Archive for June 18th, 2018

WeatherBrains 648: The Popcorn Girl

WeatherBrains Episode 648 is now online (June 18, 2018). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Today’s WeatherBrain is Steven Zubrick, the Science and Operations Officer at National Weather Service in Sterling, VA.  Steve has previously appeared on WeatherBrains; welcome back to the show!   Also, joining us as Guest Panelist is Tanja Fransen, Meteorologist In Charge of the National Weather Service in Glasgow MT.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Looking back at Hurricane Frederic of 1979
  • Summer Policy Colloquium 2018
  • Ellicott City MD floods of 2016 and 2018
  • Discussion on EAS Alerts
  • Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

From The Weather Center:

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Web Sites from Episode 648:

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – Insurance Institute For Business & Home Safety Guidance and Inspection Checklist

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Brian Peters – Out

Tanja Fransen – Summer Policy Colloquium

Kevin Selle – Cliff Mass – Reforming the National Weather Service, Changing the Role of the Human Forecasters

Rick Smith – Out

James Spann – Port-A-Potty goes flying

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

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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