WeatherBrains 762: Cavity Search
WeatherBrains Episode 762 is now online (August 24th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from North Carolina State University, and finished his undergraduate study in math and physics at the University of South Carolina. He is the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Dr. Neil Jacobs, welcome to the show!
Our second Guest WeatherBrain is an Associate Professor at Ohio State University, where he also earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Dr. Jay Hobgood, welcome!
Tonight’s Guest Panelist is the Science and Operations Officer for the NWS in Birmingham. Kevin Laws, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- One year since Dorian controversy: What have we learned?
- Importance of model ensembles
- What causes tropical cyclone rapid intensification?
- 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 762:
Picks of the Week:
Dr. Jay Hobgood – Tropical Storm Laura Forecast Discussion
Jen Narramore – John Kucko Tweet
Nate Johnson – Who else can point to a single date for when they knew they wanted weather as a career?
Troy Kimmel – How Weather Detectives Scrutinize Would-Be World Records
Kim Klockow-McClain – 1.3 The Origin of the “Fujiwhara Effect”: The Typhoons that Postponed the End of World War II
Bill Murray – Out
James Spann – Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS
Aubrey Urbanowicz – AMS CONUS Surface Data
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.
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.
