Archive for September, 2024

WeatherBrains 973: Woodpecker on the Rain Gutter

WeatherBrains Episode 973 is now online (September 9th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

This episode of WeatherBrains features a Guest WeatherBrain who is a seasoned meteorologist who works in Kansas City, MO as Chief Meteorologist at KCTV.  He’s previously worked in Miami Florida and Lincoln Nebraska covering extreme weather.  He holds a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology and was recommended by friend of the show Jeremy Bower.  Luke Dorris, welcome to the show!

Luke Dorris (@LukeDorris) / X

Fan and listener of the show and weather enthusiast Emily Conklin Foster also drops by tonight to chat with the panelists.  She’s an Architectural Historian and Historic Preservation Planner.  She’s also a trained SKYWARN storm spotter.  Emily, thanks for dropping by!

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

  • TS Francine struggles to develop in the Gulf (04:50)
  • Kansas City’s unique weather and it’s forecast challenges (21:00)
  • Battling social media weather hype (34:00)
  • Future of broadcast meteorology (39:40)
  • Francine’s origins in GOM (43:45)
  • Influencers on why hurricane season has been less active than forecasted (52:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:05:42)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:07:54)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:08:57)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 973:

Luke Dorris on X

Picks of the Week:

Luke Dorris – Cool Weather

Emily Conklin Foster – Resilience Guidance for Charleston

James Aydelott – Cold-Season Tornadoes: Climatological and Meteorological Insights

James Aydelott – The Impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Winter and Early Spring U.S. Tornado Outbreaks

James Aydelott – The Gulf of Mexico and ENSO Influence on Subseasonal and Seasonal CONUS Winter Tornado Variability

Jen Narramore – 22 Ohio Counties declared disaster areas by USDA due to ongoing drought

Rick Smith – SondeHub Tracker

Neil Jacobs – Antarctic Vortex Dehydration in 2023 as a Substantial Removal Pathway

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – A lot has changed: NOAA is rewriting the book on how to rank solar storms

Bill Murray – “Cracking the Weather Code: How Early Weather Observers Used Encryption to Communicate Information”by Sean Potter

James Spann – Tropical Storm Francine Experimental Forecast Cone

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 972: Memories of Gnats

WeatherBrains Episode 972 is now online (September 2nd, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

This episode of WeatherBrains features a world-famous hurricane chaser known as iCyclone.  Josh Morgerman is the world’s top hurricane chaser.  To date, he’s penetrated the inner cores of 74 hurricanes and typhoons on the ground… a world record.  When he’s not prowling the globe for cyclones, appearing on TV, promoting products, or spreading the gospel of hurricane preparedness, he lives a quiet life in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi – one block from the Gulf of Mexico, in his specially designed and fortified “Hurricane House”.  Josh, it’s great to you have on the show with us tonight!

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Guest Panelist tonight is renowned storm chaser, entrepreneur and meteorologist Brett Adair.  It’s great to have you on the show tonight, Brett.

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

  • Fluctuating pressures in hurricanes (14:30)
  • Chasing 2024’s Hurricane Debby (15:00)
  • Processing of building the Hurricane House (23:00)
  • How should insurance companies deal with fortified coastal homes?  (38:00)
  • Protecting windows during tropical systems (44:15)
  • Riding out Hurricane Dorian in 2019 (01:06:00)
  • Expectations for rest of 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (01:34:30)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:40:25)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:42:15)
  • E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 972:

The Story of a Storm Chaser and His Hurricane House

Live Storms Media

iCyclone on X

Picks of the Week:

Brett Adair – Real Time Tropical Cyclones – Tomer Burg

Josh Morgerman – Historical Hurricane Tracks

James Aydelott – Tornado Warning Event Count by WFO as of 9/2/24

Jen Narramore – Rip Currents – Alabama Living Magazine

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – NWS Mobile on X: Hurricane Elena

James Spann – Sandblasted to Death – 1935 Labor Day Hurricane

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.