WeatherBrains Episode 915 is now online (July 31st, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain was a suggestion of listener of the show Jay Farlow.  She’s a graduate of Valparaiso University.  Her first job out of college was as a TV meteorologist at WATE-TV in Knoxville, TN.  Tabitha Bartoe, we are honored to have you join us tonight.

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• WATE-TV haircut controversy (07:00)
• Productive management/employee relationships in TV news (38:00)
•  Monetization of social media with the younger generations in broadcast media (53:45)
•  YouTube weather entertainers (01:06:00)
• Birmingham area microbursts/severe thunderstorm 7/27/23 (01:21:00)
• New NWS chat coming to Slack (01:28:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:16:48)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:17:38)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 915:

Tabitha Bartoe Facebook

Tabitha Bartoe Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Tabitha Bartoe – Eruption of Alaska volcano declines after shooting ash cloud up to 25,000 feet into air

James Aydelott – Out

Jen Narramore – Dr. Robin Tanamachi Tweet

Rick Smith – Mobile homes turn deadly when tornadoes hit. This year has been especially bad, AP analysis finds

Rick Smith – Lightning Safety PSA With NWS Director Ken Graham (40sec)

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Why TV meteorologists are leaving the business – perhaps just as we need them most

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Justin Smith Tweet/Video of Birmingham-area microburst

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WeatherBrains Episode 914 is now online (July 24th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s episode topic relates to current issues and the projected future of the Great Salt Lake.

Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is a professor in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah.  He’s an air quality expert as well as air quality issues relating to the shrinking of the Great Salt Lake.  Dr. Kevin Perry, we are honored to have you on tonight.

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• Great Salt Lake disappearing (07:00)
• Cyclical Utah precipitation rates (10:00)
• Impacts of Great Salt Lake shrinkage on surrounding area (28:00)
• Utah air quality seasons (44:30)
• Effect of El Niño on Utah rain totals (50:45)
• Air quality forecasting (58:00)
• Unique weather forecasting challenges in Utah (1:05:45)
• Mayfield, KY flooding event (01:31:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:20:35)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:22:35)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:24:35)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 914:

Dust Squared Twitter

Dr. Kevin Perry Instagram

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Kevin Perry – Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera

James Aydelott – Pictures From The Missing Lake

Jen Narramore – Oops: It was “101,105 heat index” in McKinney on Thursday

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Mt Etna releasing giant “volcanic vortex rings” tweet

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WeatherBrains Episode 913 is now online (July 17th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s episode focuses on the important issue of beach safety.

Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is the Beach Safety Chief for Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Joethen Phillips, welcome!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist is a student at Mississippi State University, pursuing a Degree in Meteorology.  Scott Brown, welcome!

Additionally, we welcome the Beach Safety Chief for neighboring Orange Beach, Alabama.  Brett Lesinger, welcome to the show.

On deck is a meteorologist at NWS-Wilmington.  She’s in charge of their surf and rip current forecast products.  Victoria Oliva, welcome!

Last but certainly not least, we are excited to entertain Morgan Barry, who is a meteorologist at the NWS-Mobile.

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• Rip current and undertow dangers  (10:00)
• Surf forecast models (13:00)
• First responder rescue process on beaches (22:00)
• Single red/double red distinction (25:00)
• Effects of tropical cycles on rip currents (29:30)
• Best course of action when seeing distressed persons in coastal waters (53:00)
•  Identifying rip currents (01:09:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:30:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:30)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:36:50)
• E-Mail Segment (01:33:25)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 913:

Gulf Shores, AL Beach Safety

Picks of the Week:

Victoria Oliva – Carolinas Rip Current Awareness

Morgan Barry – Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness

Scott Brown – April 10, 2009 Good Friday Tornado Outbreak

James Aydelott – Persian Gulf International Airport in Iran reported a heat index of 152°F

