{"id":4602,"date":"2015-03-24T04:45:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T09:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2015-03-23T22:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T03:01:47","slug":"weatherbrains-478-why-are-we-at-the-days-inn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4602","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 478:  Why are We at the Days Inn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb032315.mp3\" title=\"Episode 478\">WeatherBrains Episode 478<\/a> is now online (March 23, 2015).  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=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TKIRpVVqQzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Guest WeatherBrain is a WeatherBrain alum, having appeared on show numbers 199 and 330. Mike Smith is the Accuweather Enterprise Solution Senior Vice President. In 1981, he founded Weather Data, Inc., the Wichita, KS, private weather forecasting firm that provides weather forecasting, consulting, and weather risk management to companies and organizations around the US, Canada, and Mexico. The company was acquired by Accu Weather in 2006.  Mike also wrote the books, <em>When the Sirens were Silent<\/em> and <em>Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 91 at Miami (Kendall-Tamiami), FL, and -23 at Mount Washington, NH<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather in March rather quiet, says SPC<\/li>\n<li>System promises midweek storms<\/li>\n<li>Slight risk of severe weather in Central US for Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>Nation&#8217;s weather a bit warmer than a month ago<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer dips into the incoming messages from our listeners.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  On a recent promotions stop for the station where I work, I had a question about lightning at the top of thunderstorms that I thought would make an interesting topic for this 101 segment.<\/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 478:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To subscribe to the brand new SkyWritings, an email newsletter from the WeatherBrains gang, <a href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4453\">click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hwt.nssl.noaa.gov\">NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmarshwx.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/14\/data-mining-tornado-emergencies\/\">Patrick Marsh Data Mining Tornado Emergencies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/om\/assessments\/pdfs\/Joplin_tornado.pdf\">Joplin Tornado Service Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/pressthink.org\/2015\/03\/journalists-have-to-decide-what-to-do-about-candidates-who-are-climate-change-denialists\/\">Journalists Deciding about Candidates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2015\/03\/cyclone-pam-devastates-vanuatu\/388024\/\">Photos from Tropical Cyclone Pam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historicomaha.com\/tornado.htm\">Easter Sunday 1913 Omaha Tornado<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  No pick<\/p>\n<p>Mike Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikesmithenterprises.com\">mike smith enterprises blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.periscope.tv\">Periscope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufseeds.com\/Vegetable-Planting-Schedules.html\">Vegetable Planting Schedule<\/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 Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, 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 478 is now online (March 23, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight\u2019s Guest WeatherBrain is a WeatherBrain alum, having appeared on show numbers 199 and 330. Mike Smith is the Accuweather Enterprise Solution Senior Vice President. 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