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Tonight's First Guest WeatherBrain is a veteran meteorologist and storm specialist with Fox Weather. He joined FOX Weather earlier in 2024 after 32+years at The Weather Channel. He became well known for his extensive live coverage of major weather events. He's reported on over 25,000 live events. He holds a Master's Degree in Meteorology from Penn State. Mike Seidel, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our Second Guest WeatherBrain is a 21 year old meteorologist and owner of North Carolina's Weather Authority, a popular online weather page. He majors in environmental science with a concentration in Meteorology and Natural Disasters. He's become a reliable and trusted source of weather in the State of North Carolina. Ethan Clark, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Later in the show, weather reporter Charles Peek and legendary meteorologist Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel stop by the chat with the panel as Guest Panelists.
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Web Sites from Episode 977:
NCWX Authority
Charles Peek on X
Jim Cantore on X
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Out
Jen Narramore - Brian McNoldy on X: Milton rapid intensification on radar
Rick Smith - Hurricane Threats and Impacts Graphic Neil Jacobs - Day of Days in Alabama from Hurricane Helene
Troy Kimmel - Out
Kim Klockow-McClain - Mis and Disinformation During Hurricane Season: Implications for Emergency Management
Bill Murray - The HDOB Message
James Spann - Flying into Hurricane Milton aboard NOAA's WP-3D Orion "Miss Piggy"
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.
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.
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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.
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains are a suggestion of friend of the podcast Jay Farlow.
Sam Lashley is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, with 31 years of experience across multiple offices. He is a member of the Central Region Quick Response Team for EF3+ tornado events and has worked on radar, damage surveys, and storm chasing for major tornadoes, including the Van Wert EF4 (2002), Henryville EF4 (2012), and recent EF3 tornadoes in central Indiana.
Mike Ryan is a Senior Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, where he has served since 2009 after starting his career at the Wilmington, Ohio office in 1999. He leads public outreach and decision support through programs like Weather Ready Nation and StormReady, working closely with emergency management, media, and amateur radio. He also heads Indiana's state climate services team. Mike has been involved in operations and storm surveys during significant severe weather events in the Ohio Valley, including the 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2024 tornado outbreaks. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Atmospheric Sciences from The Ohio State University.
Greg Melo is a Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, with over two years of experience. He has worked radar and conducted damage surveys for significant events, including the EF3 tornado outbreaks in March 2023 and March 2024. Originally from New Orleans, Greg's interest in meteorology began after experiencing Hurricane Katrina. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Matthew Eckhoff is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. He began his career at the Department of Energy's Hanford Site in Washington in 2015 where he worked until joining the NWS in 2022. His expertise includes severe weather and mesoanalysis. Matthew holds a BS in Meteorology from Millersville University and completed graduate studies at the University of North Dakota.
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Web Sites from Episode 975:
NWS Indianapolis, IN
CISWS 2024
Picks of the Week:
Mike Ryan - MRCC Purdue
Matthew Eckhoff - Tropical Tidbits
Sam Lashley - "The Great Tri-State Tornado" by Justin Carter James Aydelott - Real Time Tropical Cyclones - Tomer Burg
Jen Narramore - HurricaneTrack
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - Automated Tropical Cycle Forecast Data Directory
Troy Kimmel - Out
Kim Klockow-McClain - More than corn in Indiana Beach
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - Jeremy DeHart on X
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.
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!
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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.
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!
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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.
This episode of WeatherBrains features a world-famous hurricane chaser known as iCyclone. Josh Morgerman is the world's top hurricane chaser. To date, he's penetrated the inner cores of 74 hurricanes and typhoons on the ground... a world record. When he's not prowling the globe for cyclones, appearing on TV, promoting products, or spreading the gospel of hurricane preparedness, he lives a quiet life in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi - one block from the Gulf of Mexico, in his specially designed and fortified "Hurricane House". Josh, it's great to you have on the show with us tonight!
Guest Panelist tonight is renowned storm chaser, entrepreneur and meteorologist Brett Adair. It's great to have you on the show tonight, Brett.
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Web Sites from Episode 972:
The Story of a Storm Chaser and His Hurricane House
Live Storms Media
iCyclone on X
Picks of the Week:
Brett Adair - Real Time Tropical Cyclones - Tomer Burg
Josh Morgerman - Historical Hurricane Tracks
James Aydelott - Tornado Warning Event Count by WFO as of 9/2/24
Jen Narramore - Rip Currents - Alabama Living Magazine
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - Out
Bill Murray - NWS Mobile on X: Hurricane Elena
James Spann - Sandblasted to Death - 1935 Labor Day Hurricane
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.
