{"id":11632,"date":"2026-07-07T09:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11632"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:36:20","slug":"weatherbrains-1068-they-kicked-booty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11632","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1068:  They Kicked Booty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1068\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb070626.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1068<\/a> is now online (July 6th, 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\/41991950\/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\/5XAT7KOOVM0?si=nVseIQ69JPBXZGA_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This week&#8217;s WeatherBrains episode examines the July 2025 Texas flooding disaster. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Guest WeatherBrain tonight is the Chief Meteorologist of <strong>KABB-TV Fox News At Nine<\/strong> in San Antonio, Texas. \u00a0He is a multi-disciplined individual with professional experience as an educator and broadcaster. He holds several degrees and certifications, including a B.S. in Education, a Master&#8217;s in Education with Certification as an Educational Administrator, and of course, he&#8217;s a Broadcast Meteorologist. \u00a0He has received the AMS Seal of Approval and has been the recipient of six Associated Press Awards for Best Weathercast. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, National Weather Association, and the Knights of Columbus. \u00a0<strong>Alex Garcia<\/strong>, thanks for joining us tonight!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HMjFtJFXYAA-qrc?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"737\" height=\"415\" \/><\/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>Recollections from KABB-TV leading up to Texas flood tragedy (11:30)<\/li>\n<li>Wording of originally issued Flash Flood Watch prior to event (17:30)<\/li>\n<li>Why doesn&#8217;t the public immediately react to weather watches? \u00a0(20:00)<\/li>\n<li>Mentality of the threat of flash flooding vs other types of severe weather (25:00)<\/li>\n<li>Improving the clarity of the call to action in response to inland flooding events (30:00)<\/li>\n<li>Flood Inundation Mapping (36:00)<\/li>\n<li>The half-life of awareness in the wake of tragedies like 2025 Texas Flood event (49:00)<\/li>\n<li>With no Independent Review, how can you improve? \u00a0(52:00)<\/li>\n<li>Role of weather radio in modern warning process (55:00)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Service app in the future? \u00a0(55:30)<\/li>\n<li>Severe Thunderstorm Definition\/Warnings that do not verify and the resulting public inaction (01:02:00)<\/li>\n<li>What is NWS definition of a Flash Flood? (01:02:30)<\/li>\n<li>Confusion from Areal Flood Advisories (01:05:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (01:14:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (01:15:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment\u00a0<\/strong>(01:16:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes!<\/strong> (01:26:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1068: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexgarcia_wx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Garcia Weather on X<\/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>Alex Garcia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hurricanecenterlive.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTWC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamesAydelottFox23\/posts\/pfbid0wkKLGfuujieMU4mbfgkdLt23z1CZkgHGKY3GN1964X9j8fGWQHCLnCQ1iCfxhnBJl?rdid=BEcDPlvOEiz0GoGF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westheimer Airport in Norman measures 92mph wind gust<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ericwang1101\/status\/2074143419996528717?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Wedge tornado<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/weather\/2026\/07\/06\/funnel-cloud-not-tornado-july-4-phenomenon-spotted-in-interior-alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funnel cloud spotted in Interior Alaska on July Fourth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/b2fc22b8fe464beab1a9148ce249bfb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meteorological Overview of the July 2025 Texas Floods<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.doc.gov\/wp-content\/OIGPublications\/OIG-26-017-I-SECURED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review of the National Weather Service\u2019s Actions to Support Kerr County During the Catastrophic Flash Flood in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/abr\/June29thSignificantWindEvent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29th Significant Wind Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/national-weather-service-hurricane-season-less-experienced-staff-missing-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Weather Service faces hurricane season with less experienced staff, missing data<\/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. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 1068 is now online (July 6th, 2026). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you! 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