Archive for June, 2020

WeatherBrains 754: I Gave The Kids A Dirty Look

WeatherBrains Episode 754 is now online (June 29th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Our Guest WeatherBrain is an Air Force Hurricane Hunter.  He grew up near Manassas, Virginia and graduated from James Madison University.   Captain Kelsie Carpenter, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight’s first Guest Panelist is a friend of the show, having appeared on shows 447, 653, and 702.  He’s a storm chaser and runs his own weather blog.  Chris White, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Also joining us as Guest Panelist is ABC 33/40 meteorologist Taylor Sarallo.  Welcome to the show!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Rare late June tornado warnings in Alabama
  • 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 754:

Chris White Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Taylor Sarallo – Castle Williams – Dissertation Defense: Should Severe Weather Graphics Wear a Uniform?

Chris White – Operational Product Viewer

Jen Narramore – Smithville, MS EF-5 Tornado – April 27, 2011

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – NBM 1D Viewer

Kim Klockow-McClain – Saharan Dust Will Deliver Stunning ‘Eye Candy’ This Week – Here’s Why

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Kevin Selle – Out

James Spann – Composite Weather Maps

Aubrey Urbanowicz – NWS Eastern Region Tweet

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, Jenn Narramore 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 753: I Cycle Every Three Years

WeatherBrains Episode 753 is now online (June 22nd, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Our first Guest WeatherBrain is the Emergency Management Specialist with the Atlanta-Fulton County EMA.  He’s also a member of the NWA and AMS.  Chayne Sparagowski, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Meteorologist In Charge of the NWS in San Diego, where he’s been in that role since October 2017.  Previously he was the MIC in Key West FL, New Orleans, Houston and Galveston TX.  He’s a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.  Matt Moreland, welcome back to the show!

Our third Guest WeatherBrain is a Meteorologist and Implementation Manager at AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions in Wichita KS.  Thomas Bedard, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Suptropical Depression No. 4 – hello Dolly?
  • Saharan dust media hysteria
  • 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 753:

Chayne Sparagowski Twitter

Matthew Moreland Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Chayne Sparagowski – IAEM Strong

Thomas Bedard – Climate Central

Matt Moreland – NWS San Diego Twitter

Jen Narramore – Shinnston Tornado: Illustrated Eyewitness Accounts of Nature on the War-Path

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – It Just Hit 100 Degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia, the Hottest Temperature on Record So Far North in the Arctic

Kim Klockow-McClain – Saharan Dust Will Deliver Stunning ‘Eye Candy’ This Week

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Kevin Selle – Out

James Spann – Severe Weather Forecasts and Public Perceptions: An Analysis of the 2011 Super Outbreak in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

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

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