This episode of WeatherBrains features multiple special guests for Show 971.
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of Friend of the Podcast Ryan Stinnett. This WeatherBrain has a rich background in meteorology, including a very profound childhood experience with 1992's Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. She earned her Bachelor's Degree with a from the University of Miami. She currently resides in Missouri at KQ2-TV in St. Joseph, Missouri. She has previously worked at The Weather Channel and is an active member of the AMS and NWA. Vanessa Alonso, it's an honor to have you on with us tonight.
Guest WeatherBrain No. 2 is also a very special guest we are excited to chat with on episode 971. She works in the NOAA Weather Program Office as an Observations Program Coordinator and is here to preview sessions at the NWA Annual Meeting 2024. Sandy LaCorte, welcome to WeatherBrains.
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Web Sites from Episode 971:
Meteorologist Vanessa Alonso on Facebook
NWA 2024 Annual Meeting
Picks of the Week:
Vanessa Alonso - How Texas chocolate maker survives the summer heat: WFAA TV Dallas on YouTube
James Aydelott - Microburst Footage from McConnell AFB Airshow
Jen Narramore - TornadoTalk Podcast On Spotify
Rick Smith - ChickFilA Cows Thunderstorm
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - NOAA/NWS IDSS Prototype Forecast Points
Kim Klockow-McClain - "The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis
Bill Murray - Hurricane Carla Hits Texas AKA Hurricane Carla (1961)
James Spann - Weathernerds ECENS Data
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.
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a highly respected figure in the world of meteorology. He's known for his extensive experience and expertise in forecasting, broadcasting, and educating the public about weather. He has multiple degrees in meteorology, including a Bachelor's Degree from Cornell University as well as a Master's Degree from Florida State University. Over the years, he's been a trusted voice in weather reporting especially along the Gulf Coast. He's won multiple regional Emmys for his work and is an active member of the AMS and NWA. Alan Sealls, it's great to have you back on the show!
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Web Sites from Episode 970:
"A Career in TV Meteorology: From the Best Weatherman Ever" by Alan Sealls
"Weather Things You Always Wanted to Know: The Inside Story on the Outside Story" by Alan Sealls
"Weather Things In Photos: The Art and Science of the Atmosphere" by Alan Sealls
Picks of the Week:
Dr. Alan Sealls - Weather To Bounce House Incidents
James Aydelott - Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2023 -NSF
Jen Narramore - Superyacht sinks latest: Daughter, 18, of British tycoon Mike Lynch missing; yacht 'in wrong place at wrong time'
Rick Smith - 2024 Lightning Deaths - National Lighting Safety Council
Neil Jacobs - Atmospheric Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - HooDoo Heritage: A Brief History of American Folk Religion
Bill Murray - From Juneteenth to the Sky: African Americans in Meteorology by Alan Sealls
James Spann - Severe Thunderstorm footage of damaging winds in Hillsboro, AL
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.
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain shares a name with our fearless leader. He's a Senior Scientist for the Space Weather Center at NOAA, bringing decades of experience from NASA to NOAA's Office of Space Weather Observations. We dive into the world of space weather on tonight's episode. Dr. James Spann, welcome to WeatherBrains!
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Web Sites from Episode 969:
Dr. James F. Spann, Jr Bio
Picks of the Week:
Dr. James F. Spann - Aurorasaurus
James Aydelott - Paul Smith on X: Oklahoma Meteor Shower/Aurora photo
Jen Narramore - James Aydelott on X: Dad Joke on FOX23
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - Full Protection Poncho
Troy Kimmel - May 9th, 2024 Large Hail and Damaging Wind Storms in Central Texas/Storyboard by NWS Austin-San Antonio
Kim Klockow-McClain - NWS SWPC on X
Bill Murray - Weatherwise Magainze - 2023 Hurricane/Tornado Season Issue
James Spann - James Spann on X: Aurora Photo from Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
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.
It's a Homegrown show tonight to kick off the month of August.
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].
Web Sites from Episode 968:
The Alabama Weather Blog
The Alabama Weather Blog on X
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Watch Duty Wildfire Map
Jen Narramore - Braxton Banks on X: Tornado near downtown Buffalo, NY
Rick Smith - No Heat Stroke
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - NHC Website
Kim Klockow-McClain - Out
Bill Murray - Dr. Rick Progressive Insurance Commercial
James Spann - James Spann on X: Downtown Buffalo NY tornado video seen from Westin Hotel
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.
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