Archive for January, 2019

WeatherBrains 680: Convective Affective Disorder

WeatherBrains Episode 680 is now online (January 28, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the teaching professor in meteorology and the associate head of the undergraduate program in meteorology at The Penn State University. He is also the host, feature writer, and producer of Weather World, Penn State Meteorology Department’s weekday weather magazine show. He also produces a segment on Wednesday’s called WeatherWhys (WxYz).  In addition, he was an on-air storm analyst at The Weather Channel from 2002 to 2005 (just after Dr. John Scala was there) and was the chief meteorologist at the historic Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia from 1998 to 2002. He has also co-authored two books: “The Philadelphia Area Weather Book” and “A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology.”  Dr. Jon Nese, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Winter Storm in the South
  • The Franklin Institute Weather Co-Op Observing Center
  • Groundhog Day upcoming on Saturday
  • NWS employees struggling during government shutdown
  • The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101:   No WB101 this week

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Web Sites from Episode 680:

Jon M. Nese – Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Picks of the Week:

Jon M. Nese – WeatherWhys

Nate Johnson – Eric Sorensen WQAD-TV Facebook post

Troy Kimmel – National Weather Service Climate Services Web Page

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Mount Washington Observatory

Brian Peters –  Out

Kevin Selle –  Decoding the Weather Machine

James Spann – National High and Low Temperature

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Mount Washington Observatory Facebook Post

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, 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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WeatherBrains 679: Bag Phones And 1200 Baud Modems

WeatherBrains Episode 679 is now online (January 21, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the President of the National Weather Association Paul Schlatter.

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Also joining us as Guest Panelist is Greg Fishel, Chief Meteorologist at WRAL-TV.

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Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Government shutdown continues as Federal employees work without pay
  • Is the government and private weather enterprise on the same page??
  • Usage of long term model forecasts on social media to get shares/likes
  • To use dewpoints/pressure on TV weather forecast or not to use
  • EF2 tornado strikes Wetumpka, AL
  • The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101:   No WB101 this week

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 679:

Greg Fishel WRAL-TV Bio

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – MSE Creative Consulting Blog

Troy Kimmel – Windy.com

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – How shutdown affects weather forecasting

Brian Peters –  Out

Kevin Selle –  Giant ice disk: 300-foot frozen spectacle forms in Maine river

James Spann – Snow and stress: Tracking the storm with no paycheck

Aubrey Urbanowicz –  GOES EAST (GOES-16) Loops and Images

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, 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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