WeatherBrains 645: Distribute the Hordes
WeatherBrains Episode 645 is now online (May 29, 2018). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
The first named storm of 2018 is now in the books, so we’re going to be talking with two experts in the area of tropical weather, Max Mayfield, left, and Bryan Norcross, right.
These two hurricane specialists currently work for WPLG in Fort Lauderdale. They both need no introduction. Max Mayfield, former Director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bryan Norcross, Mr. Hurricane who appeared on the show a few months ago when his book came out.
Max was unable to get connected to the hangout.
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Extremes: 111 at Death Valley, CA, and 28 at Leadville, CO
- Alberto developed in SE Gulf and moved north through Alabama
- Humongous flooding in Ellicott City, MD
- 4 lightning deaths in US this year
- Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
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From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: In this edition of 101 we take a look at the dry line. Dry lines are quite common along the eastern slopes of the Rockies but fairly rare east of the Mississippi.
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Web Sites from Episode 645:
Radar loop of Camille (YouTube)
Picks of the Week:
Kim Klockow-McClain – Study of Deaths from Maria in Puerto Rico
Bill Murray – Cyclone Phase Evolution
Bryan Norcross – Yaboca, PR, Maria video on YouTube
Brian Peters – Gets the Fog Horn!
Kevin Selle – Rick Smith Tweet
James Spann – Cliff Mass post on “Climate Deniers”
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Ellicott City, MD, Flooding 2018
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
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Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain was an Air Force Meteorologist in the late 80s and early 90s. In the late 1990s, he left the Air Force to run his weather consulting programming business. He has published numerous books on weather forecasting. Tonight, we will watch over his shoulder as he broadcasts his nightly Meteorology Lab program on YouTube. Think of it as a 45 minute Weather Xterme Video like James and Brian do, only on steroids. Tim Vasquez, welcome to WeatherBrains.
