{"id":11389,"date":"2025-10-28T10:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11389"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:20:51","slug":"weatherbrains-1032-wasteland-of-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11389","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1032:  Wasteland of Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1032\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb102725.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1032<\/a> is now online (October 27th, 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\/38808990\/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\/ghwwm3INSNI?si=YsW0mccgUEc7XPTY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s guest is <strong>Dr. Jerry Brotzge<\/strong>, Kentucky State Climatologist and Director of the Kentucky Climate Center and Mesonet. The discussion focuses on climatology, observational data, and building a mesonet network. Dr. Brotzge earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of St. Louis and his Master\u2019s and Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. \u00a0Dr. Brotzge, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.rgstatic.net\/ii\/profile.image\/279770303614980-1443713846833_Q512\/Jerry-Brotzge.jpg\" alt=\"Jerry BROTZGE | Professor | PhD | Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green | WKU | Department of Geography and Geology | Research profile - Page 2\" width=\"317\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our second Guest WeatherBrain is <strong>Dr. Stu Foster.<\/strong> \u00a0He is the former head of the Kentucky Climate Center. \u00a0He built the mesonet in the state of Kentucky and earned his PhD from Ohio State University. \u00a0Welcome to the show, Dr. Foster!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/wkuherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stuartfoster1.jpeg\" alt=\"WKU professor who created the Kentucky Mesonet to retire - WKUHerald.com\" width=\"335\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Guest Panelist for tonight&#8217;s episode is the former chief meteorologist for WBKO-TV. \u00a0<strong>Shane Holinde<\/strong> is the Outreach Manager for the Kentucky mesonet and the Kentucky climate center. \u00a0Thanks for joining us tonight!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1778518098007777280\/GUFL2Rfg_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"292\" height=\"292\" \/><\/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>Category 5 Melissa aims for Jamaica (05:30)<\/li>\n<li>December 11th, 2021 Bowling Green, KY tornadoes (08:00)<\/li>\n<li>What exactly does a State Climatologist do? \u00a0(08:45)<\/li>\n<li>Seeds of the Kentucky mesonet (12:00)<\/li>\n<li>What is a mesonet? \u00a0(13:30)<\/li>\n<li>Mesonet station offers in very unlikely\/ineffective locations (26:00)<\/li>\n<li>Major challenges of building the mesonet network in Kentucky (29:30)<\/li>\n<li>Decisions made based on precise mesonet data (43:30)<\/li>\n<li>Critical importance of NWS wind tables (50:30)<\/li>\n<li>Equipment damage due to nature\/critters (01:16:30)<\/li>\n<li>Representativeness error issue in mesonet data (01:19:20)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:37:00)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:38:15)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:39:15)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1032:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Main_Event_Wx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shane Holinde on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jerry Brotzge &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kymesonet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Mesonet at WKU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1363323265157968&amp;id=100044409220335&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=7uxV3MdQJmR1XNW3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Thunderstorm Forecast from SPC on Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rehill57\/status\/1982069801867702402?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger Hill on X: June 23rd, 2002 tornado video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/stormfrontfreaks.com\/2025\/10\/26\/episode-247-last-call-podcast-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Front Freaks final episode<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wcas\/2\/3\/2010wcas1034_1.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;On the Economic Nature of Crop Production Decisions Using the Oklahoma Mesonet&#8221; by Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hurricanehunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/aircraft.myfoxhurricane.com\/recon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Live Reconnaissance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/flynonymouswx\/status\/1982915178221191411?s=61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third pass through Melissa video<\/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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