Archive for February 4th, 2020

WeatherBrains 733: Merely A Member Of The Ensemble

WeatherBrains Episode 733 is now online (February 3, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s first Guest WeatherBrain is an Emergency Management Specialist with the Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency where he’s worked in Atlanta for over 5 years.  He’s also the Chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers and Merging Technologies Committee.  Chayne Sparagowski, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Emergency Operations Coordinator for Sacramento County, California.  Mary Jo Flynn, welcome to the show!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • WEA Alerts
  • Utilizing social media to issue various emergency alerts
  • Upcoming storm spotter training
  • 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 733:

International Association of Emergency Managers

Chayne Sparagowski twitter

Mary Jo Flynn twitter

Australian brushfire tracking

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Home Page

Kim Klockow-McClain – New emails show how President Trump roiled NOAA during Hurricane Dorian

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Out

Kevin Selle – The National Mesonet Program

James Spann – A ‘Category 5’ winter storm? Weather Service’s new rating scale is a promising new communication tool

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Earth Observatory On This Day

Chayne Sparagowski – https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/01/10/those-shrieking-flash-flood-alerts-your-phone-expect-fewer-them/

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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