{"id":7403,"date":"2018-11-13T00:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T06:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2018-11-13T00:37:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T06:37:35","slug":"weatherbrains-669-i-hate-the-wedge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=7403","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 669: I Hate The Wedge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 669\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb111218.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 669<\/a> is now online (November 12, 2018). 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=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7540262\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"460\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3oJcOzlGk9k\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest WeatherBrain is a CFM who started working for the City of Austin, TX&#8217;s Watershed Protection Department as an intern in 1998, and joined the Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) team in 2006.\u00a0 He serves as the Senior Systems Administrator, which is responsible for maintaining all IT hardware and software associated with FEWS.\u00a0 He is also an on-call responder for flood events in Austin.\u00a0 Working with Code for America, Matthew created AtxFloods.com in 2012.\u00a0 Matthew Porcher, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tornadosummit.org\/archive\/2016\/images\/speakers\/2016%20Resized\/MattPorcher.png\" alt=\"Image result for matthew porcher austin tx\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trace of snowfall at Wichita Falls, Texas<\/li>\n<li>9.5 inches of snow in parts of Texas Panhandle<\/li>\n<li>Continued discussion on social media<\/li>\n<li>Over 5 inches of rainfall in parts of East Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0No WB101 this week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px;\" title=\"Listener Survey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"right\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/><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 title=\"Listener Survey\" href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 669:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/\">City of Austin, Texas Official Website<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atxfloods.com\/closures\">ATXFloods<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211;\u00a0 Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Dr. John Scala &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=602e105ede7e4442b1764218e87a232b&amp;extent=-17584661.2868%2C1457270.2018%2C-3495788.2333%2C7875534.5928%2C102100\">Current Year-to-Date Temperature and Precipitation Departures<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211;\u00a0 Out<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211;\u00a0 Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/61716-sun-cooling-global-warming.html\">Global Warming vs. Solar Cooling<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/fortwagler\">Fort Wagler Woodworking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" width=\"425\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 669 is now online (November 12, 2018). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! ? ????????? 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