WeatherBrains 542: Smells Like Crunchberries

WeatherBrains Episode 542 is now online (June 6, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Our Guest WeatherBrain this episode is Steve Piltz, Meteorologist in Charge of the Tulsa NWS office. Steve has been with the NWS for over 28 years, the last 15 years as MIC at the Tulsa office. He started in the NWS Office in Key West, FL. The Tulsa office covers 25 counties in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas. Steve was on WeatherBrains 464.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Extremes: 115 at Death Valley, CA, and 35 at Leadville, CO, Dillon, CO, & Burgess Junction, WY
• James Spann being inducted into the University of Alabama College of Communications Hall of Fame
• Tropical Storm Colin making landfall this evening in Big Bend area of Florida, SSE of Tallahassee
• Heavy rain over Florida and along Southeast US coast
• Introduction of Justin Gehrts as longer term guest WeatherBrain
• Heat in the West
• Colin very asymmetrical
• Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

Our email bag officer, Aubrey, digs into the incoming messages from our listeners.

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: The tweeting world has been full of pictures of this somewhat unusual cloud formation, so for this episode of WeatherBrains 101, the professor will take a look at the topic of mammatus clouds.

Listener Surveys: Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click here to take the survey.

Web Sites from Episode 542:

NWS Tulsa, OK

Wet-bulb globe temperature

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Picks of the Week:

Justin Gehrts – Dr. Doswell’s discussion on decision-making in the face of uncertainty

Brian Peters – Turn Around, Don’t Drown

Steve Piltz – picks his friend Rick Smith

Rick Smith – Capital Weather Gang article about summer storms

James Spann – Do we still need weather forecasters?

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Tropical Storm Allison

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.

Category: WeatherBrains