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WeatherBrains 871: Cat Turd Graphics Package

WeatherBrains Episode 871 is now online (September 26th, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of meteorologist Anna Wolverton.  He is the SOO (Science Operations Officer) at the National Weather Service in Jackson, MS.  He’s held this position since 2015, and he’s been with the NWS since 1999.  He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University (Now ULM) in 1998.  Chad Entremont, welcome to WeatherBrains!

A conversation with Entremont on National Weather Service | The Northside Sun

Also briefly joining us is the creator of HurricaneTrack.com, Mark Sudduth.  Thanks for joining us, Mark!

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

  • Looking back at December 16, 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado (13:53)
  • Typical day as the SOO at the NWS (15:00)
  • Analysis of Hattiesburg, MS 2014 tornado (26:00)
  • Proper tone of tornado warnings (52:30)
  • Wide-reaching effect of Hurricane Ian potentially paralleling western Florida peninsula (58:15)
  • Model performance concerning Hurricane Ian (1:05:35)
  • Politicized social-media threats toward meteorologists (01:30:30)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:20:50)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:22:34)
  • E-Mail Segment (0
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 871:

Chad Entremont Twitter

Mark Sudduth Twitter

HurricaneTrack

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott – August tornado near Reform, AL from 2017

Jen Narramore – Hurricane Track

Jen Narramore – Hurricane Landfall Project

Rick Smith – NWS New Orleans Tweet

Neil Jacobs – Rip Current Webinar

Neil Jacobs – Hurricane Fiona swell unloads at a shallow North Carolina sandbar

Troy Kimmel – Key West Streaming Cam

Kim Klockow-McClain – Did local Indian mounds save Tampa Bay from Irma’s worst? Some say yes

Kim Klockow-McClain – Tomer Burg Twitter

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Port Tampa Webcam

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, 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.