Tonight's show celebrates 20 years of WeatherBrains, still going strong in January 2026! Former show regulars join the panel to reflect on memorable moments, including Aubrey Urbanowicz, Nate Johnson, Dr. John Scala, and Dr. Neil Jacobs. Over the years, WeatherBrains has covered nearly every topic in meteorology, and panelist Jen Narramore shares audio highlights from some of the most memorable episodes.

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• NOAA Administrator Dr. Neil Jacobs (14:00)
• Dr. John Scala life update (16:00)
• Resolving global ensemble model as a prediction system? (24:30)
• NVIDIA weather model announcement at AMS (26:00)
• WeatherBrains Episode 1 - January 31st, 2006 (29:00)
• J. B. Elliott funny moments (31:00)
• Groundbreaking weather radar with early broadcast meteorology in the late 1950s (36:00)
• Improving providing warnings to immigrant populations (45:30)
• Looking back at sexual harassment in social media show topic (51:00)
• Revisiting Episode 1016 concerning the July 2025 Texas Flooding (01:02:30)
• October 2022 WB Episode on Autism and special needs community (01:10:00)
• James Aydelott on WB Show 1000 March 2025 (01:17:00)
• J. B. Elliott WB highlights (01:22:30)
• Former WB Panelist meteorologist Kevin Selle life update (01:30:00)
• Nate Johnson drops in! (01:39:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:32:50)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:36:05)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week - stay tuned!)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1045:

Alabama Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

Aubrey Urbanowitz - Frozen spaghetti photo in MN

Nate Johnson - Why weather apps may note be the best bet during winter storms

Dr. John Scala - California is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years. Inside the remarkable turnaround

James Aydelott - Okie James Facebook Post

Jen Narramore - Steamnado!

Rick Smith - February 2021 US extreme cold write-up

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

John Gordon - KOCO Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong helps driver stuck on snow-packed road in OKC

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - NVIDIA's new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago

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