{"id":11451,"date":"2026-01-06T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11451"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:51:19","slug":"weatherbrains-1042-two-hour-bag-of-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11451","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1042:  Two Hour Bag of Nonsense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1042\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb010526.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1042<\/a> is now online (January 5th, 2026). 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\/39628445\/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\/AXeO20bqgOg?si=XY3HVgXtC5QvfW8m\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our Guest WeatherBrain couldn&#8217;t make it tonight, so our panel holds a homegrown episode to kick off 2026. \u00a0Discussions include storm-based vs county-warnings, public storm reports, and a deep-dive into fundamentals of modern-day radar.<\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. <strong>Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe storms possible on Friday in Deep South 1\/9\/26 (05:00)<\/li>\n<li>Storm-based warnings vs county-wide warnings (26:00)<\/li>\n<li>Pete Wolf Charitable Foundation (38:00)<\/li>\n<li>Helping the general public with radar interpretation (48:00)<\/li>\n<li>Public storm reports and how often they are used in NWS warnings (53:00)<\/li>\n<li>MPING (57:30)<\/li>\n<li>NWS app is needed (59:00)<\/li>\n<li>Protecting people living in mobile homes during severe weather (01:06:00)<\/li>\n<li>Threats-In-Motion (TIM) (01:08:00)<\/li>\n<li>Threat Confirmation Defined (01:14:00)<\/li>\n<li>Social media AI engagement farms (01:16:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (01:22:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment<\/strong> (01:24:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1042: \u00a0<\/strong><\/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; Out<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; WeatherBrains 224<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w0SXtHODokU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeatherBrains 998<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xweather.com\/annual-lightning-report-2025#behind-the-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Annual Lightning Report 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jjrennie\/status\/2008208744623345719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Drought Monitor From 2000-2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/extremetemps\/status\/2008077448664261050?s=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Temperatures Around The World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/aem.eco\/aem-releases-2025-u-s-lightning-report-oklahoma-dethrones-florida-as-americas-lightning-concentration-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AEM Releases 2025 U.S. Lightning Report<\/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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