Jen Narramore – Tucson area forecast discussion

Rick Smith – Things Southerners Say During Bad Weather

Neil Jacobs – Interpretable Deep Learning Applied to Rip Current Detection and Localization

Troy Kimmel – 44 Years Ago, Cheyenne Got Flattened By Most Destructive Tornado In Wyoming History

Troy Kimmel – KYCU-TV Archive: 1979 Cheyenne Tornado Special

Kim Klockow-McClain – Swift Currents At Lake Michigan Are The Real Danger

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Foghorn

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WeatherBrains Episode 912 is now online (July 10th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a well-known veteran of the show.  He’s the Science and Operations Officer for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, AL.  Kevin Laws, good to see you again!

We are also honored to have a fellow meteorologist at the NWS Birmingham featured on tonight’s episode.  A graduate of UNC-Asheville’s meteorology program, he’s been with NWS Birmingham since 2015.  Gerald Satterwhite, thanks for taking some time to chat tonight.

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• NWS outreach to underserved communities (07:45)
• Notable Alabama meteorological events since 2015 (08:30)
• January Selma tornado (17:00)
• Warning process improvement and evolution (36:30)
• Complacency and excessive watch/warnings (40:45)
• FAR problems (57:00)
• Storm spotter over-exaggeration (01:09:30)
• Future of phased-array radar (01:17:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:32:12)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:33:28)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:41:00)
• E-Mail Segment (01:34:28)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 912:

NWS Birmingham

Picks of the Week:

Kevin Laws – Las Vegas just unveiled its new $2.3 billion spherical entertainment venue

Gerald Satterwhite – NWS Weather-Ready Nation Spanish

James Aydelott – Rattlesnake expert interview/FOX-21 Colorado Springs

Jen Narramore – Determining the Location of the 22 May 1855 Chicago Area Tornado

Rick Smith – Dec 2021 Tornadoes NWS Joint Regional Service Assessment

Neil Jacobs – Laser Calculators and References

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Orientation in relation to severe thunderstorms

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Vermont State Police tweet

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WeatherBrains Episode 911 is now online (July 5th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight is a father/daughter duo on a Wednesday night special.

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Emmy-award winning weekend evening meteorologist at WDRB-TV-42 in Louisville, Kentucky.  The Alabama native got her degree in meteorology from Mississippi State.  Hanna Strong, welcome to the show!

Also joining us tonight is the Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.  Greg Sankey, it’s an honor to have you tonight.

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• December 2021 Ohio valley tornado outbreak (20:00)
•  March 2008 Atlanta SEC tournament tornado (31:50)
• 1983 Iron Bowl severe thunderstorm (41:00)
• Dangers of complacency in college sports and meteorology (48:00)
•  STEM (01:03:00)
• Dealing with social media trolling and online vitriol in the meteorological community (01:17:45)
• Future of broadcast meteorology and the changing business model (01:33:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:46:55)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 911:

Hannah Strong Website

Hannah Strong Weather

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, including Computer Science – US DOE

Picks of the Week:

Hannah Strong – Lewis Hamilton urges protesters to avoid track at British GP

James Aydelott – Tweet of red sprite jellyfish over Oklahoma/Kansas border

Jen Narramore – ‘Weather World’: Penn State showers future forecasters with experience

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Pro Rodeo Cowboy Was On His Horse With Rope In Hand When Lightning Struck And Killed Him

Kim Klockow-McClain – Rethinking Warning Compliance and Complacency by Examining How People Manage Risk and Vulnerability during Real-World Tornado Threats

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – 1983 Iron Bowl

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WeatherBrains Episode 910 is now online (June 26th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Our topic on this episode focuses on the National Weather Service’s 2nd Annual National Women’s Conference.

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the new MIC for the NWS in Duluth, MN.  She was on the planning committee for this year’s Annual National Women’s Conference and currently works at NWS El Paso.  Laren Reynolds, welcome!

