WeatherBrains 522: Real Cold or Alabama Cold?

WeatherBrains Episode 522 is now online (January 18, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!

Ben Reppert is a ‘home-grown’ Pennsylvanian, living the first 18 years of his life in the farmlands of Eastern Pennsylvania – an area prone to tropical storms, wind whipped Nor’easters and big snow storms. His love for weather is no surprise. Dairy farming is an interest of his, having worked on the 300 acre dairy farm that he grew up next to for six summers. Ben attended college at Penn State University from 2011 until graduation in May 2015 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Meteorology. In August of 2015, Ben was rehired by the Department of Meteorology at Penn State to join the Weather Communications Group full time as a research assistant, social media developer, and co-host of the 32-year old weather magazine show, Weather World. Ben also has done fill-in work at WTAJ, the CBS affiliate in Altoona, PA, as a weekend evening meteorologist. He is happy to call central Pennsylvania his new home.

Born in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA, Jacob DeFlitch known to his friends as Jake has interests that have led to many experiences, incorporating his interest for meteorology with his love for photography. Jake attended Pennsylvania State University from August, 2011, to May, 2015, where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Meteorology. Jake was a founding member of the Penn State Storm Chase Team, an organization that continues today. As a photographer for Pennsylvania State University, he captured the beauty of the State College campus. Jake interned with Good Morning America and ABC World News the Summer of 2014. He then volunteered at the National Weather Service in State College from January-May of 2015. After graduation, Jake participated in the Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) project, where he assisted the Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR) in the collection of data to better improve forecasting night thunderstorms. In September, 2015, Jake was hired as a meteorologist for AccuWeather, a position he continues today.

Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:

• Extremes: 74 at Harlingen, TX, & Tucson, AZ, -31 at Cotton, MN
• Eastern US snowstorm shaping up
• Models going nuts with snowfall projections
• Issues with what to put into forecast
• Especially when dealing with events 5 to 7 days out
• Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• and more!

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From The Weather Center:

WeatherBrains 101: This edition of the 101 segments delves into those things called teleconnections. What are they and what kind of impact do they have on the weather.

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Web Sites from Episode 522:

Sunset Weather

Contrail Education Project

AMS 2016 Annual Conference

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Picks of the Week:

Jacob DeFlitch – xmACIS web site

Brian Peters – Climate Prediction Center (CPC)

Ben Reppert – Cool Weather Records

John Scala – Potential for Very Snowy Winter in Mid-Atlantic States

Kevin Selle – Gets the Fog Horn

Rick Smith –
Part 1: Web Conference for this missing #AMS2016
Part 2: Part 2 of >Web Conference for this missing #AMS2016

James Spann – COD Radar and Satellite Pages

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Northeast Snowstorms (Vol. 1: Overview & Vol. 2: The Cases)

SkyDavers Blog – The Fog Bank

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

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