Archive for April, 2023

WeatherBrains 899: Spitting The Bit

WeatherBrains Episode 899 is now online (April 10th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a renowned speaker, prolific author, and meteorologist at the Bahamas Bureau of Meteorology.  He recently published a book about Hurricane Dorian.  He previously appeared on the show in early 2020.  Wayne Neely, thanks for joining us tonight!

Wayne Neely - Weather Forecaster - Forecaster at Bahamas Meteorological Office/Best selling author | LinkedIn

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

  • General public’s preferred sources of non-severe/severe weather information (11:30)
  • Panel’s weather app suggestions (17:30)
  • Looking back on 2019’s Hurricane Dorian (25:30)
  • Vulnerable populations/evacuation assistance in Bahamas (35:00)
  • Devastation of Dorian eye duration/impact on tourism (57:00)
  • Tornadoes in the Bahamas (01:24:45)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:32:10)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:33:57)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:44:45)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:41:45)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 899:

“Hurricane Dorian: The Story of the Greatest and Deadliest Hurricane to Impact the Bahamas in the Modern Era” by Wayne Neely

Midland Weather Radio

Storm Shield Weather App

WX Informant App

Wayne Neely Facebook

Nassau Weather Live

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott – The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak of 10 April 1979

Jen Narramore – Preston Island-South Sauty-Powell-Sylvania, AL EF3 Tornado – April 10, 2009

Bruce Jones – Ask Dr. Matrix

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Univ. of Texas-Austin WeatherStem

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Longmont Museum – Hurricane Forecasts: Communicating Risk to Communities

Bill Murray – “America’s Tornadoes Are Evolving, Fast” – Wired Magazine

James Spann – NHC Tweet on Atlantic storm name pronunciations

James Spann – Breezy vs. the Bachelor

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.

WeatherBrains 898: Radar Buddies

WeatherBrains Episode 898 is now online (April 3rd, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

This episode focuses on “OU Nightly”, a student-ran and student-lead news program that airs across the state of Oklahoma.

Tonight’s first Guest WeatherBrain is a senior at the University of Oklahoma studying broadcast meteorology.  She’s from Silver Spring, Maryland and is a senior weather producer for OU Nightly.  Catherine Liberta, welcome.

Also joining us as Guest WeatherBrain is senior OU meteorology student and senior weather producer for OU Nightly.  Colton Williams, thanks for joining us.

Last but not least, joining us as Guest WeatherBrain No. 3 is the research data specialist in the OU school of meteorology.  He manages technology for the School of Meteorology and is an advisor for the Oklahoma Weather Lab and is the weather advisor for OU Nightly.  Shawn Riley, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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

  • Origins of OU Nightly (11:50)
  • 2/26/23 Severe Weather event (21:30)
  • Encouraging freshman meteorology students (58:00)
  • Managing mental health problems in tv broadcasting (01:08)
  • Thoughts on 3/31 severe weather event (01:25:59)
  • Storm chasers following tornadoes too close?  (01:59:40)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:30:00)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:32:23)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:
  • E-Mail Segment (01:33:17)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 898:

OU Nightly YouTube

Midland Radio

Catherine Liberta Twitter

Colton Williams Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Catherine Liberta – iPhone says 80s next week? Careful where you get your Minnesota weather

Colton Williams – Mississippi meteorologist who prayed on air during tornado: ‘Sometimes you need a higher power’

Shawn Riley – OU Nightly

James Aydelott – Greg Carbin Tweet

Jen Narramore – Jumbo Tornado Outbreak of 3 April 1974

Jen Narramore – Thomas Grazulis Tweet

Rick Smith – #SafePlaceSelfie

Neil Jacobs – Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Marginalised groups, disasters & A.I.

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Todd Yakoubian Tweet

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.