In This Episode

• Guest: Doug Hilderbrand, NWS Weather-Ready Nation Preparedness and Resilience Lead

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Our Guest:

Doug Hilderbrand is the Weather-Ready Nation Preparedness and Resilience lead at the National Weather Service Headquarters. He has been at the National Weather Service for 18 years, starting at the Weather Prediction Center and also a 2-year stint as the NOAA Policy Adviser for weather and satellites. He has a Bachelors Degree from Bucknell University, a masters in geology from University of South Florida, and a masters in meteorology from North Carolina State University.

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• Twitter:  @dcweatherbrand

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• Phil-Video from Twitter of French Hikers Near a Tornado

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Next Episode records on October 15th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We get to chat "Twister the movie" with meteorology graduates Joe and Kelly Mays, creators of the Minute by Minute Twister Podcast!

Credits:

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Mike Eilts, Sr. Vice President of Weather, DTN

Our Guest: Mike Eilts

Mike worked at the National Severe Storms Lab and was Co-Founder and former President and CEO of Weather Decision Technologies (WDT) until its sale to DTN in 2018.  WDT's core offerings included SkyWise, WeatherOps, Frontier and the well-known RadarScope still supported by DTN today.  Mike is now Senior Vice President of Weather at DTN and leader of the Weather Business Unit which would be the largest, privately held weather information company in the world if it were a stand-alone company.

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• Twitter:  @Eilts

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• Phil-Pickup Makes Wrong Decision on Crossing Flooded Intersection

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Next Episode records on October 1st at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We welcome the Preparedness and Resilience Program Lead for the NWS, Doug Hildebrandt!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Rob Marciano, Sr. Meteorologist at ABC News/Good Morning America

Our Guest

Rob Marciano

Rob Marciano is the senior meteorologist of ABC’s “World News Tonight” and the weekend edition of “Good Morning America.”  Since joining the network he has reported on nearly every natural disaster to hit the United States. Marciano has covered tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and blizzards; even erupting volcanoes surrounding towns in Hawaii.

Before joining ABC News, Marciano was the co-host of “Entertainment Tonight" and worked at CNN.

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• Twitter:  @RobMarciano

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• Phil-Storm Chaser Out in Hurricane Laura Winds Near Windowed Tower

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Next Episode records on September 17th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be with the Vice President of Weather for DTN/Radarscope, Mike Eilts

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guests: Storm Chaser Round Table-Daniel Shaw, Hank Schyma, Mike Olbinski

Our Guests

Daniel Shaw

Daniel often chases severe weather in Sydney and captures events for the local media.  He serves as News Director for Severe Weather Australia.  Every year he travels to the United States between April and June to seek out some of the world's most powerful storms. 

Hank Schyma

Hank Schyma, also known as Pecos Hank, is a musician, songwriter, filmmaker and professional storm chaser based in Houston, Texas. He has directed and produced a catalogue of storm and nature documentation on The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and more.

Mike Olbinski

Mike Olbinski calls himself a storm-chasing wedding photographer. He's based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and when he's not shooting weddings, he's chasing storms across the desert southwest and the Central Plains. Mike creates amazing time-lapse films a few times a year. His work has been seen across the world, in commercials, documentaries, magazines and even films.

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Next Episode records on August 20th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We have a storm chasers roundtable with Daniel Shaw, Hank Schyma and Mike Olbinski!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Mark Sudduth-Hurricane Chaser and Creator HurricaneTrack.com

Our Guest

Mark Sudduth

Mark has been studying the impacts of hurricanes for almost 25 years and his team deploy remotely operated, unmanned camera systems to stream and capture live video of hurricane effects. In addition, Mark has worked to collect wind and pressure data during tropical storm and hurricane landfall events and has contributed numerous reports to the National Hurricane Center both operationally and post-cyclone. 

