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This week's episode is all about the long-awaited reboot to the 1996 classic "Twister".  Released in movie theaters late last week, "Twisters" is finally here.
Our First Guest WeatherBrain for this very special episode is the Former Director of the Global Systems Laboratory (GSL).  He's also the Former Deputy Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory.  Kevin Kellehur, it's good to see you.
The Second Guest WeatherBrain joining us is a meteorologist at NSSL, having been there since 2016.  He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD at the University of Oklahoma.  Dr. Sean Waugh, thanks for stopping by to chat with us.
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Twisters op ening weekend 07/19/24 (11:15) Discussions on where to shoot the movie (33:30) Real-life meteorological notes from college students used in the movie (41:00) Difficulty of recreating realistic-looking tornadoes in film (46:00) Fujiwhara effect/science behind dual tornadoes shown in the film (50:00) James Paxton's role in the movie (55:30) Fostering relationships behind the scenes during filming (01:04:00) What to take away from movie for the younger generation of weather enthusiasts (01:16:00) When will "Twisters (2024)" be released on streaming services/DVD?  (01:29:30) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:36:06) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:38:23) National Weather Round-Up (No segment this week) E-Mail Segment (01:39:20) and more! Web Sites from Episode 966:  
Dr. Sean Waugh on X
Picks of the Week:
Kevin Kellehur - Leigh Orf's Thunderstorm Research YouTube Channel
Dr. Sean Waugh - Girls Who Chase
James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: 1950s Tornado Warning System
Jen Narramore - TornadoTalk: Fact-checking the 1996 film "Twister"
Rick Smith - 'Twisters' movie: NOAA tornado science and staff behind the scenes
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - CNA: Mis- and Disinformation During Hurricane Season: Implications for Emergency Management
Bill Murray - Out
James Spann - The New Madrid Seismic Zone/USGS
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 the Director of the Hydrologic Operations Division with the Harris County Flood Control District and is a Degreed Meteorologist in the Harris County/Houston area.  He implements a regular communication with multiple agencies, elected officials and media partners during episodes of severe weather and activations.  He oversees the operation of the District's flood operations as well as the Flood Warning System and the flood forecasting efforts.  He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M.  He's also known for his constant reporting and calm demeanor during 2017's Hurricane Harvey.  Jeff Lindner, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
Dangerous squall line approaching Chicago area (02:00) Looking back at Houston derecho event Spring 2024 (08:00) Glimpse at ongoing Houston-area power outage issues following Hurricane Beryl (09:00) Preparing for extended power outages (15:00) Waning attention spans with the public when trying to distribute weather information (36:30) Forecasts vs post-event impacts (39:00) Revisiting 2017's Hurricane Harvey (01:11:00) 183,000 still without power in Houston area as of 07/15/24 (01:36:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:22:15) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week) National Weather Round-Up (01:24:36) E-Mail Segment and more! Web Sites from Episode 965:  
Jeff Lindner on X
Picks of the Week:
Jeff Lindner - Weather Insights Podcast
James Aydelott - USA TODAY: Heat wave death count keeps growing, but true toll is higher
Jen Narramore - Out
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - CNA National Security Analysis
Bill Murray - Out
James Spann - Barry Butler Photography on X: Triple Lightning Strike at 1221am
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 professional storm chaser and field weather reporter for The Weather Channel.  He's known for his extensive use of drones and live-streaming technology to document severe weather events across the country.  He travels over 60,000 miles a year to provide impactful weather coverage and to support local communities and people with his expertise.  Charles Peek, it's great to have you with us on tonight's episode.
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas (20:30) Inland impacts/Houston area aftermath (25:00) Witnessing positive help as a photographer after weather disasters (42:20) Abnormally active tornado activity in ArkLaTex with remnants of Beryl (58:00) Comparing Beryl to 2005's Rita in terms of post landfall tornado activity (01:00:00) Importance of empathy in weather forecasting (01:05:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:40:25) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:42:42) National Weather Round-Up (01:44:22) E-Mail Segment and more! Web Sites from Episode 964:  
WeatherCall
Charles Peek Reporter/Weather Photography on Facebook
Charles Peek on X
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - 124F at Palm Springs, CA
Jen Narramore - Waterspout destroys family’s Citrus County fish camp but not the memories made there
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - SARSAT
Troy Kimmel - Out
Kim Klockow-McClain - OFF THE GRID: U.S. Power Outage Tracker
Bill Murray - Tropical Tidbits
James Spann - NWS Shreveport on X: Photo of 63 Beryl-related tornado warnings issued
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 First Guest WeatherBrain is a NWS meteorologist at Rapid City, SD who turned a childhood fear of thunderstorms into a career focused on public safety, with experience in forecasting and research.  Keith Sherburn, welcome to the show.
