Our episode tonight is all about the AMS Annual Meeting 2024 live from Baltimore. First up from the Conference is Ryan Lagerquist, NOAA employee and is a Research Scientist at CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere).  He is a meteorologist by training and is heavily involved in machine learning research. Joining us next on the show is the Chair for Coastal Artificial Intelligence at Texas A@M University-Corpus Christi and a Co-PI for the National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography, or AI2ES.  Dr. Phillipe Tissot, thanks for dropping by tonight. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Early reflections on AMS Annual Meeting (13:15) AI and the future of meteorology in general (16:00) Broad overview of AI and NWS Operations/Numerical weather prediction models (24:00) Community modeling/EPIC/UFS (32:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (53:03) National Weather Round-Up (01:02:45) E-Mail Segment (55:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 941: 2024 AMS Annual Meeting Picks of the Week: James Aydelott - Brian Brettschneider on X: Fairbanks upper air sounding Jen Narramore - Foghorn Rick Smith - NWS SPC on X: 9 Years of SPC Outlooks Neil Jacobs - Foghorn Troy Kimmel - Foghorn Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn Bill Murray - Out James Spann - A Change in the Weather: Understanding Public Usage of Weather Apps James Spann - Kevin Kloesel on X: Rick Smith photo/meme 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 frequent contributor to the show and a friend of the podcast.  He's a renowned expert in the field of hurricane tracking and reporting.  He's known for his innovative use of technology and social media to deliver real time updates on storm developments.  He's made significant contributions to hurricane awareness and safety.  His insights and expertise make him a valuable voice in understanding the complexities of these powerful storms.  Mark Sudduth, it's wonderful having you on the show tonight. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. First ever hurricane chase online in 2005 (18:45) Cultivating sense of curiosity and fostering interests as a parent in the digital age (25:30) Preliminary thoughts on 2024 hurricane season (39:50) Preview of AMS 2024 Annual Meeting in Baltimore (55:45) Last week's Deep Freeze (01:06:45) Storm phobia/calming fear from general public concerning severe weather (01:22:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (48:55) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (50:55) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (53:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 940: Mark Sudduth on X HurricaneTrack.com Picks of the Week: James Aydelott - Steve Piltz on X: Blow drying ice video Jen Narramore - Woman scared of weather calls in fake burglary, police say Rick Smith - Out Neil Jacobs - Mesoscale Vortices Embedded within a Lake-Effect Shoreline Band Troy Kimmel - Kalaloch WA Lodge Live Cam Kim Klockow-McClain - Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain discusses connection between social science and weather Bill Murray - Out James Spann - James Spann on X: JeffCo Alabama winter weather fun with canoe 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 veteran of the show.  He's a renowned Professor in Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University.  He specializes in weather and climate studies and brings a wealth of experience to the field of meteorology.  He's joining us tonight to discuss is new book.  Randy Cerveny, it's an honor to have you on the show tonight. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Longest duration lightning flash (15:00) Controversial records/highest temperature recorded on the planet (17:45) Hurricane Katrina misconceptions (29:45) Media portrayal of weather events/public perception (44:40) NWS c0-op network (49:45) Celeste Saulo first female Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization (55:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:02:00) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:04:06) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (01:05:55) and more! Web Sites from Episode 939: World Weather and Climate Extremes Archive "Judging Extreme Weather: Climate Science in Action" by Randy Cerveny Picks of the Week: Randy Cerveny - NASA analysis confirms 2023 as warmest year on record James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: Where this current cold snap ranks James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: "Parents getting that text message that school is out again Wednesday" Meme Jen Narramore - The South Frankfort to Stamping Ground, KY F4 Tornado and Downburst Disaster of April 3, 1974 Rick Smith - Out Neil Jacobs - Out Troy Kimmel - No joke: Feds banning humorous electronic messages on highways Kim Klockow-McClain - Highway fatality signs may cause more car crashes Bill Murray - Jason Goodson James Spann TikTok James Spann - Rick Mitchell on X: Sunday Night Football cut-in issues 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 researcher and trainer at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL).  They conduct research on severe convective storms across Europe, climatology, forecasting and remote sensing.  They gather reports of severe weather in the European severe weather database, organize conferences on severe storms, and facilitate the training of meteorologists on convective storm forecasting through courses and seminars.  Tonights's Guest WeatherBrain also chases storms from time to time.  Tomas Pucik, welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. ESSL background (05:45) Memorable recent European weather events (18:45) European damage surveys vs American/International Fujita scale (24:00) Highlighted European storm chasing locations (32:30) European warning dissemination process (49:00) FAR/POD numbers in Europe (01:04:00) Issues with social media hype/clickbait in Europe vs America (01:06:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:09:23) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:11:53) National Weather Round-Up (01: E-Mail Segment (01:14:18) and more! Web Sites from Episode 938: European Severe Storms Laboratory Tomas Pucik on X Picks of the Week: James Aydelott - Ryan Hollister on X: Distant photo of Half Dome Jen Narramore - WPC's Short Range Public Discussion Rick Smith - Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index Neil Jacobs - Out Troy Kimmel - Out Kim Klockow-McClain - Out Bill Murray - Foghorn James Spann - United States Power Outage Map 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 show will be broken into two halves. Our first Guest WeatherBrain is a retired Army noncommissioned officer with a background in special operations/weather.  He currently does some work for streaming service WeatherNation as a field meteorologist.  He's also a part time police officer as well as Founder/Director of the National Storm Chaser Summit.  Erik Fox, it's an honor to have you join us for this first show of 2024. The 2nd half of our inaugural 2024 show focuses on auroras and features a professional aurora chaser.  He's a photographer and a PhD student at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.  He has a passion for space weather and shares his expertise through educational content and sharing his incredible aurora photography.  Vincent Ledvina, welcome to the show. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Diving into WeatherNation (16:30) ChaserCon (19:00) Looking back at El Reno tornado (24:30) Dealing with problematic storm chasers on social media (41:30) Aurora science and key misconceptions (01:03:15) Factors contributing to 2024 auroras (01:06:00) How to start chasing auroras and tools needed (01:12:00) Upcoming equinox and improving aurora prospects (01:34:00) Polar stratospheric clouds (01:38:10) Farthest south for observable auroras (01:40:15) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (58:02) National Weather Round-Up (01:48:00) E-Mail Segment (01:45:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 937: NSCS 2024 Erik Fox on X Vincent Ledvina: The Aurora Guy on Facebook NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center Dr. Tamitha Skov on X The Aurora Guy Picks of the Week: Vincent Ledvina - X5 Solar Flare Erupts from Sun James Aydelott - Goodyear Blimp on X: Rose Bowl sunset view Jen Narramore - Foghorn Wiki article Rick Smith - Probabilistic Hazards Outlook Neil Jacobs - Out Troy Kimmel - Out Kim Klockow-McClain - Out Bill Murray - Foghorn James Spann - Chris Vagasky on X: Snow Tornadoes 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 show features a very special guest.  He's been a beacon of knowledge and insight in the weather enterprise for decades.   His passion for meteorology has inspired countless people to pursue careers in the weather field.  He's a household name and a trusted voice who recently announce his retirement.  He's retiring after a 45 year career at WGN-TV in Chicago. Tom Skilling, welcome! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. AI and meteorology (20:30) Impacts of high latitude blocking on weather (41:00) Teaching patterns and storylines with the public/growing literacy in broadcast meteorology (42:00) Dealing with social media communications during active weather (47:30)  The importance of valuing viewers in broadcast meteorology (01:15:30) Historically challenging weather events to forecast (01:21:00) Filtering out and discerning misinformation online as a forecaster (01:27:00) Future of broadcast meteorology (01:34:30) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:42:03) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (01:45:40) and more! Web Sites from Episode 936: Greg Carbin on Facebook 45th Anniversary of Tom Skilling's first day on WGN-TV Picks of the Week: James Aydelott - Kitten experiencing snow for first time, from Buitengebieden on X Jen Narramore - Eight Minutes in August: The F5 Plainfield Tornado of 1990 Rick Smith - Out Neil Jacobs - The Man Who Fell From Space Troy Kimmel - Foghorn Kim Klockow-McClain - High Rise Twice the Size of Devon Tower Could Make Its Way To OKC Bill Murray - Foghorn James Spann - Op Product Viewer 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 show is our annual year-ender with show veteran and weather legend and WPC/NOAA boss Greg Carbin.  He's now a 31 year veteran with NOAA, and it's always an honor to have you join us. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Difficult flooding event on Atlantic coast 12/15-17(05:45) La Niña winter/Pacific NW snowfall (10:30) Ft. Lauderdale April flash flooding event (18:00) Summer Canadian wildfires/ridge anomaly (22:30) Extreme summertime Gulf Coast heat/records broken (26:00) July Vermont flooding (32:15) Hawaii/Maui fires (38:45) Hurricane Hilary (40:30) Rolling Fork MS tornado (45:55) Mid-June MS hailstorm (50:15) 2023 Atlantic hurricane season analysis (01:13:45) January 12th Selma tornado (01:18:45) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:32:00) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:34:17) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (No segment this week) and more! Web Sites from Episode 935: Subseasonal Forecasts Columbia University Greg Carbin on X Picks of the Week: Greg Carbin - U.S. Streaks James Aydelott - Irish woman whose forecast saved D-Day dies at 100 Jen Narramore - WX History on X: 12/18/18 Washington State tornado Rick Smith - Out Neil Jacobs - Out Troy Kimmel - SERCC Kim Klockow-McClain - Out Bill Murray - Foghorn James Spann - Geology Professor Shawn Willsey's Iceland Eruption Livestream 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 show is heading across the pond to talk tornadoes in Great Britain and Ireland.  Also a hot topic is the severe weather event on 12/9 across the Southern U. S. Our first Guest WeatherBrain is a damage site investigator for TORRO.  She's been an active member of that organization for 17 years. TORRO’s most productive area of research involves members conducting tornado damage site investigations. Originally a satellite design engineer, she is an enthusiastic amateur meteorologist who tutors students in math for a living. Obsessed with both hiking and tornadoes, tornado site investigations provide an ideal opportunity to combine her interests. Although she lived in Ohio for 18 months as a teenager, she is yet to witness a tornado, though she did have practice in taking shelter in the basement when the tornado sirens went off.  She lives in Hampshire with her husband.  Sarah Horton, it's an honor to have you on the show! Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain is a Senior Weather Risk Manager at DTN. He has worked in the organisation (formally MeteoGroup in Europe) for over 23 years, as both a shift forecaster and a line manager. Paul has been a member of both TORRO and the Royal Meteorological Society since the early 1990s, having been interested in weather since an early age. Paul is currently Head of TORRO – the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation. He has been storm chasing in the USA 19 times and has witnessed many severe storms and tornadoes. He lives in Reading with his partner Helen (also a meteorologist), and their young daughter, Alana. Paul is a Chartered Meteorologist, as awarded by the Royal Meteorological Society.  Paul Knightley, thanks so much for dropping by tonight. Also joining us as Guest Panelist is show regular SOO Kevin Laws from the NWS Birmingham.  He's been busy doing storm surveys the last couple of days after the weekend's severe weather across the South.  It's always a pleasure to have you stop by, Kevin. Last but certainly not least, joining us tonight as Guest WeatherBrain No.3 is the long team lead forecaster at the NWS Nashville TN.  He's warned there since 2011 and next year marks 20 years of service in the NWS.  He received his Bachelors Degree in Meteorology at Texas A&M and his Master's Degree from Mississippi State.  He specializes in radar and warning operations.  Sam Shamburger, it's an honor to have you on tonight! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. 12/9/23 Middle TN tornadoes/analysis (08:45) Components/comparison of a damage survey in US vs UK (21:00) 12/10/21 vs 12/9/23 (27:00) Why doesn't the general public take Severe Thunderstorm Warnings seriously?  (38:00) What is TORRO?  (01:01:00) Differences in European tornadoes vs North America (01:02:00) Waterspout events in UK (01:14:45) Scale for tornadoes developed by TORRO/T-scale (01:20:00) Notable Great Britain/Ireland tornado events (01:23:00) What is the RMS and how can you get involved?  (01:39:30) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:43:58) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:46:16) National Weather Round-Up E-Mail Segment (No segment this week) and more!

Tonight's show is all about fire warnings and wildfire forecasting. Our first Guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer with the NWS Norman.  He's previously worked in Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and Tulsa NWS.  He recently received the Charles L Mitchell Award for his years of work in fire weather forecasting.  Todd Lindley, thanks for joining us tonight. Second Guest WeatherBrain is the Deputy Fire Management Chief of the Oklahoma Forestry Services.  He's responsible for both fighting fires on the ground as well as prescribed fire management.  He's also part of the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team One.  Drew Daily, thanks for being a part of the show. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. What is a Deputy Fire Management Chief?  (09:10) NWS Fire Weather Program (13:30)  Current state of fire prediction (17:45) What are fuels and how do we acquire that information and account for it?  (23:00) Red Flag Thread Index (27:00) Role of media in wildfire preparation and awareness (36:00) Invasive species/Red Cedar and fire threat (40:00) Outside variables for controlled burns (45:30) Diurnal range of energy release component (58:00) Satellites and wildfire detection (01:02:00) What is column collapse?  (01:30:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:41:27) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:43:30) National Weather Round-Up (01:49:30) E-Mail Segment (01:45:30)

Tonight's first WeatherBrain is the suggestion of listener Edward Shaw and is a previous alumni of the show.  He's a professor in the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg.  He is a native of Roanoke Virginia and studied environmental science as an undergraduate before completing his graduate work through the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State.  Dave Carroll, welcome to the show. Our second Guest WeatherBrain is an associate professor of geography and meteorology at Ball State University in Muncie.  He received his meteorology degree with honors from Penn State and an advanced degree in geography from Syracuse University.  David Call, welcome to the show. Also stopping by as our Guest Panelist is Stephanie Zick, an assistant professor and core faculty member for Virginia Tech's B. S. meteorology program.  She's a tropical weather expert as well as numerical weather prediction and model forecast verification expert who joined Virginia Tech University in 2016.  Thanks for joining us!

Tonight will be a Thanksgiving week homegrown show with the regular panelists. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

Tonight we will be discussing the Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon being held this Saturday, November 18th benefitting the American Red Cross.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a former broadcast meteorologist for Birmingham's CBS 42 and now works in higher education.  It's an honor to have you on the show tonight.  Ashley Gann, welcome to WeatherBrains.  Also stopping by as Guest Panelist is the proprietor of the Chaser Chat weather podcast.  Gabe Harber, welcome to the show.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain needs no introduction.  He grew up in Central Florida.  He's a TV meteorologist and hurricane specialist.  He was previously the chief meteorologist for WTVJ-TV in Miami where he became well-known for his excellent coverage of 1992's Hurricane Andrew, and subequently became Director of Meteorology for WFOR-TV, and a hurricane analyst for CBS News in New York City.  He currently works for Fox Weather in NYC.  Bryan Norcross, it's an honor to have you on the show tonight.

Tonight's show is the idea of friend of the podcast Jeremy Bower.  Tonight's Guest Panelist has appeared on several previous WeatherBrains episodes and is an accomplished photographer.  He won 2nd place in the 2022 AMS Weatherband Photo Contest.  He owns JRB Storm Photography and is employed by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.  Jeremy Bower, welcome back.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Omaha since 1988.  He worked directly under the legendary Dr. Ted Fujita as a graduate student at the University of Chicago.  He's celebrating his upcoming retirement at the end of this month.  Brian Smith, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain served as the WCM at the NWS Seattle from 1977 until 2018, specializing in decision support and enhancing forecast systems.  He's remained active in emergency preparedness in retirement and has served on various committees.  He teaches at the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center and provides weather support for major events.  He graduated from Oregon State University in Atmospheric Science.  Ted Buehner, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a long time weather warrior and legend in the meteorology field who is retiring from television. For two decades, he worked as chief meteorologist for WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL. Born in New York, Sealls holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University and Florida State, respectively. He worked at television stations in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Illinois before settling in Mobile in 1999.  Alan Sealls, it's an honor to have you on the show tonight.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain reports the weather on Good Morning Kansas and Good Morning KAKEland.  He attended the University of Kansas.  Before joining KAKE-TV in 2013, he worked across Indiana and Kansas with a lot of forecasting experience with lake effect snow and tornadoes.  He holds a CBM from the AMS and an NWA seal-holder.   Frank Waugh, welcome to the show tonight.  Also joining the show tonight is WAKE-TV Multimedia Producer Lester Rowe.  He's also a filmmaker and has participated in numerous film festivals.

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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Director of the Indiana State Climate Office in the Midwestern Regional Climate Center as well as the Operations Manager of the Purdue Mesonet.  With over 25 years of climate service experience, she's dedicated her efforts toward identifying opportunities for climate data to be transformed into decision support tools and resources.  Her research interests throughout her career have focused on climate applications and operational climate tools for stakeholders and decision support needs.  Dr. Beth Hall, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Tonight's is a homegrown show that's all about numerical weather prediction, led by our very own Dr. Neil Jacobs.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain earned his Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder.  He is the Chief Hydrologist of the NWS Southeast River Forecast Center.  John Schmidt, welcome to the show!  Our Guest Panelist is astronomy guru and Astronomy Outlook host Tony Rice who talks eclipses.

Tonight's podcast comes to you live from the NWA Annual Meeting 2023 in Kansas City.  Stopping by to chat includes the MIC at the NWS in Louisville John Gordon, Milwaukee's WISN-12 Chief Met Mark Baden, NWS Norman's Vivek Mahale, SPC's and friend of the show Greg Carbin, Chief Meteorologist for KMBC-TV Kansas City Bryan Busby, MIC for NWS Houston Jeffry Evans, KAIT-TV's Ryan Vaughan, NWS Director Ken Graham, NWS Deputy Director Michelle Mainelli and meteorologist Todd Yakoubian.  Thanks so much for visiting with us tonight.

Our Guest WeatherBrain No. 1 this week is the Chief of Science Support at the Storm Prediction Center. Patrick Marsh, welcome back to the podcast!  Guest WeatherBrain No. 2 is the Lead Forecaster/Operations Branch at the Storm Prediction Center and has been with the agency for 23 years.  Rich Thompson, thanks for joining us!

Our Guest WeatherBrain this week is an Emmy-award winning CBS morning meteorologist for WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan.  She's a prolific TikToker and YouTuber, and recently became CBM # 918.  Katie Nickolaou, welcome to WeatherBrains.  Also stopping by later in the show is storm chaser and show regular Mark Sudduth live from the Florida coast ahead of the landfall of Idalia.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a social scientist senior Hazard and Risk Management Researcher at GNS Science in New Zealand.  Dr. Sally Potter, welcome to the podcast.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist for Xcel Energy in Denver, CO.  He's also a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor's Degree in meteorology.  Andrew Markowitz, thanks for joining us tonight!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Senior Forecaster at the NWS in Tulsa, OK.  She earned her Master's Degree at OU specializing on heat bursts.  Karen Hatfield, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain was a suggestion of listener of the show Jay Farlow.  She's a graduate of Valparaiso University.  Her first job out of college was as a TV meteorologist at WATE-TV in Knoxville, TN.  Tabitha Bartoe, we are honored to have you join us tonight.

Tonight's episode topic relates to current issues and the projected future of the Great Salt Lake.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is a professor in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah.  He's an air quality expert as well as air quality issues relating to the shrinking of the Great Salt Lake.  Dr. Kevin Perry, we are honored to have you on tonight.

Tonight's episode focuses on the important issue of beach safety.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is the Beach Safety Chief for Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Joethen Phillips, welcome!  Tonight's Guest Panelist is a student at Mississippi State University, pursuing a Degree in Meteorology.  Scott Brown, welcome!  Additionally, we welcome the Beach Safety Chief for neighboring Orange Beach, Alabama.  Brett Lesinger, welcome to the show.  On deck is a meteorologist at NWS-Wilmington.  She's in charge of their surf and rip current forecast products.  Victoria Oliva, welcome!  Last but certainly not least, we are excited to entertain Morgan Berry, who is a meteorologist at the NWS-Mobile.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a well-known veteran of the show.  He's the Science and Operations Officer for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, AL.  Kevin Laws, good to see you again!  We are also honored to have a fellow meteorologist at the NWS Birmingham featured on tonight's episode.  A graduate of UNC-Asheville's meteorology program, he's been with NWS Birmingham since 2015.  Gerald Satterwhite, thanks for taking some time to chat tonight.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Emmy-award winning weekend evening meteorologist at WDRB-TV-42 in Louisville, Kentucky.  The Alabama native got her degree in meteorology from Mississippi State.  Hanna Strong, welcome to the show!  Also joining us tonight is the Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.  Greg Sankey, it's an honor to have you tonight.

Our topic on this episode focuses on the National Weather Service's 2nd Annual National Women's Conference.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the new MIC for the NWS in Duluth, MN.  She was on the planning committee for this year's Annual National Women's Conference and currently works at NWS El Paso.  Laren Reynolds, welcome!  Also on deck is the Deputy Regional Director and speaker of the Annual National Women's Conference.  She's  is currently the Meteorologist in Charge for the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Regional Operations Center (SR ROC) in Fort Worth, TX.  Jennifer McNatt, welcome.  Next on deck is a former NWS El Paso forecaster and current the Senior Forecaster at NWS Atlanta-Peachtree City.  She's the newly-minted Warning Coordination Meteorologist in Lubbock, TX.  Marissa Pazos, welcome!  WeatherBrains also welcomes as Guest WeatherBrain the current Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS Mobile.  She also the NWS Southern Region Federal Women's Special Emphasis Program Manager.  Jessica Chase, welcome to the show!  Our Guest Panelist last appeared on show 822 in October 2021.  He's the current Lead Forecaster at the NWS El Paso office.  Tim Brice, welcome back!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a previous guest on the show, appearing on the podcast back in April 2010.  He is a professor of geographical sciences at ASU, where he has taught since 1986. He serves as Rapporteur on Extreme Records for the United Nations/World Meteorological Organization, and in this connection is responsible for researching and verifying global weather records. Randall Cerveny, thanks for joining us tonight!

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!

This episode focuses on "OU Nightly", a student-ran and student-lead news program that airs across the state of Oklahoma.  Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a senior at the University of Oklahoma studying broadcast meteorology.  She's from Silver Spring, Maryland and is a senior weather producer for OU Nightly.  Catherine Liberta, welcome.  Also joining us as Guest WeatherBrain is senior OU meteorology student and senior weather producer for OU Nightly.  Colton Williams, thanks for joining us.  Last but not least, joining us as Guest WeatherBrain No. 3 is the research data specialist in the OU school of meteorology.  He manages technology for the School of Meteorology and is an advisor for the Oklahoma Weather Lab and is the weather advisor for OU Nightly.  Shawn Riley, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a new faculty member in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where she teaches forecasting, mesoscale, and synoptic meteorology.  She earned her undergraduate degree at Penn State University, and earned her Master's degree and PhD at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.  She predominately uses mobile radar data to look at supercells and tornadoes, and emphasizes her analysis on tornadogenesis and tornadic rotation.  She also investigates the role that terrain and variations in landcover play in tornado modification.  Dr. Jana Houser, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain has had a lifetime passion for severe weather.  She started storm chasing in 2018, and is a self-taught forecaster.  Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, Good Morning America and the Today Show.   She has a B.A. in Environmental Communication and an M.S. in Technical Journalism and Communication.  She's also a writer, public speaker and educator.  Jen Walton, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our show tonight comes on the 30th anniversary of the historic Blizzard of 1993.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain wrote and directed the new movie "Supercell", which will be released March 17th, 2023 in theaters, in digital and on-demand.  He completed his MFA and BA from USC School of Film in 2011.  He was one of the youngest to ever to direct, edit, and produce an NBC primetime drama show called "Siberia".  In 2015, he created Swipemarket, a creative agency focused on bringing entertainment to Silicon Valley.  He has directed and produced over 200 campaigns for brands including HP enterprise and Intel.  Herbert James Winterstern, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Founder and CEO of Climavision, based out of Louisville Kentucky since mid-2021.  He was previously an Aviation Weather Specialist in the USAF, and served in the Washington State and Massachusetts Air National Guard.  He also worked for WSI for over 15 years.  He also served as CEO of Enterprise Electronics Corporation. Chris Goode, welcome!  Our Guest Panelist tonight is a suggestion of friend of the podcast Johnny Parker.  He's the Chief Meteorologist at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas.  Hunter Williams, thanks for coming on the show tonight.  

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is an expert on the Global Lightning Mapper.  He's a NOAA Physical Scientist who splits time between offices at the University of Maryland and Kent State University.  He's a graduate of Ohio State University in 2004 as well as Florida State University in 2007 and 2011.  Dr. Scott Rudlosky, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist, oceanographer, and science educator turned historian of science.  She authored "Weather by the Numbers:  The Genesis of Modern Meteorology".  She currently works for the Department of Science Education at the University of Copenhagen.  Dr. Kristine Harper, welcome!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is a mesoscale/outlook forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK.  She's been at the National Weather Service since 2002, and started her career as a student volunteer at the NWS in Norman.  She's also the first woman to ever issue a convective watch at the SPC.  Elizabeth Leitman, welcome!  Our Guest Panelist this week is is a meteorologist from Texas with a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.  He is an advocate for the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature and is working with legislators in Texas to educate and implement policy changes across the state for heat safety.  In addition, he is a GitHub code developer who has made a a self install script for the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) which has had over 2500 downloads across 80 countries.  Will Hathaway, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of friend of the podcast Jeremy Bower.  He's the Public Outreach Manager in the Community Engagement section of the American Meteorological Society.  We will be focusing our discussion tonight on the AMS Weather Band.  Gideon Alegado, welcome to the show.

Our show tonight focuses on forecasting and defining snow squalls and what qualifies as a snow squall, why the public should pay attention, and the difficulty of the science of forecasting winter weather events.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in State College, Pennsylvania.  He previously joined us back on show 877.  John Banghoff, great to see you again!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is also a 30-year veteran meteorologist at NWS State College PA.  He's the Lead Forecaster at NWS State College, and is passionate about winter storms and winter weather forecasting.  Greg DeVoir, welcome!  Our third Guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer at the NWS in State College PA.  Michael Jurewicz, welcome!

Tonight's episode focuses on how and why Waymo is essentially employing their fleet of autonomously driven vehicles as mobile weather stations and what it enables. By combining Waymo’s autonomous driving sensor suite — complete with cameras, radar, and lidar —with high-quality ground-truth data from weather visibility sensors, Waymo’s engineers created a new quantitative metric about meteorological visibility that allows the Waymo Driver to generate estimates about the current weather and environmental states it's operating under.

Tonight's show focuses on the tornado outbreak on January 12th, 2023 in Central Alabama.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist at WSFA-TV in Montgomery.  Josh Johnson, thanks for coming on the show.  Also joining us is WSFA-TV Meteorologist Amanda Curran.  Amanda, thanks for joining us.  We also appreciate the crew from the NWS Birmingham coming on the show tonight. Kevin Laws (Science and Operations Officer at NWS BHM) and Warning Coordination Meteorologist John De Block, welcome back!  Also stopping by to chat from NWS Birmingham is meteorologist Jason Davis.  We appreciate you sharing your insight and expertise with us on tonight's show.

Tonight's show focuses on the Penn State Campus Weather Service, which is the oldest and largest student-run forecast organization in the country.  Founded in 1972, it has over 100 active members and provides weather forecasts for 11 regions in Pennsylvania.

Tonight we come to you live from the 2023 AMS Annual Meeting in Denver Colorado with a number of special guests dropping in!  Along with our regulars, you'll hear from special guests including Dr. David John Gagne, Kathryn Prociv, Dr. Tracey Fanara, Dr. Timothy Gallaudet and many more!

Tonight's show is the suggestion of Honorary Guest Booking Officer Jay Farlow. He suggested our first Guest WeatherBrain, who he says he had the pleasure of meeting at Valparaiso University.  Tonight's first two Guest WeatherBrains are WGRZ-TV Buffalo's broadcast meteorologists Elyse Smith and Carl Lam.  Also joining us as third Guest WeatherBrain is an expert on Emergency Services and Disaster Response at the University of Buffalo.  Dr. Natalie Simpson, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Editor of the Monthly Weather Review and previously appeared on the show back in May and is one of the most well respected and well-known meteorologists on the planet.  He is is Professor of Synoptic Meteorology in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester. Dr. David Schultz, welcome back to the show!

NOAA's Greg Carbin returns for our annual year ender on WeatherBrains with his 10 weather weather events of 2022.  Also joining us tonight is friend of the podcast Chris White.  Our first Guest WeatherBrain is retiring after 40 years as a TV meteorologist on WDBJ-TV in Roanoke.  He previously appeared on WeatherBrains episode 533.  Robin Reid, welcome to the podcast!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a Doctoral student at the University Oklahoma.  He works as a researcher with the Behavioral Insights Unit at NOAA's NSSL.  Joseph Trujillo Falcón, welcome to the show!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is the WCM at the NWS in Paducah, Kentucky. Christine Wielgos, thank you for joining us!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Lead Forecaster at the NWS in Louisville, Kentucky.  Dan McKemy.  Welcome!  Guest WeatherBrain No.3 is the Chief Meteorologist for WPSD-TV Local 6 in Paducah, Kentucky.  Trent Okerson, thanks for joining us! Last but certainly not least is WPSD Local 6 TV Meteorologist Noah Bergren. Noah earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Penn State.  Welcome!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is friend of the podcast.  He previously appeared on the show in 2019 and twice in 2015.   He's a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the NWS and Acting Chief of Staff and President of the NWA.  He's currently the SOO at the NWS Boulder.  Paul Schlatter, welcome!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain joined the NWS Boulder in late 2021 after 3 years at the NWS San Diego.  Bruno Rodriguez, thanks for joining us tonight!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a previous guest and the owner and caretaker of HurricaneTrack.com.   Mark Sudduth, welcome back!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a NOAA Account Manager at Esri.  She received her Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology from Ohio University and her Master's at the University of Oklahoma in Geoinformatics.  Nicole Grams, welcome!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the WCM at WFO-Cheyenne, Wyoming.  He previously was a Senior Forecaster at WFO Austin-San Antonio as well as a WFO and student employee at NWS Jackson, MS.  He earned his Bachelor's and Masters Degree at Mississippi State University.  Jared Allen, welcome to WeatherBrains!

It's a two-part show tonight.  Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist at the Central Pennsylvania NWS Weather Forecast Office in State College. John Banghoff, welcome!  Our second guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer at the NWS in Phoenix, AZ. He's been with the NWS since 2002. Paul Iniquez, thanks for joining us!  We also welcome several special guests tonight.  Loyal listener Rusty Griffith has an incredible story to share.  Justin Smith and his newlywed rode out Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida and he is here with us tonight to share his story.  Thanks for being on the show tonight!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer at the NWS in Jackson, Kentucky.  Dustin Jordan, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our show tonight is the brainchild of loyal listener and fellow weather geek Rick Haltermon, who will also be joining us as a guest on tonight's show.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain grew up in southwest Oklahoma and has a background in Emergency Management.  He has worked extensively with Kansas agriculture producers and has experience communicating weather threats and risk through the lens of farming and ranching.  David Hogg, thanks for joining us!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the incoming Commissioner on the Commission on Professional Affairs. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, most recently working as an on-camera meteorologist for WNBC, the flagship TV station of the NBC-owned station group. She also currently serves on the AMS Council, the AMS Board on Best Practices, and the AMS Board on Enterprise Economic Development.  Erica Grow, welcome!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorology student at Millersville University and is a contributor to TornadoTalk.com.  Nelson Tucker, welcome to the show! Also joining us as our second Guest WeatherBrain is KVUE-TV meteorologist Jordan Darensbourg.  He has a Bachelor of Science in meteorology from Jackson State University.  He also received a Bachelor of Arts and Communication with an emphasis on Broadcasting from Mississippi State University.  He's a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Weather and Climate Task Force, and the American Meteorological Society.  Jordan, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist from NBC 2 in Fort Myers, Florida.  Allyson Rae, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain was a suggestion of listener Harvey Day.  He's an Emmy Award-winning TV meteorologist at WTSP in Tampa.  He attended the University of Florida and then to Mississippi State University to study meteorology.  Rich Fields, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of meteorologist Anna Wolverton.  He is the SOO (Science Operations Officer) at the National Weather Service in Jackson, MS.  He's held this position since 2015, and he's been with the NWS since 1999.  He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University (Now ULM) in 1998.  Chad Entremont, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Also briefly joining us is the creator of HurricaneTrack.com, Mark Sudduth.  Thanks for joining us, Mark!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a weather sensation and well-known YouTuber.  He was born and raised in eastern Kentucky.  He is an American meteorological analyst and YouTube personality. He is best known for his weather forecast discussions, a weather model commentary show centered on forecasting short term and long term weather events. Ryan started creating weather videos online when he was only 14 years old. He created a website that aimed to predict school closings in his local area and drew thousands of visitors per season. His current YouTube channel, “Ryan Hall, Y’all” was created in 2012. However, no content was actually uploaded to this channel until January of 2021, when he started making his weather themed videos. Ryan Hall, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain grew up in Athens, Alabama.  She earned her degree in meteorology at the University of South Alabama, and earned her graduate degree at Mississippi State University.  She is the MIC (meteorologist-in-charge) at the NWS Forecast Office in Nashville, TN.  She's been employed by the NWS for over 20 years and has previously worked at the NWS offices in Amarillo, Memphis, and Huntsville.  Krissy Hurley, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Research Meteorologist for the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University, and works from home in Enid, Oklahoma. He earned is B. S. in Meteorology at SUNY Oswego in 1986 and his M. S. in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University in 1988. Throughout his 34-year career, currently contracted with the National Weather Service (NWS) Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL), he has been at the forefront of the research-to-operations (R2O) process of new technology for improving NWS severe weather and tornado warnings. He was a NWA Board of Directors member from 2016-2018, and coordinator of the NWA Research Operations Nexus (RON) Meetups between 2015-2020.  Greg Stumpf, welcome to the show!

Tonight's show is a suggestion of friend of the podcast Chris White.  We are pleased to welcome the producers of the Across the Sky podcast.  Meteorologist Kirsten Lang joins us from Tulsa Word.  Meteorologist Joseph Martucci is a meteorologist for the Atlantic City Press and is on the show with us tonight.  Last but certainly not least, it's a pleasure to welcome Sean Sublette on tonight's podcast.  He's a familiar face with many years of service with Climate Central.  He's now the Chief Meteorologist at Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Tonight's show comes to you from the NWA Annual Meeting in Pittsburg, PA.  The panel presents several contributors of this year's conference along with our regular contributors.  Thanks for listening!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is a Fleet Representative at the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.  Ivory Reinert, welcome! Joining as second Guest WeatherBrain is a Senior Watch Officer at the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. Lieutenant Chris Wilson, welcome to the show!

Tonight is a special show discussing the Lakeland Weather Club.  Joining us as the first of several Guest WeatherBrains is author Dorna Schroeter.  Welcome!  Our next Guest WeatherBrain might have more impact on the field of meteorology than almost any other person.  He's had a positive impact on the thousands of students he's had.  He was nominated by his former students and recognized with an AMS special award for his innovative leadership in teaching meteorology at the high school level while mentoring and inspiring his students.  Jim Witt, welcome!  Also joining us is the DIrector of the Hurricane Research Division at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorology Laboratories for NOAA.  Dr. Frank Marks, thanks for joining.  Karl Silverman retired as a Lead Forecaster in the Space Flight meteorology group at Johnson Space Center.  Thanks for joining.  Greg Tripoli became the Chair of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a New Jersey based writer and editor who covers sustainability, wildlife and weather for publications like the BBC, Scientific American, Weather.com, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and National Geographic.  Ally Hirschlag, welcome to the show!  Tonight's Guest Panelist is a meteorologist for the Washington Post.  He does routine forecasts on MPR as well as CTV News.  Matthew Cappucci, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is an AMS-certified broadcast meteorologist and weather content consultant.  Tim Heller, welcome!   Guest Panelist tonight is a longtime friend of the show.  He's a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington.  Dr. Cliff Mass, thanks for joining us!

This week, we introduce our new full-time Panelist to the show.  He's been Chief Meteorologist for FOX23 in Tulsa Oklahoma for over 12 years.  James Aydelott, welcome aboard!!!  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a guest suggestion.  He's a professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He is also the director of TORUS (Targeted Observations by Radars and UAS of Supercells), where he quite literally flies in the face of storms, seeking the reasons some supercell thunderstorms generate tornadoes while others do not.  His project, a collaboration with the University of Colorado, NOAA and the University of Oklahoma, includes manned aircraft, fixed wing drones and on-the-ground instruments mounted in SUVs. His goal is to improve forecasting and increase public safety by reducing false alarms. He is in the midst of a research season, the first since COVID, where for the first time his group will provide real-time data to National Weather Service meteorologists for their forecasts.  He attended Texas A&M for his undergraduate studies and attended the University of Illinois for his phD.  Dr. Adam Houston, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a graduate of the University of Georgia.  She was a broadcast meteorologist at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia.  Since February 2022, she became the lead Forensic Meteorologist for Atlas Forensic Meteorology.  Anna Sims, welcome!  Also joining the show as Guest Panelist #1 is meteorologist Sam Lane Gould.  He's worked in Tulsa, Joplin and Panama City, Florida.  He's now the Senior Forensic Meteorologist at Atlas Forensic Meteorology.  Sam, welcome!  In addition, welcome Guest Panelist #2 Jim LaDue.  He works as an instructor for the National Weather Service Warning Training Division.  Welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains are the co-chairs of the Joint Conference for Weather Warnings and Communication as well as the Broadcast Meteorology Conference.  Tonight's show will be looking at the highlights of the conference and what many in the meteorology community took away from the experience.  Robbie Berg is a Senior Hurricane Specialist at the National Hurricane Center.  Jennifer Spinney is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Disaster and Emergency Management at York University.  Robbie and Jennifer, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the owner of HurricaneTrack.com.  Mark Sudduth, welcome back to the show!

Tonight's show is a home-grown discussion with the panel on all things weather.  Join our hosts for another episode of the longest running weather podcast on Earth!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain graduated with a degree in environmental geography.  He's a storm chaser and weather enthusiast, as well as a photographer.  Larry Snow Fleury, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a retired Rear Admiral and Chief Oceanographer for the US Navy.  He's also a former NOAA Chief Operating Officer, and Director for the Center of Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, and a professor of meteorology at Penn State.  Admiral David Titley, welcome!  

Our show tonight focuses on looking back at notable TV meteorologists and their impact on the science of meteorology and broadcasting as a whole.  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is is a meteorologist and journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. He has written on weather and climate for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Weather Underground, and many freelance venues. Bob Henson, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Communication and Public Affairs Officer at NOAA's National Hurricane Center.  He's worked for NOAA for over 20 years and prior to that he worked almost three decades as a broadcast meteorologist.  He's retiring on June 1st.  Dennis Feltgen, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Editor of the Monthly Weather Review.  He's at the University of Manchester in the UK.  He earned his undergraduate degree at MIT and then studied at the University of Washington for his Masters.  He then attended New York State University for his phD.  He then worked at NSSL, and then became a Professor of Experimental Meteorology at the University of Helsinki.  David Shultz, welcome!  Joining as Guest Panelist is meteorologist and weather historian Sean Potter.  Thanks for joining us!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain grew up in Rockford, Illinois.  He graduated with a BS in meteorology from NIU, and started his career in broadcast meteorology in 1999.  He eventually became the Chief Meteorologist at WREX-TV in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois.  He has since entered the political arena and is now running for Congress in the state of Illinois.  Eric Sorensen, welcome!

Tonight is another "homegrown" show featuring our regulars.   Joining the regular panel is an appearance by Los Angeles Fire Department's Brian Lindsey.

Our guest WeatherBrain is an up and comer in the NWS.  He is the National Science and Operations Officer and National Development Operations Hydrologist for the NWS.  He previously worked at NWS offices in Oregon and Amarillo, Texas.  Dr. Stephen Bieda, welcome to the show!  Tonight's Guest Panelist is the Science Operations Officer at the NWS at Birmingham.  Kevin Laws, welcome back!

Our guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the NWS in Wichita, Kansas, where he's held the position since 1995.  Chance Hayes, welcome to the show!  Joining us as Guest Panelist is KAIT-8 TV Meteorologist Ryan Vaughan.  Welcome!

Tonight's show involves a very important and seldom discussed topic in the weather industry.  Our guest WeatherBrain and special guest is the Director of the NOAA Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Program.  Kelly Bonner, welcome!  Also joining us as Guest Panelist is ABC 33/40 meteorologist Taylor Sorrello.  Thanks for joining us, Taylor!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain holds his meteorology degree from the University of Oklahoma.  He's a member of the NWA and AMS.  He is KNWA-TV's Chief Meteorologist Dan Skoff.  Also joining the show as Guest Panelist is KNWA-TV meteorologist Mike Susko.  He earned his bachelor's degree in meteorology from Penn State University.  Mike, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain was raised on a farm in El Dorado, Kansas.  He got his first job as afternoon announcer at KOYY radio, and has worked at several radio stations throughout his career.  He earned his Broadcast Meteorology certification at Mississippi State in 2006.  He is the President and co-founder of The Storm Report.  Dan Holiday, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Also joining us on this episode is photojournalist Brian Emfinger.   He grew up in Arkansas and he's been a photojournalist for 10 years.  A few years ago he started storm chasing full-time.  Brian, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of friend of the podcast Jeremy Bower.  She's a physical volcanologist at the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and an honorary research assistant at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree at the University of Waikato.  She completed her phD at the University of Pittsburg.  Dr. Janine Krippner, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the emeritus senior policy fellow at the AMS from 2000-2021. He founded and then directed the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium for 21 years. He was Director of the Policy Program from 2001-2013 and also served as AMS associate executive director.  From 1967 to 2000, he worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and antecedent agencies, including tenures as Deputy Chief Scientist and Acting Chief Scientist of NOAA, and eighteen months as Senior Scientist in the Office of the Secretary of Commerce.  Dr. Bill Hooke, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is from St. Louis.  She's a master instructor at the NWS Leadership Academy.  She studied meteorology at the University of Missouri and earned her Master's degree at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.  She's worked at WFOs in St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri.  Christina Crowe, welcome!

Tonight's show is a homegrown discussion on numerical weather prediction led by Dr. Neil Jacobs.  

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a senior at the University of Oklahoma majoring in meteorology and minoring in broadcasting and mathematics.  She's the senior weather producer at OU Nightly and is also the weekend meteorologist for News12-TV in Sherman, TX.  Mikayla Smith, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains are a husband and wife weather team.  He is an award-winning meteorologist for The Weather Channel.  He's an Ohio native and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science from Ohio State University.  He's been with The Weather Channel since 2003.  She's been a CNN  and HLN on-air broadcast meteorologist since 2015.  She graduated with a degree in Atmospheric Science from Ohio State and received an Emmy nomination for her coverage of Hurricane Dorian in 2019.  Mike Bettes and Allison Chinchar, Welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is one of the Deputy Division Directors of the National Science Foundation.  She attended Iowa State University and was a recipient of the George Washington Carver Scholarship.  She is the first African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree in meteorology from Iowa State.  She also received a double masters in both meteorology and water resources.  Dr. Kandis Boyd, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado.  She's also the Director of the Natural Hazards Center.  She's also a principle investigator for the CONVERGE Facility, which is a facility dedicated to improving research coordination and disaster research.  Dr. Lori Peek, welcome!  Tonight's Guest Panelist is a meteorologist who writes for the Capital Weather Gang.  Camden Walker, welcome!

Tonight's first Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio.  He's a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Paul Huttner, welcome!  Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain is a professor of meteorology at the University of Hawaii.  Dr. Steven Businger, welcome to the show!

Tonight is yet another homegrown show.  Tonight we discuss the recent winter weather event and the challenges of snow forecasting for the meteorological community in general.

Tonight's show is a homegrown roundtable discussion of all things weather related.  Join us!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain has appeared on shows 203, 513, 609, 655 and 712.  He's the science operations officer for the NWS in Paducah, Kentucky.  He also served as the Commissioner of Committees for the NWA.  Pat Spoden, welcome!  Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain is from New Zealand and has provided life-saving information regarding wildfires in California.  Michael Sylvester, welcome!

Enjoy a Weatherbrains Christmas gift to you with a heartwarming story all ages will enjoy, "Christmas Eve with The Weather Lady", written by Janet L. Chestnut.  "Christmas Eve with The Weather Lady" is the first story in The Weather Lady stories written by Janet L. Chestnut from Nashville. The stories were inspired by Janet's memories of growing up in the Midwest and her love of weather.

Our Guest WeatherBrains are both Dr. Bob Henson and Greg Carbin.  Greg Carbin is the Chief of Forecast Operations for the WPC.   Welcome back both Bob and Greg!  Tonight's Guest Panelist has been a member of the First Alert Storm Team at WBKO-TV at Bowling Green, KY since 2001.  He's a member of the NWA and earned his Broadcast Seal of Approval in November 2006.  He's been honored 4 times by the Kentucky AP for Best Weather Anchor in TV Division 2.  Shane Holinde, welcome!

Our Guest WeatherBrain was the first African-American female to receive an undergraduate degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University, and she entered NOAA as an operational meteorologist at the Des Moines Weather Forecast Office. She's held many positions over her 27 year career in federal government including 13 years as an operational hydrologist and operational meteorologist with the National Weather service.  Dr. Kandis Boyd, welcome back to the show!  Also joining us as Guest Panelist is TV meteorologist at Action New 5 in Memphis. He started his career at KAIT in Jonesboro, Arkansas, which is a sister station of Action News 5. Spencer came to Memphis from WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama where he was the chief meteorologist. Prior to that, he worked at the CBS station in Huntsville as a weekend and morning meteorologist.  Spencer Denton, welcome!  In addition, one of the main writers and researchers for Tornado Talk joins us for this discussion.  He's a student at Millersville University.  Nelson Tucker, welcome!

This week's guest WeatherBrain attended the University of Wisconsin where he earned his phD.  He has spent over 50 years in the field of meteorology and 43 years as a public servant.  Tonight, we celebrate the career of this legend of the weather community.  Dr. Louis Uccellini, welcome to the show!  Tonight's Guest Panelist has been the Chief Meteorologist for KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington for the last ten years.  Morgan Palmer, welcome to the show!

This week's guest WeatherBrain is a Phoenix based professional photographer, spending half the year shooting weddings and doing family portraits, and the other half chasing storms across the central plains of the United States and then back home in Arizona for monsoon season. He loves his wife Jina and three kids, Asher, Eli and Lyla, and enjoys drinking an old fashion while watching Succession on down days. Specializing in time-lapse and storm photography, Mike's work has been licensed by major companies like Marvel Studios, Nat Geo, Al Gore, the BBC, Microsoft, Canon, Pearl Jam, Blake Shelton, Amblin Entertainment just to name a few.  Mark Olbinski, welcome to WeatherBrains!

This week's guest WeatherBrain is a writer, navigator and an explorer.  He is the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Walkers Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs",  one of the world's only books related to natural navigation.  He's written for Sunday Times, New York Times, and the BBC.  He recently wrote a book called "The Secret World of Weather".  Tristan Gooley, welcome to WeatherBrains!

This week we welcome two friends of the podcast.  Dr. John Knox, who is a Professor at the University of Georgia, and Nick Walker, Retired On-Camera Meteorologist from The Weather Channel.   This week's guest WeatherBrain is a Dr. Peter Thuesen, a Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). A historian of American religion, he is author, most recently, of Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather (Oxford, 2020), which received the 2021 Christianity Today Book Award for History/Biography.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is Travis Farncombe, one of the executive producers on the film Thirteen Minutes . He is also an avid storm chaser.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrains are two legends. Our first WeatherBrain is an American meteorologist and prolific severe convective storms researcher. He is a seminal contributor to the modern conception of the supercell thunderstorm. Charles Doswell, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Joining us as second Guest WeatherBrain ranks among the world's foremost experts on wind damage to the built environment. In addition to being a structural forensic engineer and meteorologist, he is a pioneering storm chaser. He has conducted more than 10,000 damage surveys of hailstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes over the past 40+ years.  Dr. Tim Marshall, welcome!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Senior Meteorologist Investigator for the NTSB.  He's been with the NTSB since January 2011, serving in the Office of Aviation Safety.  He has served as a Meteorologist Investigator in more than 500 accidents including Spaceship 2, Flight 214 in  San Fransisco, and the Caribbean Flight 523 in Guyana.    He has a B.S. in Meteorology and M. S. in Atmospheric Science from North Carolina State University.  Paul Suffren, welcome back to the show! 

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a suggestion of longtime friend of the podcast, Tim Brice, who also will be onboard tonight as Guest Panelist.  He's a Senior Forecaster for the NWS in El Paso, TX.  Welcome Tim!  Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is one of the country's premier crisis communications and media response experts.  He trains thousands yearly and is award-winning television director and former news anchor.  His seminar "Crisis Communications And Media Response Training For Today's Leaders" is still being discussed to audiences around the world including National Weather Service meteorologists.  Richard Brundage, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the current President of the AMS and is the new director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).  Dr. Mike Farrar, welcome to WeatherBrains!