrains Episode 241 is now online (September 7, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

    WeatherBrains - September 7, 2010

    Bonar Menninger, authorTonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is Bonar Menninger, a native of Topeka, KS, but now lives in Mission KS, just outside Kansas City. He is a writer with a degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas. He has done investigative reporting for the Kansas City Business Journal and the Washington D.C. Business Journal, plus he has written for several other publications. His 1992 book, Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed Kennedy, was published by St. Martin’s Press in 1992. His new book, And Hell Followed With It, is a fascinating account of the tornado that hit Topeka in 1966.

    Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • three Sneaky Pete’s hot dogs, a diet Buffalo Rock ginger ale, two bananas and a partial bowl of fruit
  • Kevin actually working as depression Hermine moves through Texas
  • Tropics relatively active as Hermine brings rain to Texas as it moves northward
  • Weather warnings across Texas from Hermine
  • Remnants of Gaston still defined as it moves westward followed by two more disturbances
  • Major wildfires near Boulder, CO
  • Worst flooding in Pakistan and drought in Russia
  • What is so unusual about the Bay of Fundi?
  • and more!

    • Our mail bag gets the attention of our email officer Kevin. In fact, the box is overflowing but weather keeps him from all of them! Comments are always welcome.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101:My good friend, Paul Prance, author of the iPhone/iPad app, wxRadar, asked me a question about radar. So this week we take a look at ground clutter. What is it, does it really hinder radar interpretation, and much more to answer the question about this topic.

    TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of September 7th. This week featured the country’s worst natural disaster at Galveston, TX.

    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 241:

    BookAbout the book, And Hell Followed With It

    Topeka Tornado Video

    NWS Topeka Tornado Summary

    Picks of the Week:

    JB Elliott – negative

    Bill Murray – Live Reconnaissance Data in Google Earth

    Brian Peters – Droning on about hurricanes

    Kevin Selle – Unisys Skew T Text Data

    James Spann – a conference at Mississippi State University

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

    Sep 07, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
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