Also on deck is the Deputy Regional Director and speaker of the Annual National Women’s Conference.  She’s  is currently the Meteorologist in Charge for the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Regional Operations Center (SR ROC) in Fort Worth, TX.  Jennifer McNatt, welcome.

Next is a former NWS El Paso forecaster and current the Senior Forecaster at NWS Atlanta-Peachtree City.  She’s the newly-minted Warning Coordination Meteorologist in Lubbock, TX.  Marissa Pazos, welcome!

WeatherBrains also welcomes as Guest WeatherBrain the current Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS Mobile.  She also the NWS Southern Region Federal Women’s Special Emphasis Program Manager.  Jessica Chase, welcome to the show!

Our Guest Panelist last appeared on show 822 in October 2021.  He’s the current Lead Forecaster at the NWS El Paso office.  Tim Brice, welcome back!

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• Why do we need a women’s conference in NWS?  (11:20)
• Women empowering women as role-models in meteorology (23:30)
• Importance of increasing female roles in management (25:20)
• Breakdown of MIC roles by gender in NWS (32:25)
• Process in making women more receptive to meteorology roles (45:00)
• Gathering lessons from other federal agencies that do shift work (52:11)
• Dealing with sexual harassment in meteorological field (01:22:00)
• Record-setting month for severe weather in Mobile NWS forecast area (01:34:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:26:45)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:28:10)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:29:10)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 910:

NWS El Paso Twitter

Laren Reynolds Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Laren Reynolds – NWS Women’s Conference

Jennifer McNatt – Four Women Who Changed the Field of Meteorology

Jessica Chase – Bay County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post

Marissa Pazos – Student Opportunities in the National Weather Service

Tim Brice – USF Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program

James Aydelott – Tulsa/Green County OK Derecho video

Jen Narramore – Greenwood, IN tornado twitter post

Rick Smith – AMS Weather Band Webinar on storm chasing

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Center Weather Service Unit Information

Kim Klockow-McClain – “The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: And Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive In Spite of It” by Valerie Young

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Laura Helm Facebook post

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WeatherBrains Episode 909 is now online (June 19th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a previous guest on the show, appearing on the podcast back in April 2010.  He is a professor of geographical sciences at ASU, where he has taught since 1986. He serves as Rapporteur on Extreme Records for the United Nations/World Meteorological Organization, and in this connection is responsible for researching and verifying global weather records. Randall Cerveny, thanks for joining us tonight!

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• Anomalous June weather pattern (01:10)
• Treaties concerning record-keeping for Antarctica (18:30)
• History of the WMO/150th Anniversary (21:45)
• Study/history of the jet stream (27:00)
• Previously involved/expensive process of building weather stations (35:30)
• How process of naming tropical systems started (41:00)
• IPCC (44:00)
• 6/15/23 Perryton TX tornado (01:11:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:12:00)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:13:35)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 909:

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University Twitter

“Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder: The World’s Strangest True Weather Stories” by Randy Cerveny

Picks of the Week:

Randall Cerveny – World Meteorological Organization’s World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive

James Aydelott – Photo of Lawton OK softball-sized hail from Rebecca Raye twitter

Jen Narramore – Bring on the AI Talent

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Simulating Thunderstorm Convection Craziness

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – 104th AMS Annual Meeting

Bill Murray – Dangerous fire weather conditions becoming more common across U.S.

James Spann – Jeff Piotrowski Tweet/Perryton TX Tornado

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WeatherBrains Episode 908 is now online (June 12th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Assistant Chief of Staff for Capabilities and Requirements for the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.     Commander Douglas Pearman, welcome to the show!

Also joining us is a Lieutenant Commander and Public Affairs Officer for the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.  Bobby Dixon, welcome!

