Oct 15, 2024
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is no stranger to the show. He is a certified consulting meteorologist and a certified Broadcast Meteorologist with a strong focus on weather history. He's a weather historian and author known for his book "Too Near For Dreams: The Story of Cleveland Abbe, America's First Weather Forecaster". He also writes "Retrospect", a regular feature for WeatherWise Magazine, which highlights notable weather events and their impacts in history. Sean Potter, it's great to see you again and thanks for coming by and chatting with us on this week's episode.
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- "Cracking the Code" that the US Weather Bureau used in the late 19th Century (04:45)
- Revisiting March 1932 tornado outbreak and Weather Bureau protocol (51:45)
- Reassurances that ASOS data is still being ingested into Asheville/Back-up sites (01:00:20)
- How much of the Code was shared with the public/Was it a novelty? (01:02:00)
- Invest 94L (Atlantic basin) discussion as of 10/14 (01:20:30)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:40)
- E-Mail Segment (01:19:42)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 978:
Picks of the Week:
Sean Potter - Emotional John Morales updates on Hurricane Milton
James Aydelott - Kyle Benne on X: Aurora photo in Arizona
Jen Narramore - Michael Lowry on X: Peter Dodge Tribute
Rick Smith - Damage Assessment Toolkit
Neil Jacobs - Out
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - Aurora Chasing Cheat Sheet
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - End of an Era: Prioritizing Mental Health and Finding Balance
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.