Weather Brains episode 55 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-Old man winter in full force:  A powerful storm system gears up to pound much of the eastern U.S.; James Spann says major winter weather is possible from Kansas all the way to New England, while severe weather could break out further south;

-When the snow is taller than people:  We talk with motel manager Lori Oliver in Redfield, New York, where 12 feet of snow has fallen, and more is forecast;

-The Enhanced Fujita Scale:  Brian Peters looks at the updated damage scale designed to give a more accurate indication of tornado wind speeds, by talking with Dr. James McDonald, one of the people who helped lead the effort to revise the scale;

-First use of the Enhanced Fujita scale -- we talk with Jim Ladue, a National Weather Service meteorologist who surveyed damage from deadly tornadoes that swept through central Florida just one day after the new scale took effect;

-Two inches of snow falling in the Gulf of Mexico?  Bill Murray recalls when that and other wild weather happened along the Gulf Coast during This Week in Weather History;

-Brian Peters' shocking secret revealed -- Brian makes an astonishing confession to David Black, unaware that David was secretly recording him;

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, Brian Peters and David Black...

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Weather Brains episode 54 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-    What could central Florida residents have done to survive a series of deadly tornadoes February 2nd?  Bill Murray talks with the area's National Weather Service Meteorologist-in-Charge, and a spokesman for Lake county's Emergency Management Agency;

-    Death traps:  Experts say mobile home occupants had virtually no chance of survival;

-    Florida's tornadoes "not completely out of the ordinary" -- Looking at correlations between El Nino and severe weather;

-    "Struck without warning" -- How accurately do news organizations report various stories involving weather and climate?  The WeatherBrains crew finds a lot of room for improvement;

-    Kevin Selle observes Weather Person's Day;

-    Climate controversy update:  James Spann's Global Warming e-mail in-box continues to fill up;

-    This Week In Weather History:  Bill Murray looks at a time when the waters of the Mississippi River actually flowed backwards;

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, Brian Peters, Jason Simpson and host David Black...

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Weather Brains episode 53 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-Frigid cold air continues to pour into the U.S.;

-James Spann says some parts of the nation may deal with the coldest air in one or two decades;

-"A nice little snow strip" ... James says residents along the I-40 corridor may be seeing snow within the next few days;

-Bill Murray says Alabama temperatures could drop into the single digits by weekend;

- A WeatherBrains Extra:  "Digging out at DIA" ... How does a major airport like Denver International handle blizzards?  Kevin Selle talks with members of DIA's Operations team whose job is to plan for, and react to, whatever Mother Nature throws their way;

-Brian Peters reveals something he used to do "just to irritate" others while working for the National Weather Service;

-Listener e-mail:  James tells how he got to know J. B. Elliott;

-A special WeatherBrains musical gift for Dr. Heidi Cullen of The Weather Channel;

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, Brian Peters, J. B. Elliott, Bill Murray and David Black...

Weather Brains is a weekly 30 minute podcast for people who love weather. You can listen to the podcast anywhere on an iPod or any other MP3 player, or on your computer.

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Weather Brains episode 52 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-James Spann's global warming controversy with Dr. Heidi Cullen of The Weather Channel:

- "Being careful with words" -- What was Cullen trying to say?

- From Los Angeles to London, the barrage of media publicity spreads across the globe;

-James extends a standing offer to Dr. Cullen; 

-Kevin Selle finds that the whole issue actually started with the interview of a Washington, D.C. television meteorologist last year;

-The impact the explosion of coverage had on regular Internet weather duties James and his associates perform;

-A WeatherBrains Extra:  "Flying Into Fury" ... How do you get measurements regularly from the most dangerous part of a hurricane?  Research meteorologist Dr. Joseph Cione believes he knows the answer, and that it shows lots of promise for learning more about tropical systems;

-Celebrating one year of WeatherBrains:  Looking back at how the show got its start (well, sort of)...

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, Brian Peters, Jason Simpson, John Oldshue and David Black...

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Weather Brains episode 51 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

- Frigid cold pushes through the South: James Spann and Kevin Selle discuss the progress of a blast of Arctic air, and the challenges involved in forecasting cold weather;

- An Inconvenient Poster: After Bill Murray's discovery that the poster for the movie An Inconvenient Truth contained a glaring weather error, Kevin goes looking for answers from the people who created the poster;

- A WeatherBrains Extra: The Blue Hill Observatory - Living Weather History... Brian Peters takes us on a tour of Blue Hill, which has maintained weather observations continuously longer than anywhere else in North America;

- If James changed jobs, what would his next career be?

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, J. B. Elliott, Bill Murray, Brian Peters and David Black...