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• 2023 tornado season review (11:00)
• METOC explained (19:15)
• Study of D-Day weather forecast (35:30)
• Post-typhoon Naval analysis in Guam (54:00)
• Challenges of climate change in Naval meteorology (01:08:25)
• Advice on entering the Navy as a career option (01:11:00)
•  2023 tropical season analysis (01:15:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:26:50)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:33:00)
• E-Mail Segment (01:
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 908:

CNMOC

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott – Supercell/Sinkhole photo tweet

Jen Narramore – A Camp Cook’s Guide to Weather Episode 2

Jen Narramore – Laramie, WY EF3 Tornado June 6, 2018

Rick Smith – Heat Safety Tips and Resources

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Experimental: Area Hydrologic Discussion

Troy Kimmel – Experimental: Area Hydrologic Discussion Text Bulletins

Kim Klockow-McClain – John Fausett “One Team”

Bill Murray – Soliciting Comments on Potential Decommissioning of the NWS Enhanced Data Display (EDD) through July 30, 2023

James Spann – Lightning tweet

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WeatherBrains Episode 907 is now online (June 5th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

We focus tonight on Typhoon Mawar, which recently struck the island of Guam in the western Pacific.

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain previously appeared on show 854.  He’s the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the NWS in Guam.  He’s been there since June of 2010 as a Forecaster, and WCM since 2020, serving as the WFO’s liaison to its AOR (Area of Responsibility), which in addition to Guam also encompasses Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.  He also is president of the Hagu Foundation, a non-profit focusing on suicide prevention and awareness in Guam.  Landon Aydlett, welcome!

Also with us tonight is the Science and Operations Officer for NWS Guam.  He’s been with the NWS for 13 years.  He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology from North Carolina State University in 2005.  He’s also the NWS Guam’s Tropical Cyclone Program leader, and he handles their social media accounts.  He frequently engages with external partners to augment Guam’s satellite-derived datasets for improved monitoring of regional weather.  Brandon Aydlett, welcome to the show!

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• NWS Guam social media presence and impact during high-impact meteorological events (26:00)
• Geo-political significance of Guam and core partners on the island (31:00)
• Mental health and emotional wellness after high-impact and destructive events (39:30)
• Improving the warning process on the island (50:30)
• Evacuation protocol on Guam prior to Mawar (55:30)
• Guam Habitat for Humanity (01:28:15)
• Guam Suicide Prevention and Awareness (01:33:45)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:24:05)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:26:19)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:43:00)
• E-Mail Segment (01:39:15)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 907:

NWS Guam Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Brandon Aydlett – MIMIC

James Aydelott – Brodywx Tweet

Jen Narramore – The RAF weathermen who helped save D-Day

Bruce Jones – Out

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – NWS Guam Forecast Office

Kim Klockow-McClain – Foghorn

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Tornado Debris Characteristics And Trajectories During The 27 April 2011 Super Outbreak As Determined Using Social Media Data

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WeatherBrains Episode 906 is now online (May 30th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Tulsa, Oklahoma native.  He’s the Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory.  Dr. DaNa Carlis, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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• Difficult aspects of transitioning to positions of leadership in the meteorological community (31:00)
• Purpose and mission of NSSL (34:15)
• Challenges of mentoring in the meteorological field (01:10:30)
• Future of NSSL (01:17:45)
• Unlocking mysteries of severe local convective storms (01:22:45)
• Possible tropical activity in Gulf?  (01:33:30)
• 2023 hurricane season outlook (01:35:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:30:30)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:32:15)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 906:

Dr. DaNa Carlis Twitter

Picks of the Week:

Dr. DaNa Carlis – Carnival passenger documents 24-hour nightmare as storm pounded cruise ship off Southeast coast

James Aydelott – Tulsa native named Director of NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

James Aydelott – How algorithmic curation breaks our brain

Jen Narramore – Out

Bruce Jones – Out

Rick Smith – Tenth Anniversary of the May 2013 Significant Tornado Events

Neil Jacobs – ENSO: Recent evolution, current status and predictions

Troy Kimmel – Government of Guam News

Kim Klockow-McClain – ‘Murderers’ and ‘criminals’: Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Historical Hurricane Tracks

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