WeatherBrains

WeatherBrains Episode 709 is now online (August 19, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Senior Meteorologist at Delta Airlines.  He also serves in the National Guard.  Nate Tanner, welcome to the show!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist is a Senior Research Associate at CIMMS (Cooperate Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies).  Greg Stumpf, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• NWA Annual Meeting in Huntsville, AL
• Inactive Atlantic basin
• Astronomy Report with Tony Rice
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 709:

CIMMS

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – RMR: Seven Day Forecast

Troy Kimmel – University of South Alabama Synoptic Page

Kim Klockow-McClain – Human Factors Division

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Reanalysis of Hurricane Camille

Kevin Selle – The Great Hack

James Spann – The death of a weather satellite as seen by SDR

Aubrey Urbanowicz –  Out

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 708 is now online (August 12, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain actually deserves his own show, but we thought he would bring an important angle to tonight’s discussion in talking about Camille’s flooding in Virginia.  Jeff Halverson has his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and is a Professor in the Geography and Environment Systems Department at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  He writes the monthly highlight columns each month in Weatherwise magazine.  Jeff Halverson, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Tonight’s second guest WeatherBrain is a long-time friend of the show and one of our most frequent contributors.  He is a former Director of the National Hurricane Center.  Bill Read, welcome back to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Kim speaks at UN
• WeatherReadyFest 2019
• Astronomy Report with Tony Rice
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 708:

WeatherReady Fest 2019

Picks of the Week:

Jeff Halverson – Florida home sees freak toilet explosion during thunderstorm

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – ClimaCell weather app

Kim Klockow-McClain – Heat Waves and Hurricanes Intensify, But That Won’t Stop Nuclear Plants From Powering Our Lives

Bill Murray –  Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – State of the Climate

Kevin Selle –  Facebook’s proposal to license news signifies a change

James Spann – Why Doesn’t The National Weather Service Have A Weather App?

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Turbulent Skies

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 707 is now online (August 5, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a long time listener, guest suggester, and email participant.  He is from half way around the world in western Scotland.  Richard Cooke, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Annual NWA Meeting 2019
• WeatherReadyFest in Huntsville, AL
• Lack of tropical activity in the Atlantic basin
• Astronomy Report with Tony Rice
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

Web Sites from Episode 707:

Western Isles Weather

Western Isles Weather Facebook Page

Western Isles Weather Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Nate Johnson – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Foghorn

Bill Murray – WeatherReady Fest 2019

Dr. John Scala – Out

Kevin Selle –  Out

James Spann – Tornado sirens: Why some communities stay silent during severe storms

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Mid-Atlantic ChaserCon

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 706 is now online (July 29, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of listener Austin McDonald.  Our Guest WeatherBrain is a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma studying communications, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M University.  He currently is employed at CIMMS and the National Severe Storms Laboratory, focusing on social sciences and bilingual communications.  Joseph Trujillo, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist is with NBC 10’s Telemundo62.  She was born in Argentina, and raised in New Jersey.  She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Rutgers University in Journalism and a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.  Violeta Yas, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Philadelphia Airport reached 100F
• Atlantic basin continues to be quiet
• Astronomy Report with Tony Rice
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

WeatherBrains 101:   No WB101 this week

Web Sites from Episode 706:

NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed

Picks of the Week:

Violeta Yas – “The Meteorologist in Me” by Brittney Shipp

Joseph Trujillo – AMS Annual Meeting Abstract Submission

Nate Johnson – Vorticity 2 (4K)

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Foghorn

Bill Murray – Foghorn

Dr. John Scala – Sunrise and Sunset Calculator

Kevin Selle –  Out

James Spann – Tropical Tidbits

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Volcano lightning strike photo

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.