{"id":11265,"date":"2025-08-05T11:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:17:33","slug":"weatherbrains-1020-slashing-tires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11265","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1020:  Slashing Tires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1020\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb080425.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1020<\/a> is now online (August 4th, 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\/37686520\/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\/UFKs2cb_SB8?si=wTgcDck-sjAhUfqO\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s special Guest WeatherBrain is Evan Fryberger, who is an independent content creator and a weather communicator who has built a loyal following online. \u00a0He&#8217;s a calm and informed voice in the ever-noisy world of weather streaming. \u00a0His no-hype approach stands out in an age of rising anxiety and clickbait. \u00a0Evan, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/yPey0NhktOuTybrfDIUqSE8JGhmfPA7jYhQQwp9LR3VIhPhCcyqp1bXrBOtTRuxAjX2tozfeIQ=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"Evan Fryberger - YouTube\" width=\"272\" height=\"272\" \/><\/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>New record low maximum for Birmingham, AL on August 4th at 77 (02:00)<\/li>\n<li>One week away from launch of Alabama Weather Network (05:30)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at 9\/11\/2001 and Hurricane Gabrielle (19:30)<\/li>\n<li>Fighting clickbait and hype online (26:00)<\/li>\n<li>2025 Mental health crisis (33:00)<\/li>\n<li>Storm chasing overcrowding and dangers on the road (43:30)<\/li>\n<li>Blurring lines and reaching saturation in the weather entertainment\/streaming world (46:30)<\/li>\n<li>Approaching urgency and calmness during severe weather streams (53:30)<\/li>\n<li>National Integrated Warning Team meeting (01:04:00)<\/li>\n<li>Preparing for an active severe weather day as a streamer\/content creator (01:09:15)<\/li>\n<li>When does Evan bring his dog on stream? \u00a0(01:19:00)<\/li>\n<li>Experiences with demonetization and copyright issues as a streamer (01:24:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:27:50)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:29:50)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:31:45)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alabamawxnet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@evanfryberger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Fryberger on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EvanFor2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Fryberger on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evan Fryberger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/mesoanalysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC Mesoscale Analysis Pages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evan Fryberger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Worldview Satellite Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/wcm\/permonth_by_state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC Average Number of Tornadoes Per State By Month (All tornadoes 2000-2024)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/refresh\/graphics_at4+shtml\/041442.shtml?wwCone#contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Storm Dexter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/coralreefwatch.noaa.gov\/product\/vs\/gauges\/eastern_persian_gulf.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coral Reef Watch Eastern Persian Gulf Regional Products<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network main site<\/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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