WeatherBrains Episode 924 is now online (October 2nd, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Director of the Indiana State Climate Office in the Midwestern Regional Climate Center as well as the Operations Manager of the Purdue Mesonet.  With over 25 years of climate service experience, she’s dedicated her efforts toward identifying opportunities for climate data to be transformed into decision support tools and resources.

Her research interests throughout her career have focused on climate applications and operational climate tools for stakeholders and decision support needs.  Dr. Beth Hall, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Upcoming eclipse (06:00)
• What is climatology?  (08:45)
• Details/focus of DRI (21:45)
• Cloud climatology concerns (42:00)
• What is a mesonet? (48:00)
• Getting started/cost/maintenance of a mesonet (01:06:00)
• Computer programming and AI in the future (01:21:30)
• Current flash drought in Alabama and overall increasing threats (01:23:30)
• Climate Prediction Center US Hazards Outlook showing rapid onset drought for SE US/Analysis/Origin (01:25:45)
• Urban Heat Islands/long-term climate records (01:30:30)
• NYC Flooding/Media misinformation (01:32:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:37:30)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:40:25)
• National Weather Round-Up
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 924:

NOAA Climate Prediction Center

Midwestern Regional Climate Center

Dr. Beth Hall LinkedIn

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Beth Hall – Freeze Date Tool/Univ of Purdue

James Aydelott – Grant Tosterud on X: Las Vegas, New Mexico hail photo

Jen Narramore – Out

Rick Smith – Alex Spahn on X: Storm photo

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Aviation Weather Center BETA

Kim Klockow-McClain – New York deluge triggers flash floods, brings chaos to subways

Bill Murray – Foghorn

James Spann – Darin Brooks on X: Utah snow photo

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 923 is now online (September 25th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s is a homegrown show that’s all about numerical weather prediction, led by our very own Dr. Neil Jacobs.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Difference between numerical models (05:00)
• What is a CAM?  (06:45)
• Models and resolution (19:00)
• Difference between predictability and accuracy (29:30)
• Government shutdowns and modeling (38:00)
• UFS (Unified Forecast System) explained (45:45)
• STP composite index and it’s uses (54:00)
• Geopolitics (01:01:00)
• Tropical/hurricane models and the HAFS (01:11:00)
• Models/mesonet data relationship (01:14:30)
• Climate Forecast System and it’s value (01:17:45)
• Dealing with summertime airmass thunderstorms (01:19:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:28:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:29:10)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:30:15)
• E-Mail Segment (01:
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 923:

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott – Alex Spahn on X: Supercell photo near Ada, Oklahoma

Jen Narramore – Foghorn

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Foghorn

Troy Kimmel – Out

Kim Klockow-McClain – Dave Matthews Band “Satellite” Official Video

Bill Murray – Out

James Spann – Trends in U.S. Tornado Damage and Incidence

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

WeatherBrains Episode 922 is now online (September 18th, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain earned his Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder.  He is the Chief Hydrologist of the NWS Southeast River Forecast Center.  John Schmidt, welcome to the show!

Our Guest Panelist is astronomy guru and Astronomy Outlook host Tony Rice who talks eclipses.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Forecasting challenges in hydrology (13:00)
• Dealing with stalling hurricanes on East Coast and utilization of satellite data (25:00)
• Recent significant/complex flooding events (31:00)
• Forecast assimilation process (38:00)
• Ice jam impacts (53:30)
• Emerging technological innovations/preparation (01:00:00)
• Improvements in river flooding forecasting in recent decades (01:10:00)
• POD/FAR verification in hydrology (01:11:30)
• Types of eclipses (01:26:00)
• Tropical vs Extratropical cyclone (01:39:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:13:30)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:16:15)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:41:00)
• E-Mail Segment (01:17:45)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 922:

Tony Rice on X

John Schmidt LinkedIn

Southeast RFC

Picks of the Week:

John Schmidt – Alabama Water Resources Conference 2023

Tony Rice – Peak solar activity is arriving sooner than expected, reaching levels not seen in 20 years

James Aydelott – Tulsa drops below 60F for first time since May Tweet

Jen Narramore – Distillery spill floods streets of Portuguese town with wine

Rick Smith – FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4, 2023

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Director outlines proposed weather museum part of $1 billion entertainment district

Bill Murray – Rare footage of El Dorado Tornado (1958)

James Spann – Josh Morgerman Tweet on Hurricane Lee overreactions

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.