Archive for March, 2020

WeatherBrains 741: I’ve Learned To Dislike Weather

WeatherBrains Episode 741 is now online (March 30th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Senior Research Scientist with the National Center for Physical Acoustics (NCPA) and since 2000 has been an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Mississippi.  His Bachelor’s degree is in mathematics from the University of Chicago and his Master’s and PhD are from Columbia University.  Dr. Roger Waxler, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our Guest Panelist was the 2016 NWA Broadcaster of the Year.  He’s the Chief Meteorologist at KAIT-TV 8 in Jonesboro, AR.  Ryan Vaughan, welcome to the show!

Tonight’s second Guest Panelist is from the Carolina Weather Group.  Shea Gibson, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Jonesboro, AR EF3 tornado
  • Final week of National Weather Podcast Month
  • Very early look at the tropics
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

Web Sites from Episode 741:

Ryan Vaughan Twitter

Carolina Weather Group

Picks of the Week:

Shea Gibson – Navy Hospital Ship Reaches New York

Nate Johnson – The Pandemic Has Started Weakening the World’s Weather Forecasts

Troy Kimmel – Doctor in viral photo greeting son through glass loses home to tornado

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Kevin Selle – Out

James Spann – 3/28 Jonesboro Tornado NWS Damage Survey

Aubrey Urbanowicz – USGS Store Twitter

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 740: It’s Just A Bow Tie

WeatherBrains Episode 740 is now online (March 23rd, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a recent return guest to the show.  He is the former Chief Meteorologist and current broadcast meteorologist and forecaster at NBC10 in Philadelphia, PA.  He is also now a published author.  Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz, welcome to WeatherBrains!  

Our Guest Panelist is a former television broadcast meteorologist and producer.  He now works as an Emergency Management Meteorologist for Tenet HealthCare, which is based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.  Brian James Swiatowy, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our second Guest Panelist joins us from the Storm Front Freaks weather podcast.  Brady Harris, welcome to the show!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  •  National Weather Podcast Month
  • COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on broadcast meteorology
  • Closed tornado shelters due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • and more!

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

Web Sites from Episode 740:

“The Weathermaker” by Glenn Schwartz

Brian James Swiatowy LinkedIn

Statement From NWS/ADPH Concerning Tornado Sheltering

Picks of the Week:

Brady Harris – Central Iowa NWA Livestream Information

Brian James Swiatowy – Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Nate Johnson – Mount Washington Observatory Observer Comments

Troy Kimmel – What caused Australia’s disastrous wildfires? It’s complicated…

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Kevin Selle – Out

James Spann – James Spann’s Weather School for Kids

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Tornado Talk: Get Hooked On Tornado History

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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