Episode description
Episode description
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a retired meteorologist with thirty-five years of experience at the NWS. That includes twenty-six years as a SOO, and he's been a leader with forecaster training, mesoscale analysis and radar interpretation, which helps NWS offices improve proving warning decision-making and lead times for severe weather hazards. Pete Wolf, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. Welcome back, Bruce!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Critical Fire Danger for several areas around the country (05:15)
- Petersburg, VA F4 tornado/outbreak on August 6th, 1993 (9:45)
- Key changes seen with Doppler radar/Warning systems since the early 1990s (13:45)
- WoFS (Warn on Forecast System) (15:25)
- Appreciating the important tools of hodographs and soundings (18:00)
- SW Oklahoma sounding analysis (Live on 03/03/25) (21:15)
- Reconciling SRH in QLCS situations (28:00)
- Tools needed to downscale warnings (43:15)
- No relation between VIL (Vertically Integrated Liquid) and tornado formation (56:15)
- Least-understood radar signatures by meteorologists (01:09:00)
- Improving efficiency of operations in the NWS (01:13:30)
- AI-generated weather broadcasters and battling automation (01:20:00)
- NOAA banned from having its own app (01:29:00)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:35:22)
- E-Mail Segment (01:37:00)
- National Weather Round-Up
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 998:
My Monster Storms/Pete Wolf on X
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Forecast Sounding From SWOK
Jen Narramore - NWS Louisville on X: Final Forecast Discussion from Meteorologist in Charge John Gordon
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Roswell, NW extreme winds
Kim Klockow-McClain - SPC Severe Thunderstorm Forecasting Video Lecture Series
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - Director of NWS Louisville retires after nearly four decades
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.