Weather Brains episode 50 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-Power to the people:  Kevin Selle talks with a Nebraska utility engineer about the tremendous damage a New Year's ice storm has caused to the state's power grid;

-Old Man Winter's attack on Denver:  Heavy snow means lots of work for some businesses and bad news for others.  David Black talks with Denver landscape company representative Blake Williams and Michael, a restaurant greeter, about the effects of the recent snowstorms hitting Colorado;

-Aiming to break a record?  Bill Murray says Denver has already received half of its all-time snowfall record;

-After the snow, then what?  Brian Peters says the Denver area could be dealing with severe flooding during the spring;

-Is the national news media looking the other way on some weather stories?  James Spann says 'nobody cares' about one of the biggest weather events happening in the nation;

-Colder than a...!":  J.B. Elliott shares some amazingly cold temperatures in Siberia;

-Wintry weather on the horizon for the South?  James says it's a possibility...

-StormAlert 2007:  James announces the list of cities and dates for this year's ABC 33/40 StormAlert Tour...

Join James Spann, Kevin Selle, J. B. Elliott, Brian Peters, Bill Murray and David Black...

Weather Brains is a weekly 30 minute podcast for people who love weather. You can listen to the podcast anywhere on an iPod or any other MP3 player, or on your computer.

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Weather Brains episode 49 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-"Finally together" ... Bill "Bubba" Bussey, of the Rick and Bubba radio team, talks about moving to Cox Radio and joining forces with James Spann (Caution:  Zany Show Warning);

-When severe weather threatens the President:  Kevin Selle, the newest member of the WeatherBrains team, reports on the steps Secret Service agents took to protect the President and First Lady when a Tornado Warning was issued for their Crawford, Texas, ranch;

-So who's this Kevin Selle guy, anyway?  We get some background and learn about his Spann-inspired start in weather;

-Sinus infections and falling on stairs:  James talks about getting older...

-Spectacular sports:  J.B. Elliott marvels at what he describes as the most exciting football game he has ever seen...

Join James Spann, J. B. Elliott, Brian Peters, Bill Murray, Kevin Selle and David Black...

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Weather Brains episode 48 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-The biggest weather events of 2006:  Bill Murray looks back at major weather affecting Alabama, the nation and the world during the year;

-Summarizing the tropics:  The year's global tropical activity turns out to be below average;

-The Atlantic tropical storm forecasters missed while it was happening;

-2006 was another year in a pattern of warming global temperatures;

-A rare but deadly occurrence:  The November tornado that struck a Japanese island;

-Plus highlights from some WeatherBrains first year netcasts...

Join Bill Murray, J.B. Elliott, Brian Peters. Jason Simpson and David Black...

Weather Brains is a weekly 30 minute podcast for people who love weather. You can listen to the podcast anywhere on an iPod or any other MP3 player, or on your computer.

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Weather Brains episode 47 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-Stepping down:  We talk with Max Mayfield, who retires in January as Director of the National Hurricane Center;

-Paying tribute:  James Spann, Brian Peters and Bill Murray share their thoughts on the job Max Mayfield has done;

-White Christmas?  James says it may happen for folks in some parts of the nation -- he looks at travel weather for central Alabama and the rest of the country as
the holiday approaches;

-Got your Christmas shopping done?  James reveals his shopping strategy (which doesn't exactly mean getting an early start);

-"An eating machine":  James describes what he saw when he and J. B.
Elliott attended the National Weather Association Christmas party...

Join James Spann, Brian Peters, Bill Murray and David Black...

Weather Brains is a weekly 30 minute podcast for people who love weather. You can listen to the podcast anywhere on an iPod or any other MP3 player, or on your computer.

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Weather Brains episode 46 is now on the server!

In this week's episode:

-A WeatherBrains Extra:  "The Tropics:  Looking Back and Ahead" ... Colorado State University's Dr. William Gray outlines his predictions for the 2007 Atlantic
Hurricane season and why the 2006 season didn't turn out as first expected;

-"We've been brainwashed" -- Dr. Gray comments on manmade global warming, and he reacts to former Vice President Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth"

-Pattern flip:  James Spann explains why Alabama residents get to enjoy spring-like weather for middle December;

-Brian Peters checks in from along the northwest Florida coast;

-Looking up north, J. B. Elliott says no extremely cold air is in the immediate future for Alabama;

-James reveals a change coming to ABC 33/40's on-air staff;

-This Week in Weather History:  Bill Murray and James recall the December, 2000, Tuscaloosa Tornado, the first such storm to be caught live on an ABC 33/40 TowerCam;

Join James Spann, J. B. Elliott, Brian Peters, Bill Murray and David Black...

Weather Brains is a weekly 30 minute podcast for people who love weather. You can listen to the podcast anywhere on an iPod or any other MP3 player, or on your computer.

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