{"id":11335,"date":"2025-08-26T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11335"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:38:41","slug":"weatherbrains-1023b-me-and-8-million-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11335","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1023B:  Me And 8 Million Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1023B\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb082525B.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1023B<\/a> is now online (August 25th, 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\/37965695\/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\/12C0VPDDxTM?si=DBCEuxvZn91G9ysr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WeatherBrains Episode 1023B is a deep dive into 2005&#8217;s Hurricane Katrina. \u00a0It&#8217;s hard to believe, but the tragedy is approaching its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain for this somber episode is the Curator of the Ground Zero Museum in Waveland, Mississippi. \u00a0She&#8217;s a retired RN and was a former Nurse Administrator in New Orleans, LA. \u00a0Bernie Cullen, thanks for joining us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bslshoofly.com\/uploads\/1\/6\/4\/4\/1644860\/published\/bernie-cullen-10.jpg?1546452091\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"296\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Guest Panelist and show veteran Mark Sudduth &#8220;The Hurricane Tracker&#8221; joins the panel&#8217;s discussion by looking back at such a significant historical event, the technological challenges of twenty years ago, and looking ahead to the future. \u00a0He&#8217;s a well known storm chaser and weather documentarian. \u00a0Thanks for your valuable insight on tonight&#8217;s episode, Mark!<\/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=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/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>Robert Ricks and his pre-landfall Katrina doomsday forecast (04:00)<\/li>\n<li>Tropical Storm Katrina forms on August 23rd, 2005 (08:30)<\/li>\n<li>2005 tech available to hurricane chasers vs today (08:45)<\/li>\n<li>Katrina&#8217;s Fort Lauderdale, Florida landfall (11:00)<\/li>\n<li>Early Katrina prep in New Orleans (17:00)<\/li>\n<li>1992&#8217;s Hurricane Andrew and it&#8217;s forgotten second landfall in Louisiana (29:30)<\/li>\n<li>Lack of accurate storm surge forecasting 20 years ago (40:00)<\/li>\n<li>Parallels with 1969&#8217;s Hurricane Camille and its change of forecasted landfall point (53:00)<\/li>\n<li>Katrina vs Camille wind fields (58:30)<\/li>\n<li>Ground Zero Museum &#8211; contents, purpose and history (01:20:00)<\/li>\n<li>More TikTok nonsense (01:47:30)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:48:50)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:50:35)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (No segment this week &#8211; stay tuned!)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1023B:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavelandgroundzero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waveland&#8217;s Ground Zero Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamesAydelottFox23\/posts\/pfbid032LB4JfjL9hdAPAGkrQ49D1MggoaXVig4rqWNUX4DUoJEofewnXJSLt5aDGvw6ubil?rdid=Js2rm2HNjodt93YN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Caldwell, pitching for Cleveland Indians, struck by lightning on pitchers mound &#8211; 1919<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network Daily Briefing!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Children-Katrina-Bookshelf-Alice-Fothergill\/dp\/1477305467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Children of Katrina (The Katrina Bookshelf)&#8221; by Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glastomichelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Cowbourne on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M4cMXBmiLRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katrina: South Mississippi&#8217;s Story (Full Documentary on YouTube)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xNbzN_c7VVs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Ricks &#8211; On The Ground During Katrina (YouTube)<\/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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