Weather Brains episode 15 is now on the server!

In this week's podcast:

-    Changes in the relationship between broadcast meteorologists and the National Weather Service, and the role technology is playing in those changes;
-    A whirlwind of changes hitting the broadcast industry and how it affects viewers;
-    More of those fuzzy terms:  Thundershowers vs. Thunderstorms;
-    Bill Murray's childhood weather project that turned into a successful business enterprise;
-    Amateur radio:  Even with today's technology, still a valuable part of severe storm spotting...

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 14 is now on the server!

In this week's podcast:

We learn about the Storm Prediction Center, the National Weather Service unit that issues Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches in the U.S.  James Spann, J. B. Elliott and David Black talk with Dan McCarthy, the SPC's Warning Coordination Meteorologist, about the how's and why's of issuing severe weather watches, the challenges involved, and what may be ahead as severe weather forecasting improves.

We discuss public perceptions of severe weather forecast "busts," PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) watches, false alarm ratios, the SPC's Four Day Outlook, and more...

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 13 is now on the server!

In this week's podcast:

-We look back at Alabama's incredible hail storms from the week of April 17th...

-Where and how should we rebuild after Katrina?  We talk with one of the nation's top damage researchers, who says we can learn a lot from the destruction...

-Showers vs. rain:  What's the difference?

-Just what is a weather geek?  Brian Peters heads to the dictionary...

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 12 is now on the server!

In this week's podcast:

*"If it bleeds, it leads" -- An Alabama atmospheric researcher says not to believe  everything you hear about Global Warming...

*From his Northwest Florida coast vacation, Brian Peters manages to check in and share his observations on a Walton county beach restoration project, global warming and the 2006 Hurricane season...

*JB Elliott talks about the birthday present he didn't get!

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 11 is now on the server!

In this edition:

Alabama's April 8, 2006 severe weather event:  Did the Storm Prediction Center make a good call with its first-ever Day 2 High Risk outlook, or was it a bust?; We'll also discuss the way people reacted to the prediction, including  the decision by Alabama schools to close so early...

April 8, 1998:  We look back at central Alabama's "Oak Grove" tornado, and discuss one of the challenging aspects of meteorology that apparently caused the tornado to grow from an F0 to an F5, killing 30 people in west Jefferson county.

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 TEN  is now on the server!

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 NINE  is now on the server!

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 EIGHT  is now on the server!

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 SEVEN  is now on the server!

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 SIX  is now on the server!

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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