Storm Front Freaks

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Avoid dangerous weather on your road trip with the Drive Weather App

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We have a late weatherfools moment entry from Winter Weather Expert, Tom Niziol:

…The Old MacDonald Incident…

Decades ago, the NWS offices taped their own broadcasts for the weather radio. Each morning, at the end of a midnight shift, around sunrise we would tape our daily forecast. At the end of that forecast we added an agricultural supplement for farming operations. Well, you tend to get squirrely after being up all night and one morning the 3 of us decided to give that morning forecast a little extra pizazz. As one guy read the forecast into the microphone to tape it, the other 2 stood in the background and made farmyard animal noises, chicken, cows, even little piggies.  It was a masterpiece!!  The taped forecast remained on the weather radio for about a 4 hour period. Don’t know how many of our listeners actually heard the broadcast but there must have been some smiles and raised eyebrows over the incident. We do not know to this day whether or not our boss was aware of what we did, which we have always referred to as the Old MacDonald incident… and now you know the rest of the story…

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Next Episode…we've got a 3-ring circus of activity at the 2025 National Storm

Chaser Summit.  If you are attending, stop by our broadcast table for giveaways and to share your favorite storm story at our LIVE selfie camera broadcast throughout the weekend on our YouTube channel.  Your story might be edited into our next episode!  And for the first time in Summit history, we'll be broadcasting a LIVE commentary of the Awards Night on Saturday, February 15th at 9pmET/8pmCT with StormCat5, Edgar ONeal and Jordan Hall.  You can register to watch it LIVE or stream on-demand by registering for free at chasersummit.org/2025-Summit.  The audio podcast highlights will be available the following week.

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Next Episode…it's Mazz's turn for a Podcast Takeover! It's all about WeatherFools! Our stories of personal foolish moments in weather and the stories of past guests and weather friends. It’s LIVE Thursday, January 30th at 9pmET/8pmCT! Join our growing list of Patreon teammates to get the LIVE viewing details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks. As always, the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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JORDAN HALL

Works at SevereStudios Storm Chasers He is a multimedia journalist & drone pilot that covers extreme weather and is Dominator 3 Copilot. Graduated from Chadron State College (Studied Criminal Justice) at Chadron State College.

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Weather Trollbot 5000 is our repurposed garage sale robot.  She is programed to interpret what our weather friends were really thinking when they responded to their social media trolls.  These clips are from Storm Front Freaks Podcast episodes 152, 155, and 159.

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Next Episode…it's Dina's turn for a Podcast Takeover!  We'll be discussing how to make a living storm chasing with Severe Studios Kory Hartman and Jordan Hall.  It’s LIVE Thursday, January 16th at 9pmET/8pmCT!   Join our growing list of Patreon teammates to get the LIVE viewing details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks.  As always, the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service-Norman, Oklahoma and Storm School Instructor to Cast and Crew of Twisters Film

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Next Episode…it's Dina's turn for a Podcast Takeover!  We'll be discussing how to make a living storm chasing with Severe Studios Kory Hartman and Jordan Hall.  It’s LIVE Thursday, January 16th at 9pmET/8pmCT!   Join our growing list of Patreon teammates to get the LIVE details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks.  As always, the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Next Episode…we’re starting off Season 10 with a massive, Death Star explosion-level BANG!  We’re bringing back the Storm Front Freaks Movie Commentary as we watch Twisters together.  We’ll be joined by friend of the show and advisor to the film, National Weather Service’s Rick Smith.  It’s LIVE Thursday, January 2nd at a SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE!   Join our growing list of Patreon teammates to get the LIVE details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks.  As always, the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Our Guest: Brandon Copic, Storm Chaser

An Ohio native, Brandon started studying meteorology at the age of 12 despite being terrified of storms when he was young.  He was inspired to storm chase by Norm Van Ness, Chief Meteorologist at NBC Toledo 24 and Reed Timmer's chase videos.  Brandon has been chasing for almost 16 years and is a full-time storm chaser providing streams for Fox Weather.

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Submit your questions or comments about this show to [email protected] or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode!

Next Episode…we’re starting off Season 10 with a massive, Death Star explosion-level BANG!  We’re bringing back the Storm Front Freaks Movie Commentary as we watch Twisters together.  We’ll be joined by friend of the show and advisor to the film, National Weather Service’s Rick Smith.  It’s LIVE Thursday, January 2nd at a SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE!   Join our growing list of Patreon teammates to get the LIVE details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks.  As always, the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Next Episode…for the first time on the show, we have Fox Weather Storm Chaser Brandon Copic to cover his epic 2024 storm season.  It’s LIVE Thursday, December 19th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube while the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Erik Fox

Erik s a father of two beautiful daughters and a National Field Correspondent for WeatherNation TV, Police Officer and the Founder and President of the National Storm Chaser Summit. Erik attended Vernon College, Christian Texas University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army meteorology program. Erik has been storm chasing and an all out weather nerd since 1995 when he saw his first real tornado at the age of 12 in Pampa, Texas. Erik has chased over 50 tropical systems and seen well over 200 tornadoes.

Tanner Beard

Tanner is a structures engineer at SpaceX, championship drone racer and avid storm chaser who has been capturing data to better understand the dynamics and micro-climate features associated with supercells and tornadoes.

Drive Weather App gives motorists the peace of mind and superior situational awareness knowing what weather to expect on their road trip or route.

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Next Episode…for the first time on the show, we have Fox Weather Storm Chaser Brandon Copic to cover his epic 2024 storm season.  It’s LIVE Thursday, December 19th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube while the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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Next Episode…we continue our co-host's Podcast Takeover shows with Jen Watson.  Look for a recap of the 2024 chase season and more with Storm Chaser Erik Fox and others.  It’s LIVE Thursday, December 5th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube while the audio podcast will be available that weekend on your podcast player.

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