Archive for December, 2019

WeatherBrains 728: Five Dollars; Cash Only

WeatherBrains Episode 728 is now online (December 30, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain gives us his top 10 lists for the 2019 edition of the Annual End of Year Show.  He is the former Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and current Chief of Forecast Operations at the Weather Prediction Center.  Welcome back, Greg Carbin!

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Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Discussion on the biggest weather events of 2019
  • How far weather forecasting has come in past decade
  • Increasing use of Excessive Rain Outlooks
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

Web Sites from Episode 728:

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson –  Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Probability of Near-Surface Temperatures
at or below 32F

Kevin Selle – 20 Experts Predict The Most Significant Weather And Climate Advances Of The Next Decade

James Spann – Automated Data Plotter

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Best for Last Club

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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WeatherBrains 727: I Don’t Have Google Whoever

WeatherBrains Episode 727 is now online (December 23, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is from Boston and is active with the Hazardous Weather Testbed, especially regarding the broadcaster experiment.  She’s a bilingual TV meteorologist in Boston was originally from the nation of Panama.  Denise Isaac, welcome to the show!

Also joining the show is serving as Executive Officer of NOAA’s Hazardous Weather Testbed and the FACETs Program Lead at NSSL.  Dr. Kodi Berry, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Can viewers find their house on a map?
  • Do viewers read the text of severe weather warnings?
  • Reaching Hispanic populations during severe weather outbreaks
  • NOAA Weather Radio
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

Web Sites from Episode 727:

Denise Issac NBC Boston

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson –  Out

Dr. Kodi Berry – NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Twitter

Troy Kimmel – FAA AVCamsPlus

Kim Klockow-McClain – Alabama-based tornado study gets budget doubled in 2020

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – VIDEO: Miss. tornado captured on surveillance cameras

Dr. John Scala – New global 5G standard worries meteorologists

Kevin Selle – Your Undivided Attention Podcast

James Spann – Would you believe lightning can help us know if a storm will intensify?

Aubrey Urbanowicz – July 19, 2018 Table Rock Lake, Missouri Derecho

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

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