Archive for February, 2022

WeatherBrains 840: Bananas On The Wall

WeatherBrains Episode 840 is now online (February 21st, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a senior at the University of Oklahoma majoring in meteorology and minoring in broadcasting and mathematics.  She’s the senior weather producer at OU Nightly and is also the weekend meteorologist for News12-TV in Sherman, TX.  Mikayla Smith, welcome!
Mikayla Smith - YouTube

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

  • Issues with getting younger audiences to watch local television (29:20)
  • Helping the deaf community in broadcast meteorology (42:55)
  • Pursing meteorology during COVID (20:45)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:00)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:26:50)
  • National Weather Round-Up (0
  • E-Mail Segment (0
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 840:

Mikalya Smith Facebook

Mikalya Smith Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Mikayla Smith – Difference Between Freezing Rain and Sleet

Bruce Jones – West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

Jen Narramore – Historical Preservation

Rick Smith – Fema Region Maps

Rick Smith – State Maps

Rick Smith – NWS County Warning Area Maps

Neil Jacobs – Whirlwind Forms Over Icelandic Volcano

Troy Kimmel – New SPC social media graphics

Kim Klockow-McClain – Perils: Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms

Bill Murray – James Spann TikTok video

James Spann – Ham radio operator in Erie charged with broadcasting false weather emergencies

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

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

Feb 22, 2022 | 0 comments View Post

WeatherBrains 839: Broomstacking

WeatherBrains Episode 839 is now online (February 15th, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrains are a husband and wife weather team.  He is an award-winning meteorologist for The Weather Channel.  He’s an Ohio native and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Science from Ohio State University.  He’s been with The Weather Channel since 2003.  She’s been a CNN  and HLN on-air broadcast meteorologist since 2015.  She graduated with a degree in Atmospheric Science from Ohio State and received an Emmy nomination for her coverage of Hurricane Dorian in 2019.  Mike Bettes and Allison Chinchar, Welcome!

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

  • What is curling? (08:15)
  • What sacrifices do meteorologists make? (29:30)
  • Challenges of dating in TV meteorology (42:45)
  • Tips for handling social media for those who work in weather (54:45)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:21:40)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:23:40)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:32:00)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:24:50)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 839:

Allison Chinchar Twitter

Mike Bettes Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones – Preliminary Report of the Bossier City Tornado of December 3, 1978

Jen Narramore – North Platte, NE Local Standard Radar Loop

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record Was Just Confirmed in The North Pacific

Troy Kimmel – WeatherBrains Newsletter Archive

Kim Klockow-McClain – Netflix’s “Forecasting Love and Weather”

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – SHiELD

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Southeast Severe Storms Symposium

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

Feb 15, 2022 | 0 comments View Post
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