Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Director of the Hydrologic Operations Division with the Harris County Flood Control District and is a Degreed Meteorologist in the Harris County/Houston area. He implements a regular communication with multiple agencies, elected officials and media partners during episodes of severe weather and activations. He oversees the operation of the District's flood operations as well as the Flood Warning System and the flood forecasting efforts. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M. He's also known for his constant reporting and calm demeanor during 2017's Hurricane Harvey. Jeff Lindner, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Dangerous squall line approaching Chicago area (02:00)
• Looking back at Houston derecho event Spring 2024 (08:00)
• Glimpse at ongoing Houston-area power outage issues following Hurricane Beryl (09:00)
• Preparing for extended power outages (15:00)
• Waning attention spans with the public when trying to distribute weather information (36:30)
• Forecasts vs post-event impacts (39:00)
• Revisiting 2017's Hurricane Harvey (01:11:00)
• 183,000 still without power in Houston area as of 07/15/24 (01:36:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:22:15)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:24:36)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 965:

Jeff Lindner on X

Picks of the Week:

Jeff Lindner - Weather Insights Podcast

James Aydelott - USA TODAY: Heat wave death count keeps growing, but true toll is higher

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - CNA National Security Analysis

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - Barry Butler Photography on X: Triple Lightning Strike at 1221am

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a professional storm chaser and field weather reporter for The Weather Channel. He's known for his extensive use of drones and live-streaming technology to document severe weather events across the country. He travels over 60,000 miles a year to provide impactful weather coverage and to support local communities and people with his expertise. Charles Peek, it's great to have you with us on tonight's episode.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas (20:30)
• Inland impacts/Houston area aftermath (25:00)
• Witnessing positive help as a photographer after weather disasters (42:20)
• Abnormally active tornado activity in ArkLaTex with remnants of Beryl (58:00)
• Comparing Beryl to 2005's Rita in terms of post landfall tornado activity (01:00:00)
• Importance of empathy in weather forecasting (01:05:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:40:25)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:42:42)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:44:22)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 964:

WeatherCall

Charles Peek Reporter/Weather Photography on Facebook

Charles Peek on X

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - 124F at Palm Springs, CA

Jen Narramore - Waterspout destroys family’s Citrus County fish camp but not the memories made there

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - SARSAT

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - OFF THE GRID: U.S. Power Outage Tracker

Bill Murray - Tropical Tidbits

James Spann - NWS Shreveport on X: Photo of 63 Beryl-related tornado warnings issued

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

Tonight's First Guest WeatherBrain is a NWS meteorologist at Rapid City, SD who turned a childhood fear of thunderstorms into a career focused on public safety, with experience in forecasting and research. Keith Sherburn, welcome to the show.

Last but certainly not least, our Second Guest WeatherBrain on tonight's episode is a NWS meteorologist focused on protecting lives and property by communicating severe weather risks, serving as the Severe Weather Program Coordinator and Lightning Safety Expert for the NWS. He holds a BS in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma and an MS in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State. Aaron Treadway, it's great to see you on the show.

Senior Vice President of WeatherCall Services Bruce Thomas also drops by later in the episode to discuss WeatherCall's products and services.

WeatherCall delivers polygonal warnings on your smartphone and works with many Fortune 500 companies including cruise lines and pharmaceutical companies.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Tulsa breaks June record with 118F Heat Index (01:00)
• NOAA Pathways Program (12:30)
• Ernest P Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (14:45)
• Improving the severe weather warning process/Current warning paradigm issues (26:10)
• NWS Community-centric warnings (27:00)
• Convective Warning Mutual Aid (47:30)
• AI/automation and weather forecasting (52:00)
• Reducing number of SVR warnings/FAR (01:10:30)
• 6/25 Unwarned Nebraska tornado (01:32:00)
• Updated lightning death statistics (01:52:00)
• WeatherCall NexGen (01:53:45)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:44:45)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (Jen is out this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (02:03:00)
• E-Mail Segment (Jen is out this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 963:

WeatherCall

Keith Sherburn on X

Picks of the Week:

Keith Sherburn - AMS BOGM YouTube Page

Aaron Treadway - "Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History" by Erik Larson

James Aydelott - NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on X: Into the eye of Hurricane Beryl

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Aviation Weather Center

Kim Klockow-McClain - Hurricane Epsilon Discussion from December 2005

Bill Murray - Tropical Tidbits

James Spann - Phillip Klotzbach on X

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.