Follow Mark on Social Media and the Web:

• Twitter:  @HurricaneTrack

#WeatherFools Links:

• Phil-Timmer Twitter Video of Gridlock Under Overpass During Hail Storm

Brady's "What Happens Next?" Links:

• Link to F5 Tornado hitting house

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Next Episode records on August 20th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We have a storm chasers roundtable with Daniel Shaw, Hank Schyma and Mike Olbinski!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Brett Adair, Meteorologist-WeatherNationTV, Storm Chaser and Owner of Live Storms Media

Our Guest

Brett Adair

Brett Adair is an Alabama born and raised meteorologist. Upon graduating from Mississippi State University, Brett quickly launched his career in 2016 with WeatherNationTV as a Field Meteorologist tracking dangerous storms.  He is also a business owner and operates Live Storms Media, a brokerage firm for professional videographers and storm chasers around the world.

Follow Brett on Social Media and the Web:

• Twitter:  @AlaStromTracker

Follow Live Storms Media:

• Twitter: @LiveStormsMedia

#WeatherFools Links:

• Phil-Shelf Cloud Coming Into Destin Beach While Others Sit and Watch

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Next Episode records on August 6th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be talking to the Hurricane Tracker himself, Mark Sudduth!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Cheryl Nelson, TV Host, Meteorologist, Disaster and Hurricane Preparedness Expert

Our Guest

Cheryl Nelson

Cheryl is a spokesperson, tv host, broadcast meteorologist, natural disaster preparedness expert and lifestyle expert. She hosted the TV special Get Ready America: The National Hurricane Survival Test. Cheryl is currently the co-host of the popular weekday lifestyle TV show Coast LIVE on WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Virginia. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Meteorology from Penn State University.

Follow Cheryl on Social Media and the Web:

• Twitter:  @CherylNelsonTV

#WeatherFools Links:

• MJ - Car Driving Through Downtown Flashflood

Wx Resources:

• Dina - weathernerds.org

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Next Episode records on July 23rd at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be talking to acclaimed storm chaser, Brett Adair!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Adam Houston, Earth and Atmospheric Science Professor at University Nebraska-Lincoln and Principal Investigator of the TORUS (Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells) project

Our Guest

Adam Houston

Dr. Adam Houston joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) faculty in 2006 and is currently a professor in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department and Principal Investigator of the TORUS Project.  More than 50 scientists and students from four universities participate in the TORUS (Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells) study, deploying a broad suite of cutting-edge instrumentation and drones into the US Great Plains during the 2019 and 2020 storm seasons.  Dr. Houston received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. from Texas A&M University.

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• Twitter:  @_Torus_Project

Brady's Segment Links:

• Vomit on Weather Reporter

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Next Episode records on July 9th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be talking to Cheryl Nelson, Broadcast Meteorologist and Hurricane Preparedness Expert!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Guest: Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, Philadelphia TV Meteorologist and Author of "The Weathermaker"

Our Guest

Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz

Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz is a meteorologist for NBC10-Philadelphia.  Glenn has been covering the Greater Philadelphia area for over 24 years and was inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010.  Just this year, Glenn published his first fiction novel, “The Weathermaker.” He graduated from Penn State in 1972 with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. 

Follow Glenn on Social Media and purchase "The Weathermaker":

• Twitter:  @HurricaneNBC10

You Gotta Have Links

• Phil - iLightningCam 2 app for iOS

#WeatherFools Links

• MJ - Cars in Miami Driving Through Flooded Underpass

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Next Episode records on June 25th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be talking to Adam Houston of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln TORUS Drone Project!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein

In This Episode

• Storm Front Freaks Twister Movie Commentary

How to Watch "Twister" with the Freaks

Cue up the movie and we'll count you down to push play so you can enjoy the movie with the Storm Front Freaks wild and factual commentary.  Feel free to join us In our drinking game which you can download from the link below… 

Storm Front Freaks Twister Movie Drinking Game 

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Next Episode records on June  at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be joined by Philadelphia TV Meteorologist and Author, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz!

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein