{"id":11645,"date":"2026-07-21T10:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11645"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:01:14","slug":"weatherbrains-1070-snert-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11645","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1070:  Snert Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1070\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb072026.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1070<\/a> is now online (July 20th, 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\/42170010\/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\/pwRstsEj9JQ?si=66qt2nsh7IUJAyO0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This week&#8217;s WeatherBrains episode is all about dust storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joining us tonight as Guest WeatherBrain is the MIC (Meteorologist in Charge) of NWS Goodland, Kansas. \u00a0A Nebraska native, he&#8217;s logged over a quarter century of service for the NWS, with prior stops in Omaha, Sioux Falls, and North Platte. \u00a0He earned his Bachelor&#8217;s degree from Nebraska-Lincoln. \u00a0<strong>Jeremy Martin<\/strong>, welcome to the show!<\/p>\n<p>Guest Panelist and NWA President <strong>Kim Runk<\/strong> joins us tonight discussing the NWA (National Weather Association) and a preview of the upcoming NWA annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. \u00a0Thanks for joining us, <strong>Kim<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Program Chair of the 2026 NWA Annual Meeting <strong>Jessica Stumpf<\/strong> also joins us as Guest Panelist. \u00a0She&#8217;s the Public Safety Solution Engineer Meteorologist at Baron Weather, and has a decade of prior experience in Emergency Management. \u00a0She has a Bachelor&#8217;s from Penn State and is a former broadcast meteorologist. \u00a0<strong>Jessica<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HNspEW0WIAAB2ME?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"762\" height=\"429\" \/><\/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>Tropical Depression 2 in the Gulf struggling with shear and dry air (02:00)<\/li>\n<li>What got Jeremy into meteorology? \u00a0(08:00)<\/li>\n<li>Life\/culture at the Goodland KS National Weather Service (09:30)<\/li>\n<li>Dust storm official definition (14:30)<\/li>\n<li>Unusual circumstances of forecasting haboobs (20:30)<\/li>\n<li>Coordination between NWS and EMA (26:30)<\/li>\n<li>Dust Storm Warnings &#8211; do they make a difference? \u00a0(29:30)<\/li>\n<li>Debating the Dust Capital of America (43:30)<\/li>\n<li>Advocating for the field of meteorology on Capitol Hill (58:00)<\/li>\n<li>Why should I join the NWA as a meteorology student? \u00a0(01:05:30)<\/li>\n<li>2026 NWA Annual Meeting in Omaha: \u00a0 When and Where (01:17:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (01:20:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (01:22:45)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment\u00a0<\/strong>(No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes!<\/strong> (01:34:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1070: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Connect5-Leadership-Growing-Leaders-Serving\/dp\/B0H6WN6Q2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Connect5 Leadership: Growing Leaders by Serving Others&#8221; by Kim Runk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nwas.org\/2026-annual-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 AMS Annual Meeting<\/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>Jeremy Martin &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.ndc.nasa.gov\/sport\/action-bytes\/byte\/2026-01-16-Dust-Tracker\/content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Dust Tracker AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jessica Stumpf &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scemd.org\/stay-informed\/mobile-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC Emergency Manager App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jessica Stumpf &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/events\/uc\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Esri User Conference San Diego, CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Runk &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.noaa.gov\/weather-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather and Climate Collections &#8211; NOAA Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720JamesPOW-scaled.jpeg \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World&#8217;s Largest Easel in Goodland, Kansas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeatherBrains 855: Nocturnal MCS Mode<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/headlines.ametsoc.org\/2026\/06\/29\/how-2026-world-cup-venues-handle-the-heat-and-humidity-and-storms\/?_zs=exjhc1&amp;_zl=muDqA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How 2026 World Cup Venues Handle the Heat (and Humidity, and Storms\u2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fsh5E9m3PrM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazing Footage of Debris Flow in Illgraben<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/polarwx.com\/tropical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Time Tropical Cyclones<\/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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