{"id":11114,"date":"2025-01-06T23:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T05:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11114"},"modified":"2025-01-06T23:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T05:47:16","slug":"weatherbrains-990-nerdery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11114","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 990:  Nerdery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 990\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb10625.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 990<\/a> is now online (January 6th, 2025). 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\/34752940\/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\/TgqehWT4y4o\" 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><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>Our First Guest WeatherBrain of Year 2025 is a Geologist with a passion for studying extreme weather-related surface impacts. \u00a0His research primarily focuses on the geological aftermath of high-impact weather events. \u00a0He&#8217;s known for his field work and engaging video content. \u00a0His unique perspective bridges the field of meteorology and geology. \u00a0Phillip Prince, thanks for dropping by to chat.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Second Guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, a position she has held since 2019.\u00a0 The WCM is the NWS&#8217;s liaison with external customers and oversees outreach and preparedness efforts.\u00a0 Additionally, one of the primary responsibilities of the WCM is to ensure that the NWS office delivers the highest quality weather related products and services to its customers and partners.\u00a0 As a WCM, she also provides high impact weather briefings and supports key decision makers in local, state, and federal government.\u00a0 She has been in the NWS for 25 years, serving as a meteorologist in Little Rock, AR, Raleigh, NC, and Atlanta, GA, before moving to Upstate SC in 2015.\u00a0 She received her B.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma, and her M.S. in Atmospheric Science from North Carolina State University. Trisha Palmer, welcome to the show!<\/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>Preliminary thoughts on upcoming winter storm late this week (11:00)<\/li>\n<li>Overview of post-Helene impacts (14:30)<\/li>\n<li>Old landslides as analogs to Helene-related impacts (39:00)<\/li>\n<li>Impacts on North and South Carolina tourism and the local economy (01:09:00)<\/li>\n<li>Failure of the imagination regarding post-Helene impacts (01:30:00)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:35:22)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:37:22)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:39:30)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 990:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/gsp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phillip Prince &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deq.nc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phillip Prince &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/news\/sep24\/ngs-storm-imagery-helene.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene Damage Assessment Imagery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trisha Palmer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/media\/images\/flood-damage-great-flood-1916-asheville-nc-noaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flood Damage from the Great Flood of 1916 Asheville, NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1141236540699976&amp;id=100044409220335&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=7mFJiv9GwFLkKSWZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Wichita snowplow tracking map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nwas\/status\/1871247706775327049?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWA Webinar Series: Hurricane Helene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lawrenceks_pd\/status\/1875303802443866131?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawrence Police on X: Snow storms thread<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cw3e.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30Sep2024_HelenePRE_EventSummary\/HelenePRE_EventSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary of the Predecessor Rain Event prior to Hurricane Helene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nwas.org\/nwa-webinar-january-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWA Webinar January 8th, 2025 on Hurricane Helene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/sref\/srefplumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCEP SREF Plume Viewer<\/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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