WeatherBrains

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a storm chaser, photographer, hiking addict and rock climber.  Aaron Rigsby, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is famous for reverse engineering The Weather Channel's amazing technology, the WeatherSTAR.  Mike Bates, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist of FOX 23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He got his meteorology degree from OU, and started his career at KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas.  He's also worked in Savannah, Georgia and Wichita, Kansas.  James Aydelotte, welcome to the show!  

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains were a suggestion by loyal WeatherBrains listener Steve Holmes.  Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain has been the Chief Meteorologist at KOAM in Joplin, MO since 2003.  He holds the NMA and AMS seals of certification.  Doug Heady, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain works at the National Weather Service Headquarters as IDSS Coordinator (Impact Based Decision Support Services).  Prior to that, he worked at Central Region Headquarters as IDSS Program Manager.  Prior, he worked the NWS Springfield Missouri for roughly 20 years.  Andy Foster, welcome to the show!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is no stranger to the show, having appeared on several prior episodes.  Storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski, welcome back!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggested of fan of the show Ken Hogle.  He's a former Air Force Meteorologist and is now an Adventurer/Photographer.  Michael DeYoung, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains feature two SOOS (Science and Operations Officers).  From North Platte's NWS office, welcome John Stoppkotte!  We are also honored to have as our Guest WeatherBrain the SOO for the NWS in Dodge City, Kansas.  Aaron Johnson, thanks for joining us.  Tonight's Guest Panelist appeared on show # 671 "Facebook Brains".  He's the owner of JRB Storm Photography.  Jeremy Bower, welcome back!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Systems Analyst for the Department of Agronomy for Iowa State University. He is also Program Assistant at Iowa State University and Higher Education Consultant. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University in 2001.  Daryl Herzmann, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain led a panel discussion at the 101st Annual Meeting of the AMS this year about a multidisciplinary approach to reduce the astronomical cost of certain weather disasters.  He's a team lead instructor at the Warning Decision Training Branch at the NWS in Norman.  James LaDue, welcome back to WeatherBrains!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain has written several books on the economics of tornadoes.  He also has researched the economic impact of the WSR 88-D radar network.  Dr. Kevin Simmons, welcome!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is the Director of Public Affairs and Economic Development, to help provide Moore's ongoing story with community resilience.  She's been through all of Moore's major tornadoes and had a part in helping with Moore's response from its disasters.  Deidre Ebrey, Welcome!  Our fourth Guest WeatherBrain is a structural and wind engineer from Trinidad and Tobago.  For over twenty years, his research addresses the widening gap between poor performance of residential structures in high wind events and the limited structural engineering within these structures. His research identifies engineering solutions that reduces wind damage to buildings from tornadoes and hurricanes.   He is a professor at the University of Florida.  Dr. David Prevatt, welcome!  Our fifth Guest WeatherBrain is the Managing Director of Research at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.  Dr. Tanya Brown-Giammanco, thanks for joining us!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is Chief Meteorologist for WHNT-19 TV in Huntsville and a former meteorologist for ABC 33/40.  Jason Simpson, welcome back!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the former MIC at the NWS in Birmingham who was working on 4/27/11.  Jim Stefkovich, welcome!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is the SOO for the NWS Birmingham.  Kevin Laws, welcome!  Our fourth Guest WeatherBrain is the MIC for the NWS Birmingham.  Chris Darden, welcome back!  Also joining the show is former ABC 33/40 TV meteorologist John Oldshue.  Lastly, the Head of the Warning Research and Development Division of NOAA's NSSL joins the show.  Alan Gerard, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist at WJHL-TV in Johnson City, Tennessee.  Mark Reynolds, welcome!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist at WRCB-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Paul Bayrs, welcome!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Morristown, Tennessee.  David Hotz, welcome!