{"id":10599,"date":"2023-10-17T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10599"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:07:00","slug":"weatherbrains-926-eleven-months-and-26-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10599","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 926:  Eleven Months and 26 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 926\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb101623.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 926<\/a> is now online (October 16th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28344836\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyN1Zxc9TBI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a long time weather warrior and legend in the meteorology field who is retiring from television. For two decades, he worked as chief meteorologist for WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL. Born in New York, Sealls holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees from Cornell University and Florida State, respectively. He worked at television stations in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Illinois before settling in Mobile in 1999. \u00a0Alan Sealls, it&#8217;s an honor to have you on the show tonight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disl.edu\/news\/2018\/hurricane-sooner-or-later-again-qa-with-wkrgs-alan-sealls\/alan-sealls-head.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane\u2026 Sooner or Later, Again: Q&amp;A with WKRG's Alan Sealls - Dauphin Island Sea Lab\" width=\"255\" height=\"260\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does WKRG stand for? \u00a0(25:15)<\/li>\n<li>Extreme events covered by Alan Sealls in each state (29:00)<\/li>\n<li>What went right and what went wrong in 2020&#8217;s Hurricane Sally (34:30)<\/li>\n<li>Complexity of communicating weather information today (38:30)<\/li>\n<li>Fighting disinformation online (47:20)<\/li>\n<li>Where is TV meteorology headed? \u00a0(01:01:00)<\/li>\n<li>Mental health in broadcast meteorology (01:23:15)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:26:40)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (01:27:55)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 926:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alanseallsauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Sealls Author Website<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alansealls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Sealls on X<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alan Sealls &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherthings.com\/WxCasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bad Words for Weathercasters<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdreanMendoza20\/status\/1712642513989750935?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrean Mendoza on X: Costco &#8220;shozo&#8221; photo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midatlsevere.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWS_BaltWash\/status\/1712830004742988160?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS Baltimore-Washington on X: Ken Graham photo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweather.gov\/gfa\/#obs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aviation Weather Center GFA: Observations<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/marshallshepherd\/2023\/10\/04\/how-credible-is-weather-information--online-or-in-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Credible Is Weather Information Online Or In Social Media?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 926 is now online (October 16th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you! ???????? Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a long time weather warrior and legend in the meteorology field who is retiring from television. For two decades, he worked as chief meteorologist for WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL. 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