WeatherBrains 761: Pixelated Ghost
WeatherBrains Episode 761 is now online (August 17th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s first Guest WeatherBrain is the Severe Weather Services Program Leader for the National Weather Service. Greg Schoor, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our second Guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Todd Lericos, the Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) of the National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Las Vegas, NV, a position he has held since November, 2012. Todd grew up in Southwest Florida and began his career in meteorology by joining the Air Force in 1991 as a Weather Observer. His first assignment was Homestead AFB, arriving just eight months before Hurricane Andrew hit the base in August, 1992. Welcome!
Our third Guest WeatherBrain is Alan Gerard, the President of the National Weather Association Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on the education and scholarship aspects of the National Weather Association. Welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Hurricane Camille of 1969
- Atlantic Basin heating up?
- Iowa Super Derecho/clean-up
- NWA Annual Meeting September 2020 goes virtual
- This Week in Tornado History with Jen
- National Weather Round-Up
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
Our email officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.
Web Sites from Episode 761:
Picks of the Week:
Greg Schoor – Son Jack turns 18 months old Friday!/National Weather Service Radar page gets 2.0 version refresh within next few months!
Todd Lericos – “Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence”
Alan Gerard – NWA Foundation
Jen Narramore – Fire Tornado Warning
Nate Johnson – 45th Anniversary of Hurricane Camille
Troy Kimmel – March 1995 Austin TX Local Storm Report
Troy Kimmel – October 2004 Birmingham AL Tornado Warning
Kim Klockow-McClain – Iowa derecho corn damage
Bill Murray – Report of Palm Sunday Tornadoes April 1965
James Spann – NWS Quad Cities Tweet
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Iowa Derecho
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.