WeatherBrains

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is an American treasure. He has been a fixture of journalism in the U.S. since the mid-1960s with a long career at CBS and in a variety of other positions. He earned his JD from Washburn University School of Law in 1966, but a tornado sent him in a different director. Bill Kurtis, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a civil servant and a meteorological instructor for NOAA's National Weather Service. Dr. Barb Mayes Boustead, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonight's Guest Panelist is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS in northern Indiana. Michael Lewis, welcome to the show!

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a West Virginia born, raised, and schooled aerospace engineer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters. Since 2016, Nick has served as an aircrew member aboard NOAA’s fleet of research aircraft supporting a number of science missions including Arctic sea ice surveys, marine mammal surveys, atmospheric river reconnaissance, and hurricane research and reconnaissance. To date, he has flown into 16 hurricanes across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including Hurricanes Irma, Florence, and Dorian. Nick is also pursuing a master’s degree in physical oceanography at the University of South Florida. He is passionate about sharing NOAA’s mission of environmental stewardship, promoting hurricane awareness, and STEM education. Nick Underwood, welcome! Tonight's Guest Panelist is one of the organizers of the Annual Indiana Storm Chasers Convention in Indianapolis. She has a B.S in Professional Meteorology and Climatology from Ball State University, with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. She interned under Chief Meteorologist Brian Wilkes at FOX59 WXIN Indianapolis for a year, and also interned at the National Weather Service Indianapolis. She's a co-owner and consulting meteorologist at Thermdynamic Solutions LLC (TDS Weather). She issues daily forecasts for various industries in the Mid-West including snow removal and landscaping, hospitals, sporting and outdoor venues, golf courses, agriculture, and more. Beth Carpenter, welcome to the show!

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.

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Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].

• 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.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the author of the compelling and insightful book "Death Clouds on Mount Baldy: Tucson's Lost Tragedy". The book discusses and chronicles the harrowing 1958 blizzard in Arizona that stranded a pack of Boy Scouts and the extensive rescue effort that followed. Cathy Hufault, welcome to the show tonight.

Also joining us tonight is Cathy's brother, Ralph Coltrin. He's a key figure in the book as he was one of the boy scouts who decided to return to camp that day and was a survivor of the incident. His first hand experience offers us a profound and unique perspective on the events that unfolded as well as the lasting impacts.

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 protected].

• ChaserCon 2024 Summit (1:00)
• Baltimore 2024 AMS Annual meeting review (08:00)
• Discussion on 1958 Arizona blizzard (12:00)
• Enduring relationships following tragedy/Long-term impacts (32:45)
• Memorial erected on mountain (37:45)
• Colorado Emergency Managers Conference 2024/Role of Emergency Management in weather (01:19:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:13:02)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:15:50)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:25:30)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 943:

"Death Clouds on Mount Baldy: Tucson's Lost Tragedy" by Cathy Hufault

Midland Weather Radio

Picks of the Week:

Bruce Jones - Four people went hiking on Mt. Baldy during a mega storm. One is still missing.

James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: KC Chiefs photo

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Twisters Official Trailer

Neil Jacobs - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - Why Taking Risks Helps You Grow — and How to Do It

Bill Murray - Turbli Flight Turbulence Forecasts

Bill Murray - Weather Band Jamposium 2024

James Spann - 2024 NSCS Rolling Fork Panel

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.