WeatherBrains 492: Spritz Yourself ! !

WeatherBrains Episode 492 is now online (June 29, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Tonight’s Guest Panelist is the mastermind behind tonight’s show. He is a regular listener and commenter and is a meteorology student at York University in Canada. Elie Morrison, welcome to Weatherbrains. It was a unit on natural disasters in school that got Elie interested in the weather.

Tonight’s first Guest WeatherBrain is Director of Meteorology for The Weather Network. He has been with the Canadian weather channel for 15 years. Chris Scott, welcome to WeatherBrains! Chris got interested in the weather from a ferocious hail storm that affected his farm.

Tonight’s other Guest WeatherBrain is a show alum, having appeared on episode 160 back in 2009! He Grew up in Canada and was Director of Distance Learning for the Mississippi State Meteorology Department. He is now the Manager of the Forecast Center for The Weather Network. Doug Gillham, welcome back to WeatherBrains.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

Our email bag officer takes a look at some incoming messages from our listeners.

From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101:

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 492:

The Weather Network

Alert Ready

Elie Morrison’s weather blog

Environment Canada

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Picks of the Week:

Doug Gilliam – White Death, 77 Blizzard

Elie Morrison – Model and Ensemble Forecast & Archive viewer and
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Bill Murray – ducked out early

Brian Peters – Canadian weather article with hail images

Chris Scott – Dr. Libby Barnes

Kevin Selle – Horseshoe vortex cloud pattern

Rick Smith – AMS Meteorology Conference presentations

James Spann – Picturing the Forecast

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Elephants as forecasters

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.

Category: WeatherBrains