Archive for October, 2021

WeatherBrains 821: Bust In Bosnia

WeatherBrains Episode 821 is now online (October 11th, 2021). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the current President of the AMS and is the new director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).  Dr. Mike Farrar, welcome to WeatherBrains!

  • Oklahoma severe weather outbreak (03:00)
  • Update on AMS Annual Meeting (11:30)
  • What is it like to be AMS President? (19:30)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • This Week in Tornado History with Jen
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • and more!

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Web Sites from Episode 821:

Dr. Michael R. Farrar Selected as new NCEP Director

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Mike Farrar – The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021

Dr. Mike Farrar – Meteorologist Effrage Davis viral video

Jen Narramore – Ivy-Mechums River, VA F3 Tornado – September 30, 1959

Dr. Neil Jacobs – Fall Foliage Prediction Map

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – The price of living near the shore is already high. It’s about to go through the roof.

Kim Klockow-McClain – Risk Rating 2.0: Projected Premium Changes by Zip Code

Bill Murray – COMET new lesson on Rip Currents Forecasting

James Spann – Severe flash flooding hits parts of central Alabama

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Mid-Atlantic Chaser Con

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Nate Johnson, 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 820: Quality Convective Entertainment

WeatherBrains Episode 820 is now online (October 4th, 2021). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist has been on the show several times prior.  He runs a weather blog and a chaser convention, among other things.  We welcome back friend of the podcast, Chris White!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is an award-winning journalist and author.  He’s written several books, and in 2019 received the Overseas Press Club Award for the best Human Rights Reporting in any medium.  He also won the Amnesty International Award for Foreign Reporting.  Jeff Stern, welcome to WeatherBrains!

  • Strides Made With Women In Afghanistan (11:30)
  • Shooting at 2017 Annual Congressional Baseball Game (20:30)
  • Oregon town rallies to repel oncoming forest fire (26:30)
  • Timeframe of moment Beachie Creek Fire started to containment (1:07:00)
  • Mid-Atlantic Chaser Con (01:41:30)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
  • This Week in Tornado History with Jen
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • and more!

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Web Sites from Episode 820:

Jeff Stern

“The Battle of High Hill” – By Jeffrey Stern

Chris White Twitter

Hurricane Track

Picks of the Week:

Jeff Stern – “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” – by Thornton Wilder

Chris White – Interactive Local Storm Reports

Chris White – 13 Minutes Movie Trailer

Jen Narramore – Wayne, NE EF4 Tornado – October 4, 2013

Dr. Neil Jacobs – Skilful precipitation nowcasting using deep generative models of radar

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Climatologists Say Humanity’s Best Hope Is Hurricanes Spinning In Different Directions And Canceling Each Other Out

Bill Murray – MSU’s Michael Brown awarded endowed faculty fellowship for College of Arts and Sciences

James Spann – Artificial intelligence brings better hurricane predictions

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

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

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