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WeatherBrains 453: Bringing Out the Manure

| September 30, 2014 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 453 is now online (September 29, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Danielle Dozier, KOCOTonight’s Guest Panelist forecasts weather on weekend mornings and reports weekdays for KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City. She joined KOCO 5’s First Alert Storm Team in 2011. Dozier holds the CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) seal of approval from the American Meteorological Society, the highest professional certification from the nation’s premier organization for broadcast meteorologists.

Dozier started her broadcast career in Abilene, Texas, where she worked for more than four years forecasting weather on the southern fringe of “Tornado Alley.” She helped produce and edit an AP-award-winning 30-minute weather show while serving there. Danielle Dozier, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Tony RiceTonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the show’s Resident Astronomer. He is a regular contributor as well. He is a Solar System Ambassador with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tony Rice, welcome to the show.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Extremes: 99 at Death Valley, CA, and 23 at Bodie State Park, CA
  • Kevin is moving to Wichita Falls, TX
  • Slight risk for severe storms next couple of days in Central US
  • Lots of Hail in Colorado today
  • and more!
  • Our email bag officer details the incoming messages from our listeners.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Diagnosing the atmosphere to make a forecast requires lots of resources, so for this episode of 101 we take a look at one of the indices that helps to identify instability, the lifted index.

    Listener SurveyListener 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 453:

    Solar Ambassadors Web Page

    KOCO-TV Weather Page

    Kevin’s New Station

    WeatherBrains T-shirt Selfies

    Picks of the Week:

    Danielle Dozier – About Bowling

    Nate Johnson – Flight Dumps Fuel for Emergency Landing

    Brian Peters – Hail Pictures from Colorado

    Tony Rice – Picture Pointers for Astronomy Photography

    John Scala – 1927 St. Louis Tornado Destruction

    Kevin Selle – Fog Video

    Rick Smith – Article: Why Rumors Outrace the Truth Online

    James Spann – ello Web Page

    Aubrey Urbanowicz – AMS Bookstore

    SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank

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

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    About the Author ()

    Brian Peters is one of the television meteorologists at ABC3340 in Birmingham and a retired NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist. He handles the weekend Weather Xtreme Videos and forecast discussion and is the Webmaster for the popular WeatherBrains podcast.

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