Our Guest WeatherBrain tonight is a Graduate of Valparaiso University and recently wrote a paper concerning Deviant Tornado Motion.  He earned his PhD at Central Michigan University and he's a renowned Storm Chaser, Hodographer and Severe Storms Research Scientist.  Cameron Nixon, it's great to have you join the Panel for tonight's episode!

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• AMS Summer Policy Colloquium (04:00)
• Texas EMA Conference Fort Worth (08:15)
• Meteorologist John E. Hales Jr passes away (11:00)
• 2024 Hot Springs Village, Arkansas EF2 tornado (25:45)
• Destructive and Constructive Cell Mergers (28:00)
• Empty spaces in Tornado Watches (51:00)
• Reinventing the wheel in meteorology (01:01:00)
• Fatality in early-morning line of Alabama severe thunderstorms during Memorial Day Weekend (01:26:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:06:08)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:07:56)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:26:30)
• E-Mail Segment (01:10:00)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 959:  

Cameron Nixon on X

WeatherCall

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones - Remembering D-Day's Untold Story: How weather impacted military operation

James Aydelott - Photo of Ropeout of second Silverton tornado

Jen Narramore - The Shot: A Buzzer-Beater That Saved Lives

Rick Smith - Don't Fry! Protect Yourself From Dangers of the Sun

Neil Jacobs - Storm Interactions

Troy Kimmel - 70 mph wind gust at Tyler Regional Airport due to severe thunderstorm

Kim Klockow-McClain - U.S. Annual Counts of Tornado LSRs

Bill Murray - BlackBerry (film)

James Spann - Mark J on X: Reply to Weatherman Chris Bailey

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.

Our Guest WeatherBrain tonight is a 14-year-old weather enthusiast from St. Louis, Missouri.  He's recently been interviewed on The Weather Channel, Fox News Weather, and other podcasts as well as going viral on X/formerly known as twitter.  He focuses on severe weather forecasts and covering severe weather all over America.  Most recently, he covered the severe weather outbreak last weekend in Texas and Oklahoma.  Beckett Moore, it's an honor to have you on tonight's episode and welcome to the show!

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• Looking back at North Texas severe weather on 05/25/24
• Beckett's livestream setup for severe weather streams (16:00)
• Advice to younger weather enthusiasts who want to pursue the science (25:45)
• Monetizing weather and social media (38:00)
• Questioning wall to wall coverage of Valley View, TX tornado (43:30)
• Advice for those afraid of severe weather (58:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:16:36)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (01:18:38)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 958:  

Moore Weather on X

Moore Weather on YouTube

WeatherCall

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Beckett Moore - Video of tornado near Windthorst, Texas over Memorial Day Weekend 2024

Bruce Jones - Barnsdall Main Street Well Site

James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: Twin tornadoes lofting debris near Decatur, AR

Jen Narramore - 1925 Tri-State Tornado Damage Path and Associated Storm System

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Plane Being Blown Away from DFW Gate in Severe Storm

Kim Klockow-McClain - The Great St. Louis Tornado of 1896

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - Keenan Willard on X: Multiple deaths in North Texas tornado

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 grew up dreaming of being a meteorologist and has had a passion for weather ever since he was a kid.  He was born in Columbus Ohio where he went to high school and has lived there ever since. For college, he first went to Valparaiso for 1 year where he played baseball and took meteorology classes.  Then, he transferred to Ohio State, for his final 3 years of college, where he got his undergraduate in Atmospheric Sciences and a minor in Computer science (coding).  Since graduating from college, he has worked as a technology consultant for 7 years and has also been a cohost on the Storm Front Freak podcast since its inception.  Even though he initially decided to go into consulting after receiving an offer to go into TV meteorology right out of college, his true passion is and always has been weather.  He just recently started a Live Severe Weather streaming show (under the alias Storm Cat5) called Outbreak, where he along with other Storm Front Freaks nowcast tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and extreme weather across the U.S.. His goal with Outbreak is to bring my passion for weather to the world to get more people to love and understand weather better instead of being terrified of it.   If just one person comes away from their show knowing more about the weather and how to react to it, that's a success in Brady's book.  Also, he has had enough with not pursuing my passion for weather, which is really where Outbreak was born from. He loves every second that he is on Outbreak and his goal is to make it a household name.  They have had around seven shows so far.  Brady Harris, welcome to tonight's show and thanks for joining us.

Also appearing tonight is a dedicated meteorologist and author.  She's known for her contributions to the Storm Front Freaks Podcast and has a passion for weather education.  She's the author of the "Frances Fox" books for children.  Her day job is in marketing for Atmospheric G2.  Cyrena Arnold, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Last but certainly not least is two veterans of the show.  Hurricane specialist/chaser/severe weather expert Mark Sudduth and Mississippi State University professor Greg Nordstrom are here tonight with us to discuss their upcoming hail research in the Great Plains, Hurricane Season Outlook, and other topics.  Great to see you both and thanks for joining the show tonight.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• 80 tornadoes so far in Oklahoma in 2024 (05:00)
• Severe thunderstorm/major damage in Houston 5/16/24 (10:30)
• Excessive heat in Atlantic Ocean ahead of Hurricane season (27:15)
• Communicating Hurricane Season forecasts effectively with the general public (28:00)
• Mark Sudduth's hail research (52:00)
• Pending research of temperature gradient of a hailstone (01:04:30)
• Storm Front Freaks Podcast (01:22:45)
• Inspiration/background for "Outbreak" stream (01:26:00)
• Creation of "Frances the Fox" book series and its impact (01:32:00)
• What is GXT Radio?  (01:48:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:43:52)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:46:07)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:
• E-Mail Segment (01:54:20)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 957:  

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Brady Harris - Blitzortung.org Live Lightning Map

Cyrena Arnold - NOAA/NWS Headline Scores Home

Bruce Jones - Tornado Talk on X: Ruskin Heights F5 Tornado May 20th, 1957

James Aydelott - Out

Jen Narramore - Photo of Jeff Piotrowski and David Hoadley storm chasing

Rick Smith - May 20, 2013: The day an EF5 tornado struck the OKC Metro

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - NWS HeatRisk

Kim Klockow-McClain - 51st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and Seventh Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication

Bill Murray - L.A. FLIGHTS YouTube Channel

James Spann - Real Time Tropical Cyclones

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.

Our Guest WeatherBrain tonight is an old friend of the show.  He recently joined Spire, a weather forecasting company that utilizes advanced satellite technology and data analytics to produce highly accurate and timely weather forecasts.  He appeared on show No. 303 in November 2011 and show 751 a few years later in 2020.   He's a seasoned meteorologist with extensive experience in weather technology data analysis.  He co-founded Weather Decision Technologies before it was acquired by DTN.  Michael Eilts, welcome to back to WeatherBrains.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• Origins/acquisition of RadarScope (17:15)
• WDT acquisition by DTN (20:30)
• What is radio occultation?  (23:45)
• Impact of Spire's data/Governmental relationships (28:30)
• Paradigm shift of satellite data from governmental to commercial (35:30)
• Physics of the low Earth orbit of the atmosphere (47:35)
• Differences between artificial intelligence and machine learning (52:45)
• AMS Forecast Improvement Group (58:55)
• What defines a "bust" in the weather community?  (01:14:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:07:57)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:26:00)
• E-Mail Segment (01:09:10)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 956:  

AI weather modeling: Spire and NVIDIA’s partnership presents true evolution in weather prediction

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones - Foghorn

James Aydelott - Video of the tornado in the Jemez Mountains

Jen Narramore - Jen appears on "Across the Sky" podcast to discuss Tornado Talk

Rick Smith - April 25-May 10th 2024 Severe Weather Sequence analysis from NWS SPC

Rick Smith - PBS NOVA Tornado! Original Broadcast, 1985

Neil Jacobs - Here come the cicadas! Cicada double brood emerging across eastern states with potential impacts to young trees, no danger to people and pets

Troy Kimmel - Tennessee Valley Weather

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - National Hurricane Center Products and Services Update for 2024 Hurricane Season

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 Panelist is a show regular.  He's the SOO at the Birmingham NWS office.  Kevin Laws, it's always good to see you on the show.

Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is an Emergency Management Officer with the Jefferson County Alabama Emergency Management Agency.  Melissa Sizemore, thanks for joining us on this week's episode.

Guest WeatherBrain No. 2. is a former EMA officer with Calhoun County Alabama.  He's now a full-time Professor at Idaho State University with the Homeland Security Program.  He will soon be joining the faculty at Jacksonville State University with their well-known and respected Emergency Management Program.  Jonathan Gaddy, it's good to see you on the show.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• What is a Science and Operations Officer?  (03:30)
• Rapid growth in Emergency Management field (10:45)
• Integrated Warning Team Concept (15:20)
• Excessive hyperbole concern in professional weather enterprise (22:30)
• Potential economic/financial issues as a result of excessive hyperbole (28:00)
• AMS Digital Seal (32:45)
• "Hot Washes" in EMA field (51:40)
• Lack of cohesion in perceiving risk in Social Science's infancy (01:07:30)
• Ongoing severe weather in Kansas and Oklahoma (01:22:30)
• Weather enterprise and its role in Emergency Management (01:38:30)
• How do we make the warning process better?  (1:43:15)
• Acceptable FAR/False Alarm Ratio (01:45:30)
• 2024 Hurricane Season (01:54:15)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:35)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 955:  

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Jonathan Gaddy - FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC)

Melissa Sizemore - CERT

Kevin Laws - Rip Current Awareness

Bruce Jones -

James Aydelott - Out

Jen Narramore - Road in Smithville, MS named after Johnny Parker

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Hurricane Awareness Tours

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Conditional Intensity Forecast Verification Using Significant Severe Local Storm Reports

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - Real Time Tropical Cyclones

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 Panelist is the Meteorologist-in-Charge of the NWS office in Pueblo, CO.  He got interested in weather as a youngster in elementary school and never got rid of the "bug".  He attended FSU's Meteorology program and following graduation had employment stops as a freshman meteorologist in Wilmington, Ohio and Pittsburg, PA.  He also worked with the Administrator of NOAA in Washington, DC for two years.  He's a veteran of the show and and at the time was the Pacific Regional WCM in Honolulu.  It's great to have him back.  Charlie Woodrum, welcome!

Our Guest WeatherBrain is a northeast Arkansas native currently attending Mississippi State University as a Graduate student.  She's also a Teaching Assistant for the Broadcast Meteorology program and recently presented at the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium 2024.  Kristina Balentine, welcome to the show!

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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

• Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in Central Plains (01:30)
• Sulphur, OK extreme damage (06:30)
• Recent Oklahoma tornado fatalities  (09:45)
• 105 confirmed tornadoes from last Fri-Sun's outbreak sequence (11:00)
• Influence of Call To Action statements (32:15)
• Correlation coefficient (33:15)
• Dealing with loss of life in mobile homes in severe weather (47:15)
• Do most people have a tornado plan?  (55:15)
• Tips on job search in meteorology field (01:29:00)
• What does the future weather forecaster look like?  (01:32:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:17:30)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:48)
• National Weather Round-Up 
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 954:  

Kristina Balentine on X

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Kristina Balentine - Video of tornado crossing interstate in Nebraska

Charlie Woodrum - NWS Lightning Toolkit

Bruce Jones - 2024 EMAT Workshop Conference

James Aydelott - Incredible video of a waterspout on Lake Eufaula

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - The April 27-28, 2024 Tornado Outbreak and Flash Flooding Event

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Manufactured Homes FAQ

Kim Klockow-McClain - Out

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 2024

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 Panelist needs no introduction.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University in 2016.  Johnny Parker, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Our Guest WeatherBrains tonight consist of the team from the Tennessee Valley Weather network.  They are redefining local weather broadcasting.  They have a television-quality production with a state of the art studio stationed in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.  It's an innovative approach that brings expert community-based weather reporting directly to viewers in their area.

First joining us is the Managing Meteorologist of Tennessee Valley Weather, and his two-decades plus career is defined by deep local ties  and a commitment to public safety.  Ben Luna, welcome to the show!

Next up to introduce themselves is the Chief Meteorologist of TVW who has extensive experience in the field due to his early fascination with weather.   His expertise is complimented by his background in education and community-focused forecasting.  Fred Gossage, welcome.

Staff Meteorologist Kelli Rosson is originally from Chicago and she handles the mid-day forecasts for the network.  She has a passion for public education and weather safety and boasts an extensive educational background in the field where she earned her Bachelor's from Western Kentucky University.  Kelli, welcome to the show.

Last but certainly not least, Weekend Meteorologist of the network is joining us and is a dedicated member of the team and is also a self-proclaimed radar expert.  Bryan Wilson, welcome.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• "Forgotten F5" of April 16, 1998 (13:30)
• Generating revenue/business model (33:00)
• Tennessee Valley Weather's relationship with local NWS (39:45)
• DMA switchover process (58:30)
• Countering hype-driven forecasters online (01:10:00)
• Importance of gaining institutional knowledge in the industry (01:29:00)
• Distributing vital information on social media (01:30:00)
• Hiring opportunities (01:40:15)
• Street named after Johnny Parker (01:53:15)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:45:09)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:47:27)
• National Weather Round-Up
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 953:  

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Fred Gossage - Tennessee Valley Weather

Bryan Wilson - Iowa Environmental Mesonet

Bruce Jones - HEAT.Gov

James Aydelott - NWS Norman on X: "Are You Ready for Severe Weather?"

