WeatherBrains 999: I'm Muting As Fast As I Can
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran meteorologist at Bluewater Forecasting in Montgomery, Alabama. He's got almost five decades of experience in the field, and formerly served as the Chief Meteorologist at WSFA-TV in Montgomery for 34 years, before transitioning to radio. Rich Thomas, welcome to WeatherBrains! Brooks Garner of FOX 35 TV in Orlando also stops by to discuss the tornado that made a direct hit on their studios on March 10th, where he covered the tornado live on air and warned his viewers, and in this case, his co-workers! Brooks, thanks for hanging...
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WeatherBrains 998: Bangers and Mash
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a retired meteorologist with thirty-five years of experience at the NWS. That includes twenty-six years as a SOO, and he's been a leader with forecaster training, mesoscale analysis and radar interpretation, which helps NWS offices improve proving warning decision-making and lead times for severe weather hazards. Pete Wolf, welcome to WeatherBrains! Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. Welcome back, Bruce! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the...
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WeatherBrains 997: Merry Go Round of Craziness
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a retired Lead Forecaster for the Storm Prediction Center with nearly four decades of Federal service, specializing in severe convective storms and tornado forecasting. He's a passionate storm chaser, researcher, and an advocate for weather safety. He co-founded the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology and remains an influencial voice in meteorology. Roger Edwards, it is great to see you! Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. Welcome back, Bruce!...
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WeatherBrains 996: Pull the METARs
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a seasoned broadcast meteorologist and weather anchor at KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for weather to his viewers daily. His forecasting career has spanned nearly 30 years, taking him from the hurricanes of south Texas to the lake effect snows of Michigan, the tornadoes of the Ohio valley and yes, the hard to predict weather of the Pacific Northwest. Rod grew up in Missouri and graduated from Mizzou. He later earned his certificate of broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State. Soon after, Rod...
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WeatherBrains 995: I'm The Girl They Didn't Like
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is an Atmospheric Scientist and a Research Meteorologist and Managing Director of the FARM (Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets). With a passion for fieldwork, she's collected data from over 100 tornadoes and 9 hurricanes. Karen Kosiba, thanks for joining us. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected]. Active weather pattern ahead for Southeast (01:45) Increasing attention on hail production (19:00) The importance of field research for the emerging generation (20:30)...
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WeatherBrains 994: Disregard Everything I Said
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Angela Mason, author of Death Rides The Sky, The Story Of The 1925 Tri-State Tornado, is our guest this week! Next month is the 100th anniversary of the deadly tornado that killed almost 700 people.
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WeatherBrains 993: Friends In Strange Places
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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a storm chaser, and is the driver and equipment technician for storm chaser Brett Adair. He has over twelve years of experience, and he's chased 22 tornadoes and 9 hurricanes across 39 states. He's a Pell City, AL native. Heath Lollar, welcome to the show! Our Second Guest WeatherBrain is a WeatherBrains veteran and the founder of Girls Who Chase, a movement empowering women in storm chasing. A self taught chaser and forecaster, she has been chasing since 2018. Jen Walton, thanks for joining us! Our email officer Jen is continuing...
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WeatherBrains 992: Bozos On The Bus
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It's a somber episode tonight as we look back on the life and legacy of a legend in the field of meteorology, Dr. Chuck Doswell. We look back at Dr. Doswell's career and his impact on the science today. Our Guest WeatherBrain is a Senior Scientist in the Forecast Research and Development Division at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and a prior veteran of the show. Dr Harold Brooks, welcome to the show. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected]. Remembering Dr. Doswell (03:30)...
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WeatherBrains 991: A Lot Of Lady Friends
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Our First Guest WeatherBrain is the great grand-niece of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, the Vermont farmer who first photographed snowflakes. Sue Richardson, welcome to the show! Wilson Bentley was born on February 9, 1865 in the town of Jericho, Vermont. A farmer by trade, he attracted worldwide attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography. Most notable in his life long work with rain, dew and frost, was his extensive work with snowflakes. On January 15, 1885 he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal. He would go on to photograph well over 5000...
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WeatherBrains 990: Nerdery
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Our First Guest WeatherBrain of Year 2025 is a Geologist with a passion for studying extreme weather-related surface impacts. His research primarily focuses on the geological aftermath of high-impact weather events. He's known for his field work and engaging video content. His unique perspective bridges the field of meteorology and geology. Phillip Prince, thanks for dropping by to chat. Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, a position she has held since...
info_outlineTonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran meteorologist at Bluewater Forecasting in Montgomery, Alabama. He's got almost five decades of experience in the field, and formerly served as the Chief Meteorologist at WSFA-TV in Montgomery for 34 years, before transitioning to radio. Rich Thomas, welcome to WeatherBrains! Brooks Garner of FOX 35 TV in Orlando also stops by to discuss the tornado that made a direct hit on their studios on March 10th, where he covered the tornado live on air and warned his viewers, and in this case, his co-workers! Brooks, thanks for hanging out with us. Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. Welcome back, Bruce!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].
- Tornado hits FOX 35 TV studio in Orlando (06:30)
- Strong unexpected tornado hits Orlando in area that wasn't outlooked/forecasted for severe weather (12:00)
- Disc jockey/radio, and improving communication skills in order to transition to broadcast meteorology (25:45)
- Looking back at April 3-4, 1974 tornado outbreak (32:00)
- Major changes in broadcast television in the last 35 years (38:00)
- March 1st, 2007 Enterprise tornado analysis/When do we send children home from school during severe weather threats? (45:00)
- 4/27/2011 modeling analysis/Morning QLCS (47:00)
- Looking back at 2004 Hurricane Ivan's second landfall on Gulf Coast with same name (58:30)
- A day in the life of Rich Thomas (01:00:30)
- NWS layoff rumors (01:35:30)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:15:40)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:20)
- E-Mail Segment (01:20:15)
- National Weather Round-Up
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 999:
Picks of the Week:
Bruce Jones - "The New Richmond tornado of 1899: A modern Herculaneum" by Anna P Medley and Michael G Corenthal
Jen Narramore - Tornado Hits Fox 35 Orlando on X
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Everything Weather App by Cory Mottice
Kim Klockow-McClain - Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak of February 5-6, 2008
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - National Hurricane Center Products and Services/Update for 2025 Hurricane Season
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.