{"id":11262,"date":"2025-07-28T22:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11262"},"modified":"2025-07-28T22:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:37:48","slug":"weatherbrains-1019-colon-cleansing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11262","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1019:  Colon Cleansing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1019\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb072825.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1019<\/a> is now online (July 28th, 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\/37590325\/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\/mzBjsJFgMeY?si=_NCVm6m6U-kl6h-5\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight is a late-summer unfiltered homegrown show from the panel, and it&#8217;s an array of important topics, including the launch of the Alabama Weather Network. \u00a0The panel discuss its mission and vision moving forward. \u00a0The regulars deep-dive into other pressing topics like confusion over county warning areas, new information about the Texas flooding tragedy, and much more. \u00a0Thanks for listening!<\/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>Telling the stories from the perspective of storm survivors after major severe weather events (14:30)<\/li>\n<li>Introducing The Alabama Weather Network and its State-wide operation (16:10)<\/li>\n<li>Disturbing story about an emergency manager in early July Texas flooding tragedy (32:30)<\/li>\n<li>Appreciating Ben Luna and his contributions (37:30)<\/li>\n<li>Different cultures at different NWS offices (40:30)<\/li>\n<li>Issues with NWS County Warning Areas (42:30)<\/li>\n<li>Lessons learned from Texas floods (51:30)<\/li>\n<li>Hope is not a plan! (53:30)<\/li>\n<li>Warning fatigue fallout (01:03:00)<\/li>\n<li>Rainfall rates explained (01:23:00)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week &#8211; stay tuned!)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week &#8211; stay tuned!)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:17:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1019:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alabamawxnet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/miserymap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FlightAware MiseryMap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-pqbhOuS0kk&amp;t=5039s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid-Year Recap and Chat With Storm Chasers &#8211; HurricaneTrack YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4uDEck3VV-I&amp;list=PLNpP_nSVC0yrTZbCwDrMDMvKWhsK8BxJJ&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After The Flood: Finding Hope In The Aftermath<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/us\/texas-flood-state-inquiry-begins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas flooding: Kerr county&#8217;s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours, sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/twc\/Monsoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS Monsoon Stats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/soundingclimov2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC Sounding Climatology Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/index.php#page=ero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Home Page<\/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, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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