{"id":4218,"date":"2014-06-10T04:45:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T09:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2014-06-09T22:06:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T03:06:56","slug":"weatherbrains-437-mountain-dew-in-my-trackpad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4218","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 437:  Mountain Dew in My TrackPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb060914.mp3\" title=\"Episode 437\">WeatherBrains Episode 437<\/a> is now online (June 9, 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=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWVhIhQs3Kc?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our Guest Panelist tonight is <strong>Jeff Craven<\/strong>, President of the National Weather Association, and our Guest WeatherBrain is <strong>Ken Heideman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two major professional organizations for meteorologists, and they&#8217;re both represented on this show.  First, our Guest Panelist is the President of the National Weather Association, Jeff Craven.  He has appeared on WeatherBrains previously, back on show 339 in July, 2012.  He is the Science and Operations Officer at the NWS Milwaukee\/Sullivan office.  He is one of few guests ever to appear on the show who actually has a severe weather index named for him.  <\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of Sara Jane Shangraw.  She suggested we have AMS Director of Publications Ken Heideman on the show.  So tonight he joins us from Boston.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/Craven-Heideman.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Craven and Ken Heideman on WeatherBrains.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 120 at Death Valley, CA, and 25 near Dillon, CO, and Gould, CO<\/li>\n<li>Severe storms in Southeast US<\/li>\n<li>Including the Birmingham DMA<\/li>\n<li>Beautiful weather in Harrisonburg, WV<\/li>\n<li>Rick Smith in Silver Spring, MD, for WCM Conference<\/li>\n<li>This episode falls on the 61st anniversary of the Worcester, MA, tornado <\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email officer does her normally stupendous job of recapping the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/Australian-fire-swirl.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Australian Fire Swirl\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> It was just a couple of weeks ago that San Diego County, California, was suffering through several wildfires which included some spectacular shots of fire whirls.  So in this episode of 101, we take a look at what fire swirls are and are not, and some of the dynamics that go along with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIWH:<\/strong>  Bill Murray looks back at the week of June 9th.  <\/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 437:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crh.noaa.gov\/mkx\/\">NWS Milwaukee\/Sullivan, WI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwas.org\">National Weather Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/index.html\">American Meteorological Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ametsoc.org\/ams\/index.cfm\/publications\/\">AMS Publications Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookstore.ametsoc.org\">AMS Bookstore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highplains-amsnwa.org\/16HPC\/index.html\">High Plains Weather Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Craven &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esrl.noaa.gov\/psd\/forecasts\/reforecast2\/tornado\/\">Experimental Tornado Probability Forecasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?p=83876\">Rapid City Flood<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsyvOYcWgcg\">2012 Australian Fire Swirl video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2014\/05\/27\/record-heat-and-record-ice-astonishing-scenes-from-lake-superior\/\">Capital Weather Gang &#8211; Record Heat and Ice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/com\/weatherreadynation\/#.U5ZmCRaFfDk\">WeatherReady Nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  Who Knows?<\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/econintersect.com\/b2evolution\/blog1.php\/2013\/08\/23\/infographic-of-the-day-interesting-facts-on-lightning\">Interesting Lightning Facts Infographic<\/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 Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, John Scala, 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 437 is now online (June 9, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest Panelist tonight is Jeff Craven, President of the National Weather Association, and our Guest WeatherBrain is Ken Heideman. 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