Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a weather enthusiast and storm chaser. Mitch West, it's great to have you on the show for tonight's episode.

Our Second Guest WeatherBrain needs no introduction. Show veteran, weather enthusiast and famous hurricane chaser Mark Sudduth also joins us on this episode.

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

• Chasing Hurricane Helene on the ground (09:30)
• Forecasting and messaging ahead of Helene inland impacts (37:00)
• Improving communication and risk perception (40:00)
• Comparing Helene to 2005's Katrina and 1969's Camille (43:00)
• Excessive hyperbole with severe weather in the media (50:30)
• Finding a common sense approach to covering weather emergencies (51:55)
• Ham radio/Weather radio coverage (55:30)
• Avoiding dam failures during Helene (01:00:45)
• Integrating faith into content creation (01:22:00)
• How to build a loyal following online as a content creator (01:25:15)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:13:45)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 976:

Mitch West Weather on YouTube

HurricaneTrack on YouTube

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - Stephen M. Strader on X: Tropical Cyclone Inland Flooding Fatalities since 2005

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Rapid Reaction: Historic Flooding Follows Helene in Western NC

Troy Kimmel - Pressure obs log from KFPY during Helene

Kim Klockow-McClain - Out

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - Video of Chemical Fire in Conyers, GA

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.