This episode of WeatherBrains features a Guest WeatherBrain who is a seasoned meteorologist who works in Kansas City, MO as Chief Meteorologist at KCTV.  He's previously worked in Miami Florida and Lincoln Nebraska covering extreme weather.  He holds a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology and was recommended by friend of the show Jeremy Bower.  Luke Dorris, welcome to the show!

Fan and listener of the show and weather enthusiast Emily Conklin Foster also drops by tonight to chat with the panelists.  She's an Architectural Historian and Historic Preservation Planner.  Emily, thanks for dropping by!

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].

• TS Francine struggles to develop in the Gulf (04:50)
• Kansas City's unique weather and it's forecast challenges (21:00)
• Battling social media weather hype (34:00)
• Future of broadcast meteorology (39:40)
• Francine's origins in GOM (43:45)
• Influencers on why hurricane season has been less active than forecasted (52:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:05:42)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:07:54)
• E-Mail Segment (01:08:57)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 973:

Luke Dorris on X

Picks of the Week:

Luke Dorris - Cool Weather

Emily Conklin Foster - Resilience Guidance for Charleston

James Aydelott - Cold-Season Tornadoes: Climatological and Meteorological Insights

James Aydelott - The Impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Winter and Early Spring U.S. Tornado Outbreaks

James Aydelott - The Gulf of Mexico and ENSO Influence on Subseasonal and Seasonal CONUS Winter Tornado Variability

Jen Narramore - 22 Ohio Counties declared disaster areas by USDA due to ongoing drought

Rick Smith - SondeHub Tracker

Neil Jacobs - Antarctic Vortex Dehydration in 2023 as a Substantial Removal Pathway

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - A lot has changed: NOAA is rewriting the book on how to rank solar storms

Bill Murray - "Cracking the Weather Code: How Early Weather Observers Used Encryption to Communicate Information"by Sean Potter

James Spann - Tropical Storm Francine Experimental Forecast Cone

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