Last but certainly not least, our Second Guest WeatherBrain on tonight's episode is a NWS meteorologist focused on protecting lives and property by communicating severe weather risks, serving as the Severe Weather Program Coordinator and Lightning Safety Expert for the NWS.  He holds a BS in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma and an MS in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State.  Aaron Treadway, it's great to see you on the show.
Senior Vice President of WeatherCall Services Bruce Thomas also drops by later in the episode to discuss WeatherCall's products and services.
WeatherCall delivers polygonal warnings on your smartphone and works with many Fortune 500 companies including cruise lines and pharmaceutical companies.
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
Tulsa breaks June record with 118F Heat Index (01:00) NOAA Pathways Program (12:30) Ernest P Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (14:45) Improving the severe weather warning process/Current warning paradigm issues (26:10) NWS Community-centric warnings (27:00) Convective Warning Mutual Aid (47:30) AI/automation and weather forecasting (52:00) Reducing number of SVR warnings/FAR (01:10:30) 6/25 Unwarned Nebraska tornado (01:32:00) Updated lightning death statistics (01:52:00) WeatherCall NexGen (01:53:45) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:44:45) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (Jen is out this week) National Weather Round-Up (02:03:00) E-Mail Segment (Jen is out this week) and more! Web Sites from Episode 963:  
WeatherCall
Keith Sherburn on X
Picks of the Week:
Keith Sherburn  - AMS BOGM YouTube Page
Aaron Treadway - "Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History" by Erik Larson
James Aydelott - NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on X: Into the eye of Hurricane Beryl
Jen Narramore - Out
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - Aviation Weather Center
Kim Klockow-McClain - Hurricane Epsilon Discussion from December 2005
Bill Murray - Tropical Tidbits
James Spann - Phillip Klotzbach on X
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 first attempt with this very special guest a few weeks back didn't go quite as planned, so we are back for Version 2.0 with tonight's Guest WeatherBrain.
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.  He's currently a meteorologist in Norman, OK doing data analysis and understanding parameters with significant/weak tornadoes and large/small hail.  Dr. Cameron Nixon, it's great to have you join the Panel for tonight's episode!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
What is a hodograph?  (05:30) What is deviant motion in a tornado?  (07:45) Using convective models to forecast holographs (19:00) National Storm Chaser Summit 2025 (29:30) Constructive/destructive merger research (31:30)  What is a storm object?  (54:00) Communicating complex weather solutions to the public (56:30) Hail's expanding bullseye/current research (01:10:00) Issues with radar-based hail estimation algorithms (01:17:00) Lack of public response to severe thunderstorm warnings (01:24:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:27:58) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:29:58) National Weather Round-Up (01:31:00) E-Mail Segment (No segment this week) and more! Web Sites from Episode 962:  
Dr. Cameron Nixon on X
Dr. Cameron Nixon on YouTube
WeatherCall
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Seth Kaplan on X: Radian Dam just south of Mankato/Imminent failure condition
Jen Narramore - "The Ringgold-Apison-Cleveland EF4 Tornado-April 27, 2011: Stories from the April 25-28, 2011 Super Outbreak" by TornadoTalk and Jen Narramore
Rick Smith - Storm Chasers capture tornado's 300 mph wind speed
Neil Jacobs - The effect of temperature on language complexity: Evidence from seven million parliamentary speeches
Troy Kimmel - SCIENCE IMPACT: Experimental Warn-On Forecast System yields 75-minute lead time on violent tornado
Kim Klockow-McClain - Link Pending
Bill Murray - Out
James Spann - Deran Hall on X: Utah lightning photo
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 First Guest WeatherBrain is the Community Engagement Specialist for the Unified Forecast System.  Good to see you on the show, Allison Gregory!
Also dropping by as Guest Panelist is the Service Coordinator/WCM equivalent for the Space Weather Prediction Center.  Shawn Dahl, thanks for chatting with us.
The incoming Chair of the AMS Early Career Leadership Academy also makes an appearance as Guest Panelist.  Alex Morrison, thanks for dropping by to chat.
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
1st Annual AMS Broadcast Meteorology and Weather Communication Conference (01:20) Publicizing Space Weather (09:30) KP Index/Geomagnetic Storms (17:45) Carrington Event (26:00) AMS Early Career Leadership Academy (42:00) Space Weather in the Latino Community (01:04:45) Atmospheric Rivers (01:22:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:39:42) National Weather Round-Up (No segment this week) E-Mail Segment (No segment this week) and more! Web Sites from Episode 961:  
WeatherCall
AMS Early Career Leadership Academy
Alex Morrison on X
Picks of the Week:
Shawn Dahl - NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
James Aydelott - SCIENCE IMPACT: EXPERIMENTAL WARN-ON-FORECAST SYSTEM YIELDS 75-MINUTE LEAD TIME ON VIOLENT TORNADO
Jen Narramore - Out
Rick Smith - Out
Neil Jacobs - AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
Troy Kimmel - FORTIFIEDHome.org
Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - Link pending
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.