{"id":11181,"date":"2025-03-11T13:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11181"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:14:23","slug":"weatherbrains-999-im-muting-as-fast-as-i-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11181","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 999:  I&#8217;m Muting As Fast As I Can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 999\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb031025.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 999<\/a> is now online (March 10th, 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\/35641020\/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\/h8XccUSsUWs\" 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>&lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran meteorologist at Bluewater Forecasting in Montgomery, Alabama. \u00a0He&#8217;s got almost five decades of experience in the field, and formerly served as the Chief Meteorologist at WSFA-TV in Montgomery for 34 years, before transitioning to radio. \u00a0Rich Thomas, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/play-lh.googleusercontent.com\/MN6-P7lwgFgXDwxDSPfu3aRqewECMy2xxeAITxlTkryyridjTNPx9e6xUR_hNxxcCBPS\" alt=\"Rich Thomas Weather Network \u2013 Apps on Google Play\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brooks Garner of FOX 35 TV in Orlando also stops by to discuss the tornado that made a direct hit on their studios on March 10th, where he covered the tornado live on air and warned his viewers, and in this case, his co-workers! \u00a0Brooks, thanks for hanging out with us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRStDc9NHXiwEOScX54B2ZtLl2-G8rR6UKajVnHNNyq8RQDig07mvCNhXNyjhPh6NVRmdjOFLAGCYniYMbWd_i05g\" alt=\"Brooks Garner | FOX 35 Orlando\" width=\"363\" height=\"204\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. \u00a0Welcome back, Bruce!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MidlandPromo.jpg\" alt=\"NWS Jacksonville on X: &quot;Today we celebrated the 35+ years ...\" width=\"369\" height=\"226\" 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>Tornado hits FOX 35 TV studio in Orlando (06:30)<\/li>\n<li>Strong unexpected tornado hits Orlando in area that wasn&#8217;t outlooked\/forecasted for severe weather (12:00)<\/li>\n<li>Disc jockey\/radio, and improving communication skills in order to transition to broadcast meteorology (25:45)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at April 3-4, 1974 tornado outbreak (32:00)<\/li>\n<li>Major changes in broadcast television in the last 35 years (38:00)<\/li>\n<li>March 1st, 2007 Enterprise tornado analysis\/When do we send children home from school during severe weather threats? (45:00)<\/li>\n<li>4\/27\/2011 modeling analysis\/Morning QLCS (47:00)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at 2004 Hurricane Ivan&#8217;s second landfall on Gulf Coast with same name (58:30)<\/li>\n<li>A day in the life of Rich Thomas (01:00:30)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0NWS layoff rumors (01:35:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:15:40)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:20)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:20:15)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 999:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/midlandusa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midland Weather Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichThomasWX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Thomas on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richthomasweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Thomas Weather Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Richmond-tornado-1899-Herculaneum\/dp\/B0006ESIQI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The New Richmond tornado of 1899: A modern Herculaneum&#8221; by Anna P Medley and Michael G Corenthal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/bams\/aop\/BAMS-D-24-0066.1\/BAMS-D-24-0066.1.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where Have the EF5s Gone? A Closer Look at the \u201cDrought\u201d of the Most Violent Tornadoes in the United States&#8221; by Anthony W. Lyza, Harold E. Brooks, and Makenzie J. Krocak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BraxBanksOKWX\/status\/1899104423583900154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tornado Hits Fox 35 Orlando on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/everythingweather\/id6736664582%3Fuo%3D2&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiZ97Pry4KMAxUCSDABHb68HwUQFnoECBYQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Ed4tglLkjvYquqKmXukAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everything Weather App by Cory Mottice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/media\/publications\/assessments\/super_tuesday.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak of February 5-6, 2008<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/pdf\/NHC_New_Products_Updates_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hurricane Center Products and Services\/Update for 2025 Hurricane Season<\/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 and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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