In This Episode

• Guest: Bill Ford and Mike Prendergast of Storm Warriors

Our Guests

Bill Ford and Mike Prendergast of Storm Warriors

Bill Ford has been tracking down tornadoes and helping with disaster relief for three decades.  After witnessing the aftermath of the 1999 Moore Oklahoma tornado, Bill has been stopping and giving assistance to those affected by storms.  He was involved in the recovery from Rita, Katrina, and Sandy hurricanes as well as many tornado aftermaths in Texas and Oklahoma.

Bill believes, “No one should ever die from a tornado.”  He helps bring advanced warning to communities by providing ‘ground truth’ to the National Weather Service and other news media.  Bill has also been a part of helping train volunteer fire fighters, county sheriff and community leaders on how to give advanced warning.  In addition, helping family’s community organizations and schools take responsibility through awareness and education through their “Know Where To Go” campaign.

Born and bred in Texas, Mike Prendergast first gained a fascination with all things extreme weather when he experienced the power of a Category 3 Hurricane Alicia in 1983 as the eye wall passed over his childhood home.  He has been enamored with weather ever since and in particular tornadoes.

His heart for serving others spills over into storm chasing.  While he enjoys seeing the power of the storm, he hates to see communities get ravaged.  After years of asking God why he has this fascination with something that causes so much pain and destruction, He has shown Mike the good in being able to warn others of the impending storm, assist those that need it most and help restore those communities affected.

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• Chris: Tornado Titans Hitchhikers Guide to Models

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• Brady: Cat Jumping Through Snowbank

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Next episode (46), we’ll be celebrating Women in Science Day with our guest Jen Carfagno of The Weather Channel.

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Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Guest: Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Good Morning America Co-Host

2017 Guest Plug Blooper Reel on YouTube

Podbean Top 10 Science and Medicine Podcast of 2017

Our Guest

Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Good Morning America Co-Host

Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist at ABC News, reporting on the nation’s weather on “Good Morning America” and across ABC News broadcasts and digital platforms.

Prior to joining ABC News, she was a meteorologist at NBC station WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago from 2006-2011. 

Zee, who has storm chased since college has a genuine passion for the atmosphere and a dedication to getting young people interested in science. 

The Emmy Award-winning meteorologist attended Valparaiso University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in meteorology.

She has recently authored a NYTimes Bestselling autobiography, Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One.

• @Ginger_Zee on Twitter

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• Phil: Mike Olbinski Breath Time-Lapse Film

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• Dina: Winter Driving Fails Compilation (from Russia?)

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Next episode (45), our guest will be Bill Ford and Mike Pendergast of Storm Warriors storm chasers and Storm Warriors TV.

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• Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Guest: Greg Johnson, Storm Chaser and Co-Star of Tornado Hunters TV Series

Our Guest

Greg Johnson, Storm Chaser and star of Tornado Hunters TV Series

Greg Johnson, one of North America’s top professional storm-chasers and severe weather experts, is also an accomplished photographer, speaker and workshop leader. Having graduated from Canada’s renowned Acadia University.

With over ten years experience, Johnson enjoys chasing classic prairie thunder and lightning storms, tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, and plans to continue traveling the world year-round to satisfy his appetite for capturing extreme weather.

Greg was selected as one of Canada’s top 100 explorers by Canadian Geographic Magazine.

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• Greg:  Prarie Arctic Storm Prediction Centre

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• Dina:  Stupid Girl Walks On Ice with High Heels

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Next episode (44), our guest will be ABC’s Good Morning America Chief Meteorologist, Ginger Zee.

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Opening and Closing Music:  Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Guest: Jeff Piotrowski, Emmy Winning Storm Chaser

Our Guest

Jeff Piotrowski, Emmy Winning Storm Chaser

Jeff has become a storm chasing legend, documenting and filming well over 900 tornadoes, 24 Hurricanes, ice storms, wild fires and every extreme of mother nature. Jeff’s company, Storm Productions, holds the world’s largest private collection of historic weather events and survivors stories. In 1994 Jeff received an Emmy award for "Day of Tornadoes" for his coverage of the Gainesville TX F2 tornado. If you were one of the 600,000 viewers watching Jeff's heart pounding Periscope of Hurricane Harvey footage you were in on the record setting scope with replays of 1.6 Million.

