{"id":11654,"date":"2026-07-27T12:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11654"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:19:18","slug":"weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11654","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1071:  The Great Cornholio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1071\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb072726.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1071<\/a> is now online (July 27th, 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\/42229405\/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\/_dGH_QQZH7U?si=4ZUTB6gJJcdVlqB2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This week&#8217;s WeatherBrains episode is all about the 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joining us tonight as Guest WeatherBrain is meteorologist <strong>Matt Kelsch<\/strong>. \u00a0He earned his Master&#8217;s Degree from the University of Oklahoma and has written numerous papers on mountain meteorology and hydrology. \u00a0Retiring in 2022, he&#8217;s an avid outdoorsmen, biker and gardener. \u00a0It&#8217;s great to see you tonight, <strong>Matt<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HN6qMTMXcAAt2x0?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/><\/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>WSR 88-D NEXRAD (10:45)<\/li>\n<li>World Meteorological Organization: \u00a0What They Do (13:00)<\/li>\n<li>What tools were available for the NWS in 1976? (15:00)<\/li>\n<li>Significant 2013 Colorado flood (21:30)<\/li>\n<li>Photos of 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood damage (27:00)<\/li>\n<li>July 28th, 1997 Spring Creek Flood at Fort Collins, CO (32:00)<\/li>\n<li>Proven success of converting creeks to floodways in 2013 (35:30)<\/li>\n<li>Devastating 1889 Johnstown, PA flood (37:30)<\/li>\n<li>Meteorological setup of Fort Collins 1997 Spring Creek flood (43:30)<\/li>\n<li>2013 Colorado Flood (Great Erosional Flood) meteorological setup (48:30)<\/li>\n<li>Social science perspective on Call-To-Action for general public during floods (59:30)<\/li>\n<li>500 Year Flood vs 1000 Year Flood (01:01:30)<\/li>\n<li>Profound lack of snowfall in Colorado during winter of 2025-2026 (01:10:00)<\/li>\n<li>Tips for meteorologists to better forecast and anticipate major flash flooding in present day (01:12:00)<\/li>\n<li>What is the definition of a flash flood? \u00a0(01:14:00)<\/li>\n<li>Flash Flood Watch\/Warning protocol in 1976 (01:16:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment\u00a0<\/strong>(01:31:30)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes!<\/strong> (01:27:00)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1071: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Meteorological Organization (WMO)<\/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>Matt Kelsch &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.purpleair.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOopLg1E10_PnBpLSur4ED5cpErFKIwUeydPh5rmhQmHCCfwz5cxe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real-time Air Quality Monitoring by PurpleAir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JamesAPOW7271-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JAMESAPOW727PICK2-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of sculpture by Bradley T. Mullnix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/weather_history\/status\/2080352248555790548?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rare waterspout near Montreal, Canada on July 23rd, 2008<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/pdfpapers\/31246.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Kelsch paper &#8220;Flash Flood Cases, Summary of Characteristics&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atmos.albany.edu\/daes\/atmclasses\/atm509\/papers\/Maddox_et_al_1979.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Maddox paper &#8220;Synoptic and Meso-a Scale Aspects of Flash Flood Events&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/marshallshepherd\/2026\/07\/15\/40-years-later-jim-cantore-on-mount-rushmore-of-tv-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40 Years Later, Jim Cantore on Mount Rushmore of TV Weather<\/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 1071 is now online (July 27th, 2026). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you! This week&#8217;s WeatherBrains episode is all about the 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood. 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