{"id":11039,"date":"2024-10-01T09:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11039"},"modified":"2024-10-01T09:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:45:54","slug":"weatherbrains-976-grand-theft-auto-hurricane-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11039","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 976:  Grand Theft Auto:  Hurricane Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 976\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb093024.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 976<\/a> is now online (September 30th, 2024). 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\/33280897\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" 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\/FfjfYWAuULk\" 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><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a weather enthusiast and storm chaser. \u00a0Mitch West, it&#8217;s great to have you on the show for tonight&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1576223301822828544\/134OiaIM_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch West (@SCweather_wx) \/ X\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our Second Guest WeatherBrain needs no introduction. \u00a0Show veteran, weather enthusiast and famous hurricane chaser Mark Sudduth also joins us on this episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ECbwzY1XoAA524W.jpg\" alt=\"A Preview of WeatherBrains Episode 976: Mitch West and Mark Sudduth with a Look at Hurricane Helene | The Alabama Weather Blog - Mobile\" width=\"341\" height=\"256\" 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>Chasing Hurricane Helene on the ground (09:30)<\/li>\n<li>Forecasting and messaging ahead of Helene inland impacts (37:00)<\/li>\n<li>Improving communication and risk perception (40:00)<\/li>\n<li>Comparing Helene to 2005&#8217;s Katrina and 1969&#8217;s Camille (43:00)<\/li>\n<li>Excessive hyperbole with severe weather in the media (50:30)<\/li>\n<li>Finding a common sense approach to covering weather emergencies (51:55)<\/li>\n<li>Ham radio\/Weather radio coverage (55:30)<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding dam failures during Helene (01:00:45)<\/li>\n<li>Integrating faith into content creation (01:22:00)<\/li>\n<li>How to build a loyal following online as a content creator (01:25:15)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:13:45)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 976:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/mitchwestweather\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch West Weather on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/hurricanetrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HurricaneTrack on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephenmstrader\/status\/1840432963445514365?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen M. Strader on X: Tropical Cyclone Inland Flooding Fatalities since 2005<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2024\/09\/rapid-reaction-historic-flooding-follows-helene-in-western-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapid Reaction: Historic Flooding Follows Helene in Western NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024.0927.Th_.KFPY_.Perry-Foley-Airport-METARs-and-Calls-to-AWOS.TCHelene.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pressure obs log from KFPY during Helene<\/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.facebook.com\/watch\/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&amp;v=893663812166974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video of Chemical Fire in Conyers, GA<\/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. 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