WeatherBrains Episode 785 is now online (February 1st, 2021). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and the Director of the National Weather Service. In that role, he’s responsible for all the day to day civilian weather operations for the United States territories and adjacent waters. Dr. Louis Uccellini, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our Guest Panelist is Jamie Morrow, who is the Executive Officer at the National Weather Headquarters. Jamie, welcome back!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
1981 NASA hiring freeze (18:00)
EF-3 tornado strikes suburban Birmingham (2:20)
Future of weather radios (1:.29:30)
The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
This Week in Tornado History with Jen
National Weather Round-Up
and more!
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The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Nate Johnson, and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
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