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WeatherBrains 484: Snowball Thingy!

| May 5, 2015 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 484 is now online (May 4, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Our guest WeatherBrain comes from Nate’s neck of the woods, in fact, he works with Nate at WRAL-TV. Greg Fishel, welcome to WeatherBrains.

Fishel began his broadcast meteorology career in 1979 with WMDT in Salisbury, MD. He has been at WRAL since 1981 and became the station’s chief meteorologist in 1989. Fishel was the first certified broadcast meteorologist in the United States. He chaired the American Meteorological Society Broadcast Board Committee to develop the 100-question exam for the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program. He has a degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

  • Extremes: 104 at Death Valley, CA, and 24 at northeast of Poplar, MT, and at Olney, MT
  • Quiet weather across the country over the weekend
  • Severe weather outlooked in narrow band in Central Plains
  • and more!
  • Our email bag officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.

    From The Weather Center:

    WeatherBrains 101: Last week our email bag officer noted a letter from a listener that mentioned hail cannons. So I thought it might be an interesting topic to briefly explore hail cannons and their theoretical purpose.

    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 484:

    To subscribe to the brand new SkyWritings, an email newsletter from the WeatherBrains gang, click HERE.

    WRAL-TV weather page

    Picks of the Week:

    Nate Johnson – GIS course for atmospheric sciences

    Brian Peters – Weather teletype code

    John Scala – China bans unofficial weather reports

    Kevin Selle – SPC mobile

    James Spann – NHC audio briefings

    Aubrey Urbanowicz – eruption

    SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank

    The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, 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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