Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Assistant Chief of Staff for Capabilities and Requirements for the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.     Commander Douglas Pearman, welcome to the show!

Also joining us is a Lieutenant Commander and Public Affairs Officer for the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.  Bobby Dixon, welcome!

We focus tonight on Typhoon Mawar, which recently struck the island of Guam in the western Pacific.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain previously appeared on show 854.  He's the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the NWS in Guam.  He's been there since June of 2010 as a Forecaster, and WCM since 2020.  Landon Aydlett, welcome!  Also with us tonight is the Science and Operations Officer for NWS Guam.  He's been with the NWS for 13 years.  He's also the NWS Guam's Tropical Cyclone Program leader, and he handles their social media accounts.  Brandon Aydlett, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Tulsa, Oklahoma native.  He's the Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory.  Dr. DaNa Carlis, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the WCM at the NWS Indianapolis.  He graduated with a degree in meteorology from Purdue University.  He will be the on-site meteorologist for this year's Indy 500.  Sam Lashley, welcome!  Also joining us tonight is AlabamaWX Blog's very own Scott Martin.  He earned his operational meteorology certificate from Mississippi State University in 2015.  In May 2021, he received his Bachelor's in Geosciences Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State.  He co-founded Racecast Weather in 2014 as a way to combine his love of racing and weather.  Scott, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain works for OU as a Research Associate at the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations.  His primary role is connecting research to the needs of Emergency Management personnel.  He also volunteers with McClain County, Oklahoma EMA.  David Hogg, welcome!  Also joining us on tonight's episode is special guest and Kansas native Andrea Burns.  She's an Extension Agent for K-State Research and Extension.  Her background is in Agriculture and Natural Resources and she regularly works with local farmers and those in horticulture.  Thanks for joining us.  Last but certainly not least, joining us is a meteorologist at Kansas State University.  He runs the Kansas Mesonet and works in the State Climate Office.  He also works in predictive services for the Kansas Forest Service.  He was born and raised in Ohio.  Chip Redmond, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Deputy Director of the National Hurricane Center and is formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency.  He oversees the NHC’s Storm Surge Unit, which produces official storm surge forecasts during tropical cyclone threats to the United States, and facilitates post-storm response and recovery efforts. Jamie Rhome, thanks for dropping by tonight.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of friend of the podcast Jay Farlow.  He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma.  He earned his PhD in Atmospheric Sciences and is now a research scientist at the University of Illinois.  His research interests include weather analysis and forecasting, computational fluid dynamics / numerical weather prediction, severe convective storms including thunderstorms and tornadoes; the role of microphysical processes in mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), and hurricane track and intensity prediction.  Dr. Brian Jewett, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is an internationally-renown Atmospheric Scientist with a PhD in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences from Sorbonne Universités – Paris, France, which ranks 35 globally and 1st in France. After her PhD, Dr. Francis worked for more than 10 years in Academia and Scientific Research at different prestigious institutions in Europe including the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (CEA) and the European Commission (EC).  She is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and the Head of the Engeos Lab at Khalifa University in the UAE.  Dr. Diana Francis, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Virginian author of eight books, including the nonfiction "Without Warning:  The Tornado of Udall, Kansas"; an account of the 1955 F5 tornado that struck Udall, Kansas.  He's also an English professor and a professional farmer.  Jim Minick, thanks for joining us tonight!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a renowned speaker, prolific author, and meteorologist at the Bahamas Bureau of Meteorology.  He recently published a book about Hurricane Dorian.  He previously appeared on the show in early 2020.  Wayne Neely, thanks for joining us tonight!