{"id":4652,"date":"2015-05-12T04:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T09:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2015-05-11T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T02:59:39","slug":"weatherbrains-485-tornado-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4652","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 485:  Tornado Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb051115.mp3\" title=\"Episode 485\">WeatherBrains Episode 485<\/a> is now online (May 11, 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\/yohM0DrFcTY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/holly-bailey.jpg\" alt=\"Holly Bailey\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a National Correspondent for Yahoo and former reporter for Newsweek.  She is an Oklahoma native who currently lives in Brooklyn.  She has a new book being released tomorrow that is an account from several different perspectives focusing on OKC media, victims and NWS of the May, 2013, tornadoes.  Author of <em>The Mercy of the Sky<\/em>, <strong>Holly Bailey<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains! <\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<li>Extremes: 100 at Death Valley, CA, and 16 at West Yellowstone, MT<\/li>\n<li>Weather lost a legend today in the passing of JB Elliott<\/li>\n<li>Long lasting severe weather for North Central Texas and Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li>Good rains for a parched area<\/li>\n<li>Severe weather dampening out for next several days<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<p>Our email bag officer is out tonight, so she&#8217;ll have a long mail bag next week.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong>  Clouds have got to be one of the biggest and most interesting visual element that attracts people to weather.  So for this episode of 101 we take a look at an interesting cloud called the pileus cloud.<\/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 485:<\/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:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?p=91136\">Spann&#8217;s Tribute to JB Elliott<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Mercy-Sky-Story-Tornado\/dp\/052542749X\">Mercy of the Sky book<\/a> (one of many)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/wdtinc.com\/2015\/05\/11\/lab-living-room-onair-mets-bridge-gap\/\">On-air meteorologists bridge gap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;  Gets fog horn!<\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/climo\/\">Tropical cyclone climatology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/science\/environment\/us-longest-hurricane-drought-due-sheer-luck-study-finds-n353436\">Hurricane drought due to luck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sambarricklow\/sets\/72157650195721423\">Sam Barricklow photos of Electra, TX, storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HDtnmJPw3CI\">Video of tornado in Norman, OK, on May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblackteam.com\/farewell-to-birmingham-weather-legend-jb-elliott\/\">Farewell to Birmingham Weather Legend<\/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 485 is now online (May 11, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a National Correspondent for Yahoo and former reporter for Newsweek. She is an Oklahoma native who currently lives in Brooklyn. 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