Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Research Associate at NOAA's NSSL.  He was previously an Emergency Manager for almost a decade.  He's also previously worked for Kansas State University and even briefly worked in city government.  David Hogg, welcome to the show.

Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Program Lead for Warn-on-Forecast, a position created in 2020.  Growing up in Oklahoma City sparked his passion for convective storms, and he attended the University of Oklahoma and worked as a student at NSSL where he helped improve algorithms that detect mesocyclones in thunderstorms using radar data. He also participated in several field programs, including the Sub-VORTEX outing on May 3, 1999.  Patrick Burke, welcome to the show.

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

• NSSL's WoFS Forecast System (12:00)
• WSIS Movement/Weather and Society Integrated Studies (17:00)
• Value of Probability Information (46:00)
• Utilizing WoFS (01:01:00)
• How do TV meteorologists utilize WoFS (01:03:30)
• Who makes the decision to run WoFS, and on what days?  (01:07:45)
• The dangers of manufactured housing during tornado events (01:16:00)
• Pre-convective initiation (01:19:15)
• Majority of Alabama still in drought conditions (01:37:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:33:30)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:35:22)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 986:

David Hogg on X

Picks of the Week:

David Hogg - Disaster Aid Programs For Farms

Patrick Burke - Egyptian Meteorological Authority

James Aydelott - Under Every Tombstone: Sherman Levine

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Universe Sandbox

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast

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.