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• Jeff: SPC Mesoscale Analysis Site

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• Dina: Truck Floats Away Video

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Next episode (43), our guest will be star of Tornado Hunters (1st season currently on Netflix), Canadian Storm Chaser Greg Johnson.

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Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Guest: Dan Robinson, storm chaser, photographer and creator of stormhighway.com

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Our Guest

Dan Robinson, storm chaser and photographer.

Dan is a year-round storm chaser and photographer for the last 25 years, covering St. Louis, the Midwest, the Great Plains and beyond. His goal is to capture nature's dramatic side, and in doing so, provide visitors to his site (stormhighway.com) with educational information and exciting photography/video about severe storms and extreme weather. He specializes in capturing imagery and video of tornadoes, lightning, St. Louis, MO and the Gateway Arch, storms and all types of extreme weather. He also sells fine art prints of his work on his site.

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Icy Road Discussion – Dan’s site – www.icyroadsafety.com

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• Dan: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

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• Phil: TWC – Georgia Dome Implosion

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Next episode (42), we’ll chat with storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski.

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Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Jess and Jen Event Services present EXCLUSIVE Storm Front Freaks Podcast drink recipes to our co-hosts.

Oklahoma Weather Tracker TV

Jess and Jen Event Bartender Services

• Flood Water

• 1 oz Chambord

• 2 oz Malibu Coconut Rum

• 2 strawberries

• 1 ½ oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

• 2 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

Weather Gifts Reviewed

• Eton/American Red Cross FRX3+ Multi-Powered Weather Alert Radio EatonCorp.com

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Dina: NOAA Probability Ice Forecast

Kim: NOAA National Snow Analysis

Phil: Mike Olbinski Monsoon IV Film

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Next episode (41), we’re talking with Storm Chaser/Photographer and Creator of StormHighway.com, Dan Robinson of St. Louis.

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Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta

In This Episode

• Guest: John Gordon, Meteorologist-In-Charge NWS-Louisville and former Hurricane Hunter.

Our Guest

John Gordon, Meteorologist-In-Charge NWS-Louisville and former Hurricane Hunter.

A 22-year NWS veteran, Gordon has held a variety of forecast and management positions in Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and Tennessee. From beginnings as a meteorologist intern at the forecast office in Jackson, Miss., Gordon worked his way through forecasting and management positions with increasing responsibilities. He is also an aircrew meteorologist and mission director for Hurricane Hunter aircraft as a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Park College of St. Louis University in 1986 and earned a master’s in teaching of geosciences at Mississippi State University in 2002. After spending a year at the Jackson office, Gordon served as a journeyman forecaster at the Springfield, Mo., office from 1994 to 1998, when he was selected as a lead forecaster at the Nashville, Tenn., forecast office. He served as meteorologist-in-charge of the Huntsville, Ala., office beginning in 2002, where he led the spin-up of the new forecast office until reporting to Louisville.

Gordon served in the U.S. Air Force from 1986 to 1992, serving as a Wing Weather Officer at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., from 1986 to 1990 and as Team Chief at the European Forecast Unit in Germany from 1990 to 1992. As a member of the Air Force Reserve since 1993, Gordon serves as a flight meteorologist with the Air Force Hurricane Hunters out of Keesler AFB, Miss. Gordon flew six missions into the Category 4 hurricanes Frances and Ivan in 2004 and has made more than 90 hurricane-penetrating flights since 1995.

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• Chris: SPC New HREF Model

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• Kim: Family Walks Into TV Weather Forecast

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Next episode (40), we’re setting you up with a holiday wish list. We’ll be reviewing and giving-away weather products from Eton, Sangean, GPX, Alex Brands and WeatherProShop.com. Also, we’ll share some great weather-themed drink recipes for the holidays!

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Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta