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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.
****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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.
****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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.
****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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-

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.
****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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.
*Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25*
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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.
****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
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.