Jen Narramore - 2024 Annual Preliminary Report Summary NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Rick Smith - SPC Severe Weather Outlooks At A Glance

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

Bill Murray - Experimental NOAA Surf Forecast Matrix

James Spann - Scott Thomas on X: "A powerful read in the NWS FWD discussion today. Everyone should give this a read"

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 familiar face for those who watch The Weather Channel, as she regularly appeared on the network in the early 2000s.  She's an experienced broadcast meteorologist and a podcaster.  She also has a degree in journalism and worked as a reporter for several years to begin her career.  Her first job was as a reporter for WEAR-TV in Pensacola before moving to KIII-TV in Corpus, Christi Texas.  She then moved to Brunswick, Georgia to work in TV there, and then took a job in Bangor, Maine in TV news.  It was in Maine where she really got interested in meteorology, where she attended Plymouth State University and earned her Degree in Meteorology.  Her first major opportunity in weather was WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, before her move to The Weather Channel.  Heather Tesch, thanks for joining us!

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• "Beyond with Heather Tesch" (10:30)
• Profound stories dealing with near-death experiences (16:45)
• Balancing perspectives in podcasting (35:30)
• People reporting strengthening feelings of compassion after experiencing near-death (01:01:00)
• Neath-death studies and their analysis (01:06:00)
• How these stories have changed the host (01:19:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:24:45)
• Importance of NOAA Weather Radio (01:29:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:33:25)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 952:  

Beyond with Heather Tesch on YouTube

WeatherCall

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Heather Tesch - Mitch West Weather on YouTube

Bruce Jones - Readers Share Stories of Their Loved Ones’ Deathbed Visions

James Aydelott - Video of wind in El Paso, TX from Cassie Frey

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Red Cross CPR Training

Troy Kimmel - Latest Disaster for National Weather Service: Paying its Bills

Kim Klockow-McClain - Out

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - SPC Practically Perfect Hindcast

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 episode is a home grown show with the regulars where we will be discussing  a hodgepodge of topics in the weather world and beyond.  We do these from time to time... thanks for tuning in for an all new WeatherBrains.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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

• Where were you during the solar eclipse?  (03:00)
• Fighting eclipse disinformation on social media (11:30)
• What makes a good resume according to Dr. Jacobs  (24:00)
• Rapid change in culture concerning FAR/False-alarm ratio (31:00)
• Mitigating loss of life of those who live in manufactured housing during severe weather events (43:45)
• 26th anniversary of April 8th, 1998 Birmingham, AL F5 tornado
• Rampant conspiracy theories appearing online and the dangerous threats experienced by broadcasters (01:03:00)
• Preliminary hurricane season analysis (01:27:40)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:09:00)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 951:  

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones - "On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods - Northern Reaches" by Bruce Bjornstad

James Aydelott - Cloud Meme

Jen Narramore - Xenia, OH F5 Tornado April 3, 1974

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - College of Dupage: Satellite and Radar

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - What About the Dufresnes?

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Through the Eyes of NASA (Official Broadcast)

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 on WeatherBrains we tell the story of a generational tornado outbreak that happened 50 years ago.   We look back at the Super Outbreak of April 3rd, 1974.

Our first Guest WeatherBrains for tonight’s episode has a great deal of experience in public service, having worked in libraries for twenty years.  Her current position is Executive Director for the Greene County Historical Society in Xenia, Ohio, a position she’s held since January of 2008.  She served as a society board member for three years and she stepped into the position when the former Director retired from the position.  Catherine Wilson, welcome!

Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Mayor of Guin, Alabama.  He’s served over thirty-five years of appointed and elected roles in his hometown and is now serving as Mayor.  Beginning with the Park and Recreation Board for twenty years, he then served on the City Council and was then elected Mayor of the City in 2004.  During his tenure, he created the first strategic plan for the city and led projects to revitalize downtown.  Mayor Phil Segraves, it’s an honor to have you on with us tonight.

Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.

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• April 1st, 1974 precursor outbreak (09:05)
• Xenia, Ohio tornado (12:00)
• Audio clip from Episode 114 featuring J. B. Elliott discussing Guin tornado (16:55)
• Looking back at Guin tornado from the perspective of Mayor Segraves (18:00)
• Heroes during the Super Outbreak (23:00)
• Changes in Xenia in the years after 1974 (36:00)
• Guin tornado survivor interview clip (46:50)
• Importance of remembering and reflecting on events like 1974 (49:15)
• Wisdom and lessons learned from 1974 (01:05:45)
• Role of 1974 in the future development of weather radio (01:10:35)
• 50th Anniversary planned events (01:16:15)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 950:  

AMS Weather Band

Midland Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones – Remembering the Stories of ’74: The Hoosier Experience of the 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak

James Aydelott – Out

Jen Narramore – Guin, AL F5 Tornado April 3, 1974 – Tornado Talk

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Out

Troy Kimmel – ANA 787 gets struck by lightning climbing out of Seattle airport

Kim Klockow-McClain – Out

Bill Murray – LYK Radio – April 3rd, 1974 disaster

James Spann – 2024 Eclipse Forecasts

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.