{"id":3969,"date":"2013-12-17T04:45:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T10:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2013-12-17T10:53:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T16:53:25","slug":"weatherbrains-412-viewing-the-el-reno-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 412:  Viewing the El Reno Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb121613.mp3\" title=\"Episode 412\">WeatherBrains Episode 412<\/a> is now online (December 16, 2013).  If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAsOaAqQVyo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/eric-fisher.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Fisher\" align=\"left\" \/>Our first Guest WeatherBrain is <strong>Eric Fisher<\/strong>, Chief Meteorologist, WBZ, Boston, MA, Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of Friend of the Podcast, Justin Dill.  We take those guest suggestions very seriously here in the Guest Booking Department, so keep em coming.  Eric Fisher is a native New Englander who returned home this summer to be the Chief Meteorologist at WBZ in Boston.  He started his career in Boston, then did four years at Springfield, MA, before heading to the Weather Channel for three years.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/anton-seimon.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Anton Seimon\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>Dr. Anton Seimon<\/strong> is tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain #2 who was promoted from Panelist to Brain after the pre-show interview.  He is a by-product of our conversation with Roger Edwards a couple of weeks ago.  Dr. Anton Seimon is an environmental scientist with extensive experience in meteorological and lightning research.  He is a lead for the El Reno Project.  He is joining us tonight from his home right outside New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 89 at San Gabriel, CA, and -29 at Crane Lake, MN<\/li>\n<li>13th Anniversary of Tuscaloosa Tornado of 2000<\/li>\n<li>Beautiful clear sky in Central Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Very cold in Alaska<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners in spite of a mail bag that is a little thin!! <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  We&#8217;re coming up on the Christmas season which was the source of the name for a major weather event that occurs on irregular intervals.  So this week we take a look at El Nino and the counterpart La Nina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of December 16th.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"8\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" hspace=\"8\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" height=\"80\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px\" title=\"Listener Survey\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you.  Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\" title=\"Listener Survey\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 412:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\">WBZ Television<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/el-reno-survey.net\">El Reno Survey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmos.albany.edu\/index.php?d=faculty_view&#038;facultyLink=bosart&#038;page=pub\">Dr. Lance F. Bosart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stitcher.promotw.com\">Stitcher Podcast Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JB Elliott &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.srh.noaa.gov\/oun\/?n=safety-winter-overview\">Winter Weather Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bristol.ac.uk\/news\/2013\/10013.html\">Climate of Middle Earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?p=55217\">2000 Tuscaloosa Tornado<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nssl.noaa.gov\/projects\/ping\/\">mPing Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anton Seiman &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.srh.noaa.gov\/oun\/?n=events-20130531\">NWS Norman May 31, 2013, Tornado and Flash Flood Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.nullschool.net\">Earth Wind Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nohrsc.noaa.gov\/nsa\/\">National Snow Analyses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like JB Elliott, Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, and Brian Peters.  They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\" title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" align=\"center\" width=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 412 is now online (December 16, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our first Guest WeatherBrain is Eric Fisher, Chief Meteorologist, WBZ, Boston, MA, Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of Friend of the Podcast, Justin Dill. 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