{"id":4090,"date":"2014-03-11T04:45:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4090"},"modified":"2014-03-10T22:06:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T03:06:32","slug":"weatherbrains-424-down-to-just-sneakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4090","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 424:  Down to Just Sneakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb031014.mp3\" title=\"Episode 424\">WeatherBrains Episode 424<\/a> is now online (March 10, 2014).  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\/W6Vk3nKhRds\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/ryan-stinnett2.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Stinnett, AlabamaWx Meteorologist\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is a forecaster for AlabamaWX.com and is the Marketing Meteorologist for the MyWARN service.  He is frequently working behind the scenes to get guests hooked up with Google+ and that is the case tonight.  He is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and has his Masters from Mississippi State University.  He is a National Champion Weather Forecaster.  <strong>Ryan Stinnett<\/strong>, welcome to the front of the house.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/josh-wurman.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Josh Wurman\" align=\"right\" \/>And tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain needs no introduction to the WeatherBrains audience and nearly anyone who is remotely interested in weather.  He has been the Holy Grail of WeatherBrains guests for me and all it took was AlabamaWX forecaster Ryan Stinnett asking him while they were at SECAPS at the University of South Alabama a couple of weeks ago.  Special thanks to Ryan!  <strong>Dr. Josh Wurman<\/strong> is the president and founder of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, CO.  <\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 88 at Imperial, CA, and Death Valley, CA, &#038; -4 at Mount Washington, NH<\/li>\n<li>Beginning to thaw out &#8211; Chicago up to 50<\/li>\n<li>Snow cover stands at 34 percent<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather still limited across the US<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer was hinder by the weather last week, so look for a double douse of incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  In this episode, we&#8217;ll take a look back just a couple of shows to correct the pronunciation and look at a word that was introduced to the WeatherBrains audience in that episode &#8211; a toque!  Hang onto your hats!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of March 10th.  <\/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 424:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cswr.org\">Center for Severe Weather Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VORTEX_projects#VORTEX1\">Project Vortex descriptions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ametsoc.org\/ams\/index.cfm\/publications\/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams\/\">Bulletin of American Meteorological Society (BAMS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akrherz\">Daryl Herzmann Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/snow-and-ice\/rsi\/nesis\">Northeast Snow Impact Scale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noaa.gov\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/mesonet.agron.iastate.edu\/wx\/afos\/\">NWS Text Product Finder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Stinnett &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Beat-the-Heat-Check-the-Back-Seat\/101894243204772\">Beat the Heat, Check the Back Seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/weather\/2014\/03\/10\/photos-icy-winter-creates-five-captivating-scenes\/\">Icy Winter Creates Captivating Scenes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Josh Wurman &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/owles.org\">Lake Effect Snow Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SkyDavers Blog &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/skydaver.blogspot.com\">The Fog Bank<\/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 424 is now online (March 10, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is a forecaster for AlabamaWX.com and is the Marketing Meteorologist for the MyWARN service. 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