Archive for April, 2019

WeatherBrains 693: How is Troy Not the Accelerant??

WeatherBrains Episode 693 is now online (April 29, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Office in Memphis, TN. He is a 31-year veteran of the NWS, and worked at offices in west Texas, north Texas, and Phoenix AZ before moving to Memphis. He received his Bachelors Degree in Meteorology from Florida State, and his Masters from the University of Oklahoma. He has focused on severe storms and storm spotter training throughout his career, and has helped develop spotter training materials that were and are used nationwide.  Gary Woodall, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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Tonight’s second guest WeatherBrain is a graduating senior from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology.  She is Oklahoma Weather Labs Director of Operations and a Senior Representative to the OU School of Meteorology Student Affairs Committee.  Also, she is Deputy Director of the New Student Mentoring Program and a member of the OU Nightly Weather Team.  Leah Hill, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • What role does social media play in severe weather events?
  • How should the NWS word severe weather warnings and statements?
  • POD/FAR emphasis
  • Issues with the general public not being able to find themselves on a map
  • The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

WeatherBrains 101:   No WB101 this week

Web Sites from Episode 693:

Leah Hill Twitter

NWS Memphis Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Leah Hill – The Top 7 Most Unreasonable Expectations About Weather Forecasts

Nate Johnson – It’s time to ‘smell the breezes’

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Idea that most people can’t find themselves on a map during severe weather is flawed

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall

Brian Peters –  Out

Kevin Selle – Foghorn

James Spann – Why maps still matter: Working out a big severe weather worry

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Foghorn

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, 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 692: The Mafia In St. Louis

WeatherBrains Episode 692 is now online (April 22, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s WeatherBrain features Dr. Harold Brooks from the National Severe Storms Laboratory.  Dr. Brooks earned his undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics at William Jewell College outside of Kansas City and performed graduate study at Columbia University.  Dr. Brooks earned his PhD on thunderstorm modeling at the University of Illinois.

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In addition, our second Guest WeatherBrain Dr. Victor Gensini of Northern Illinois University joins us this week.  Dr. Gensini earned his Masters Degree on severe thunderstorm climatology, and wrote his dissertation on severe thunderstorms and climate change.  His current focus is on sub-seasonal to seasonal variability, and how that drives weather patterns across the United States.  Gentleman, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Differences in severe weather events in Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley
  • Future product in-between Watch and Warning to warn residents of manufactured homes?
  • National Weather Round-up
  • The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

WeatherBrains 101:   No WB101 this week

Web Sites from Episode 692:

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Picks of the Week:

Dr. Harold Brooks – “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America”

Dr. Harold Brooks – Oklahoma/Kansas Judgement and Decision Making (OKJDM) Annual Workshop

Dr. Victor Gensini – Mind The Gap Workshop

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – WPC Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook

Bill Murray –  Out

Dr. John Scala – Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 5 at time of U.S. landfall

Brian Peters –  Out

Kevin Selle – Special Weather Report: Tornado Alley

James Spann – The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of Weather Messaging For The Masters

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Annual Severe Weather Report Summary
2019

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, 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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