WeatherBrains 335: Don’t Hit the Red X!
WeatherBrains Episode 335 is now online (June 26, 2012). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
WeatherBrains 335 commemorates the 55th anniversary of deadly Hurricane Audrey, which killed over 500 people around Cameron, Louisiana on June 27, 1957. The panel heard a riveting description of that terrible day from two survivors, Jimmy and Keith Trahan, of Cameron, who lost their mom and sister in the storm. Jimmy and Keith are the stars of a spectacular documentary about the hurricane, called “All Over But to Cry.” The special interview was set up by Jill Kidder, from the National Hurricane Museum and Science Center, a project that is under development in Lake Charles. We also spoke with Gray Stream, the Board Chairman of the National Hurricane Museum and Science Center about their project.
We had a special extra interview with Cathy Post. Author of Hurricane Audrey, The Deadly Storm of 1957, published by Pelican Books in 2007. She joined us from her home in New Mexico. Here is that interview:
Our guest panelist this week is Brian Neudorff. Brian is the chief meteorologist at KMVT in Southern Idaho. A graduate of Purdue University, Brian also has earned his Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology and is certified by the American Meteorological Association.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Extreme flooding south of Tallahassee
- Tropical Storm Debby
- National Heat Wave continues
- and more!
Our email bag officer is getting the hang of things, so he summarizes the incoming email.
From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: Coming through the first month of hurricane season for 2012, so there is a question as to how big tropical storms are. 101 delves into that question coming up with some interesting facts on the biggest and smallest of storms.
TWIWH: Bill Murray looks back at the week of June 26th.
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Web Sites from Episode 335:
Picks of the Week:
Brian Neudorff – Mesowest Weather Observations
JB Elliott – NASA’s Blue Marble Project
Nate Johnson – T. S. Debby revised forecast tracks
Bill Murray – established a new show record for picks, since Brian was away. His picks were:
Emmy winning documentary about Hurricane Audrey “All Over But to Cry”
Cathy Post’s superb book Hurricane Audrey: The Deadly Storm of 1957 from Pelican Books. Also available on Amazon and at BN. But not on Audible, yet!
The National Hurricane Museum and Science Center website
Brian Peters – no pick this week
Kevin Selle – Mushroom cloud over Beijing
James Spann – Meteorological Weatherstation
JP Spann – Wind Map
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
Our Guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Daryl Herzmann, from Iowa State University. Daryl earned a degree in meteorology from Iowa State in 2001, so he is an Iowa State Cyclone! He has been working in the Meteorology Department at Iowa State since his graduation.
And joining us as a special guest WeatherBrains is Captain Nicole Mitchell from the United States Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. She joined Bill Murray for a special video interview from Atlanta Monday afternoon. Formerly an On Camera Meteorologist at The Weather Channel, she claims that her contract was illegally terminated because of her military service. 
