This episode of WeatherBrains comes to you live from the NWA Annual Meeting in Irving, Texas.

Former Panelist Aubrey Urbanowicz drops in to chat; it's great to see you again Aubrey!

Kevin Deitsch is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist of NWS St. Louis and drops by to visit with the panelists.

Ken Graham, Director of the NWS, also speaks to panel tonight.  Good to see you Ken!

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

• Service equity/ NWS St. Louis  (15:30)
• Messaging underserved communities (20:00)
• Side Lobe Contamination (30:00)
• Caution surrounding warning decisions (31:00)
• False Alarm Ratio/POD in St. Louis (34:00)
• Dealing with burnout in the weather field (48:00)
• Hurricane season model performance (01:06:00)
• Hurricane season forecast improvements in recent decades (01:08:30)
• Community-centric warnings (01:11:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:42:05)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:44:02)
• E-Mail Segment (01:45:00)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 974:

Kevin Deitsch on X

Dual Pol Radar: Side Lobe Contamination

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - Foghorn

Jen Narramore - Tales of surviving college football rain delays

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

Bill Murray - How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean break? Two Sibling Scientists Found An Answer

James Spann - Dauphin Island Waterspout

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.