WeatherBrains

Tonight's Special Guest is the lead singer and harmonica play for the legendary Alabama-based band Wet Willie.  He was born in Birmingham and grew up in Mobile.  Jimmy Hall, welcome! Our Guest WeatherBrain is the Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service Office in Juneau, Alaska.  A veteran of the show, he was last on the podcast in 2012.  Jeff Garmon, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonight's Guest Panelist is a long-time member of the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society.  He's currently the Deputy Program Manager of the ASOS Program for the NWS.  Ken Carey, welcome!

Our Guest WeatherBrain is an Air Force Hurricane Hunter.  He grew up near Manassas, Virginia and graduated from James Madison University.   Captain Kelsie Carpenter, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Tonight's first Guest Panelist is a friend of the show, having appeared on shows 447, 653, and 702.  He's a storm chaser and runs his own weather blog.  Chris White, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Also joining us as Guest Panelist is ABC 33/40 meteorologist Taylor Sarallo.  Welcome to the show!

Our first Guest WeatherBrain is the Emergency Management Specialist with the Atlanta-Fulton County EMA.  He's also a member of the NWA and AMS.  Chayne Sparagowski, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Meteorologist In Charge of the NWS in San Diego, where he's been in that role since October 2017.  Previously he was the MIC in Key West FL, New Orleans, Houston and Galveston TX.  He's a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.  Matt Moreland, welcome back to the show!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is a Meteorologist  and Implementation Manager at AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions in Wichita KS.  Thomas Bedard, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our first Guest WeatherBrain on tonight's show has her background in psychology and sociology.  She's the President and Chief Executive Officer for Smart Home America.  Julie Shiyou-Woodard, welcome to the show! Our second Guest WeatherBrain is a PhD from Texas Tech.  He's the Senior Director of Product Design and Lead Meteorologist at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Research Center.  Dr. Ian Giammanco, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonight's Guest Panelist is a retired Operational Satellite meteorologist who worked for 36 years for NOAA/NESDIS.  He still provides support for Broadcast Meteorologists all over the country who rely on his knowledge of satellite data to improve their forecasts.  Sheldon Kusselson, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain founded Weather Decision Technologies, creator of RadarScope, in April 1999.  Before that, he worked at NSSL for 18 years, with the final 7 years as Assistant Director.  Today, he's Senior VP for DTN, the largest private weather service in the world.  Mike Eilts, welcome to the show!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Mobile.  She earned her Undergraduate Degree from Ball State University.  Morgan Barry, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is also a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Mobile.   He previously interned at the NWS offices in Shreveport and Tulsa.  Cody Lindsey, welcome!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer from the NWS in Birmingham, Alabama.  Kevin Laws, welcome to the show!  Also joining us as our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Meteorologist In Charge for the NWS Birmingham.  Chis Darden, welcome!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a Hurricane Specialist at the National Hurricane Center.  Robbie Berg, welcome to the show! Our second Guest WeatherBrain is Storm Surge Specialist and Team Lead at the National Hurricane Center.  He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Meteorology from North Carolina State University.  Jami Rhome, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain received his Bachelor's Degree in meteorology from Penn State University, and earned his Master's and Doctorate Degrees at the University of Chicago, where he studied tornadoes under Dr. Ted Fujita.  He joined the Weather Channel in 1999 and became their tornado and severe weather expert.  Dr. Greg Forbes, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonight's second Guest WeatherBrain has spent the last 19 years producing, directing, shooting and editing national programs for public television.  Michael Rossi, welcome to WeatherBrains! Guest Panelist tonight is a Research Scientist who works at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.  She studies the social issues that emerge alongside weather and climate hazards and is currently writing a biography about Dr. Ted Fujita.  Jen Henderson, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief of the Climate Monitoring Section of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, NC.  Deke Arndt, welcome to WeatherBrains!